There are 6 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Mountain View by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, subway, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)DTW - SJC
7h 44m$184–776Bus, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)DTW - SFO
8h 2m$120–465Bus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Take the bus from Oakland to Redwood City Station
2d 10h$224–585Train, BART
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbrae
2d 12h$264–570Drive 2,382.4 mi
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Mountain View2,382.4 mi
36h 55m$435–628Bus, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)DTW - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
10h 29m$196–371
Ann Arbor to Mountain View by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Mountain View is to bus and fly and BART which costs $190 - $380 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Mountain View is to bus and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Ann Arbor station to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Mountain View is 2111 miles. The road distance is 2396.3 miles.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Mountain View without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $220 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Ann Arbor to Mountain View, including transfers.
Ann Arbor to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station.
Mountain View is 3h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 7:07 PM in Ann Arbor and 4:07 PM in Mountain View.
Ann Arbor to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ann Arbor to Mountain View is 2396 miles. It takes approximately 36h 55m to drive from Ann Arbor to Mountain View.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ann Arbor to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, Redwood City Station, and Redwood City Caltrain Southbound in around 2d 10h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Redwood City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $6–85
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