There are 5 ways to get from Berkeley to Mountain View by bus (Amtrak), subway, train, car, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus (Amtrak)
best- Take the bus from Emeryville to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
1h 53mDrive 43.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Berkeley to Mountain Viewcar 43.5 mi
55 min$8–12BART, Caltrain
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Millbraesubway Red-S
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 56m$17–22Taxi
- Take the taxi from Berkeley to Mountain Viewtaxi 43.5 mi
55 min$160–190BART, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Brunosubway Red-S
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
3h 16m$9–16
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Mountain View is to drive which costs $7 - $12 and takes 55 min.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Mountain View is to drive which takes 55 min and costs $7 - $12.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Downtown Berkeley and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Southbound via Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 56m.
The distance between Berkeley and Mountain View is 69 miles. The road distance is 43.8 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Mountain View without a car is to bus which takes 1h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 53m to get from Berkeley to Mountain View, including transfers.
Berkeley to Mountain View train services, operated by BART, depart from Downtown Berkeley station.
Berkeley to Mountain View train services, operated by BART, arrive at Millbrae station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Mountain View is 44 miles. It takes approximately 55 min to drive from Berkeley to Mountain View.
There are 738+ hotels available in Mountain View.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a bus from Emeryville to San Jose 4 times a day, and the journey takes 1h 20m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $160–190
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
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