There are 8 ways to get from Burbank to Mountain View by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, or tram
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Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
2h 5m$77–487Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus Westminster
10h 12m$50–69Bus via Sylmar Station
- Take the bus from San Fernando to San Josebus Guadalajara
10h 10m$75–103Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Van Nuys to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
11h 15m$91–220Drive 341.7 mi
- Drive from Burbank to Mountain Viewcar 341.7 mi
5h 42m$63–91Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUR - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southboundtrain
2h 29m$238–422Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram
3h 17m$68–410Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain
4h 18m$81–451
Burbank to Mountain View by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burbank to Mountain View is to bus which costs $45 - $70 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Burbank to Mountain View is to fly which takes 2h 5m and costs $75 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Burbank to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from 1st / Orange Grove and arriving at El Camino & Castro via Sylmar Station, San Fernando and King & Virginia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Burbank to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Burbank - Downtown and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Van Nuys and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 15m.
The distance between Burbank and Mountain View is 313 miles. The road distance is 343.7 miles.
The best way to get from Burbank to Mountain View without a car is to bus via Sylmar Station which takes 10h 10m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 2h 5m to get from Burbank to Mountain View, including transfers.
Burbank to Mountain View bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from San Fernando station.
Burbank to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Van Nuys station.
The best way to get from Burbank to Mountain View is to fly which takes 2h 5m and costs $75 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus via Sylmar Station, which costs $70 - $110 and takes 10h 10m, you could also train, which costs $90 - $220 and takes 11h 15m.
What companies run services between Burbank, Los Angeles County, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Tufesa Mexico operates a bus from San Fernando to San Jose once daily. Tickets cost $40–60 and the journey takes 6h 25m. Tufesa also services this route once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Van Nuys to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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- 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
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- 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
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Fernando to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–55
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Fernando to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
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More Questions & Answers
Burbank to Mountain View bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at San Jose station.
Burbank to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Burbank to Mountain View is 344 miles. It takes approximately 5h 42m to drive from Burbank to Mountain View.
There are 725+ hotels available in Mountain View.