There are 4 ways to get from Castro Valley to Mountain View by bus, train, subway, tram, car, or taxi
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Bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Hayward Bus Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 13m$12–17Drive 27.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Castro Valley to Mountain Viewcar 27.6 mi
36 min$5–8BART, tram
- Take the subway from Hayward to Milpitassubway Orange-S / ...
- Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram Orange Line
1h 25m$8–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Castro Valley to Mountain Viewtaxi 27.6 mi
36 min$100–130
Castro Valley to Mountain View by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro Valley to Mountain View is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 36 min.
The fastest way to get from Castro Valley to Mountain View is to drive which takes 36 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct train from Castro Valley to Mountain View station. However, there are services departing from Hayward and arriving at Mountain View Station via Milpitas Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 25m.
The distance between Castro Valley and Mountain View is 39 miles. The road distance is 27.7 miles.
The best way to get from Castro Valley to Mountain View without a car is to bus and Caltrain which takes 1h 13m and costs $11 - $17.
It takes approximately 1h 13m to get from Castro Valley to Mountain View, including transfers.
Castro Valley to Mountain View train services, operated by BART, depart from Hayward station.
Castro Valley to Mountain View train services, operated by BART, arrive at Milpitas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Castro Valley to Mountain View is 28 miles. It takes approximately 36 min to drive from Castro Valley to Mountain View.
There are 711+ hotels available in Mountain View.
What companies run services between Castro Valley, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Castro Valley to Mountain View. However, you can take the bus to San Jose Diridon Station, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, then take the train to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Hayward to Mountain View Station via Milpitas and Milpitas Station in around 1h 25m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 18 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 Hayward to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- 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
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Hayward Bus Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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