There are 10 ways to get from Compton to Mountain View by tram, plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
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Tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
best- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line to LAX / Metro Transit Centertram
- 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
3h 58m$71–435Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 19m$43–204Bus
- Take the bus from Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwichbus Westminster
9h 36m$50–57Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
12h 10m$101–178Drive 362.5 mi
- Drive from Compton to Mountain Viewcar 362.5 mi
6h 12m$67–96Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram
5h 7m$63–370Tram, line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the tram from Compton Station to Del Amo Stationtram
- Take the bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SEbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGB - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain
4h 49m$93–565Tram to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the tram from Compton Station to Union Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
5h 19m$85–501Fly Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram
6h 1m$80–480Bus via Figueroa / Harbor Fwy Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus Westminster
10h 2m$55–58
Compton to Mountain View by tram and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Compton to Mountain View is to bus which costs $50 - $60 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Compton to Mountain View is to tram and fly and Caltrain which takes 3h 58m and costs $70 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Compton to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Alameda / Laurel and arriving at El Camino & Castro via Figueroa / Harbor Fwy Station, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Compton station to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Compton Station and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
The distance between Compton and Mountain View is 339 miles. The road distance is 364.6 miles.
The best way to get from Compton to Mountain View without a car is to bus which takes 9h 36m and costs $50 - $60.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Compton to Mountain View, including transfers.
Compton to Mountain View bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
Compton to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Compton to Mountain View is to bus which takes 9h 36m and costs $50 - $60. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $100 - $180 and takes 12h 10m.
What companies run services between Compton, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
Xe Do Hoang Transportation operates a bus from Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich once daily. Tickets cost $46–50 and the journey takes 6h 10m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to San Jose once daily. Tickets cost $95–170 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
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 Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
- 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
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–180
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Compton Station to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Compton Station to Union Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SE
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.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
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Compton to Mountain View bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
Compton to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Compton to Mountain View is 365 miles. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Compton to Mountain View.
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