There are 10 ways to get from Downey to Mountain View by tram, plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
best- Take the tram from Lakewood Blvd Station to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LAX - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound
3h 59m$89–343Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)LAX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound
4h 10m$41–192Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Thuan Phat Supermarket - El Monte to San Jose - Huong Lan SandwichSan Fran
- Take the bus from King & Tully to El Camino & Castro22
8h 35m$50–57Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San JoseCoast Starlight
12h 20m$83–160Drive 364 mi
- Drive from Downey to Mountain View364 mi
6h 5m$67–96Line 266 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Lakewood / Bellflower to Lakewood / Hardwick
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LGB - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound
4h 37m$66–373Fly Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Station
5h 35m$63–368Tram to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to Union Station - Metro A-Line
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)BUR - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound
5h 38m$96–310Line 460 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from Norwalk Station to Disneyland Employee's Entrance
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SNA - SJC
6h 53m$103–315Bus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to San Jose - King RdSan Ysidro / ...
10h 48m$44–67
Downey to Mountain View by tram and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Downey to Mountain View is to bus which costs $40 - $70 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Downey to Mountain View is to tram and fly and Caltrain which takes 3h 59m and costs $85 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Downey to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Lakewood / Firestone and arriving at El Camino & Castro via Thuan Phat Supermarket - El Monte and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Downey station to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Lakewood Blvd Station and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line, Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 20m.
The distance between Downey and Mountain View is 341 miles. The road distance is 366.2 miles.
The best way to get from Downey to Mountain View without a car is to bus and line 22 bus which takes 8h 35m and costs $45 - $60.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Downey to Mountain View, including transfers.
Downey to Mountain View bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from Thuan Phat Supermarket - El Monte station.
Downey to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Downey to Mountain View is to bus and line 22 bus which takes 8h 35m and costs $45 - $60. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $80 - $160 and takes 12h 20m.
What companies run services between Downey, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Lakewood / Firestone to El Camino & Castro via Thuan Phat Supermarket - El Monte, San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 8h 35m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to San Jose once daily. Tickets cost $75–150 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–170
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–170
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–170
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–170
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Luis Obispo County Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–170
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–170
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–170
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Lakewood Blvd Station to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to Union Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 38 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
- $75–150
- 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 20 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 Thuan Phat Supermarket - El Monte to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Thuan Phat Supermarket - El Monte to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from King & Tully to El Camino & Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Lakewood / Bellflower to Lakewood / Hardwick
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Norwalk Station to Disneyland Employee's Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Huntington Park to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Huntington Park to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–55
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Downey to Mountain View bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
Downey to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Downey to Mountain View is 366 miles. It takes approximately 6h 5m to drive from Downey to Mountain View.
There are 601+ hotels available in Mountain View.

























