There are 6 ways to get from Los Altos to Truckee by bus, subway, train, car, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from San Jose Park and Ride to Tahoe Mountain Resort - NorthstarNorthstar
8h 35m$102–108Drive 216.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Los Altos to Truckee216.6 mi
3h 57m$40–58BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to RichmondRed-N
- Take the train from Richmond to Truckee Amtrak StationCalifornia Zephyr
9h 3m$56–138Line 22 bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from El Camino & Showers to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)SFO - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Truckee
5h 59m$62–336Bus via Oakland (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oakland to TruckeeGreyhound US0870
8h 41m$54–101Line 40 bus, Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from San Antonio & Almond to Mountain View Transit Center
- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)SJC - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Truckee
6h 15m$180–363
Los Altos to Truckee by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Altos to Truckee is to drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 3h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Los Altos to Truckee is to drive which takes 3h 57m and costs $35 - $60.
The distance between Los Altos and Truckee is 283 miles. The road distance is 217.9 miles.
The best way to get from Los Altos to Truckee without a car is to bus which takes 8h 35m and costs $100 - $110.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Los Altos to Truckee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Altos to Truckee is 218 miles. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Los Altos to Truckee.
There are 1457+ hotels available in Truckee.
What companies run services between Los Altos, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Truckee, CA, USA?
Tahoe Ski Trips operates a bus from San Jose Park and Ride to Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar on demand. Tickets cost $95 and the journey takes 5h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–350
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- 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
- +1 925-382-8320
- office@tahoeskitrips.net
- Website
- tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from San Jose Park and Ride to Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from El Camino & Showers to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from San Antonio & Almond to Mountain View Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Truckee
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to Truckee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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