There are 4 ways to get from Monterey to Mountain View by bus (Amtrak), bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Line 20 bus, bus
best- Take the bus from Tyler / Franklin to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
3h 31mDrive 74.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Monterey to Mountain Viewcar 74.5 mi
1h 29m$14–20Line 20 bus, train
- Take the bus from Tyler / Franklin to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
3h 59m$28–49Shuttle, line 22 bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal AMonterey Airbus
- Take the bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to El Camino & Castrobus Rapid 522 / ...
2h 55m$56–66
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Mountain View is to drive which costs $13 - $20 and takes 1h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Mountain View is to drive which takes 1h 29m and costs $13 - $20.
The distance between Monterey and Mountain View is 91 miles. The road distance is 74.9 miles.
The best way to get from Monterey to Mountain View without a car is to line 20 bus and bus which takes 3h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 31m to get from Monterey to Mountain View, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Monterey to Mountain View is 75 miles. It takes approximately 1h 29m to drive from Monterey to Mountain View.
There are 731+ hotels available in Mountain View.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 3h 31m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Tyler / Franklin to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to El Camino & Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
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