There are 5 ways to get from Portola Valley to Castro Valley by taxi, tram, subway, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, tram, BART
best- Take the taxi from Portola Valley to Mountain View Station
- Take the tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Station
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Hayward
1h 40m$49–58Drive 29.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Portola Valley to Castro Valley29.3 mi
44 min$6–8Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3Ecr
- Take the subway from Daly City to Castro ValleyBlue-N
3h 23m$39–50Taxi
- Take the taxi from Portola Valley to Castro Valley29.3 mi
44 min$110–130Taxi, Caltrain, train
- Take the taxi from Portola Valley to California Avenue Caltrain Southbound
- Take the train from California Avenue Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Hayward Amtrak
2h 14m$49–58
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portola Valley to Castro Valley is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 44 min.
The fastest way to get from Portola Valley to Castro Valley is to drive which takes 44 min and costs $5 - $8.
The distance between Portola Valley and Castro Valley is 45 miles. The road distance is 29.5 miles.
The best way to get from Portola Valley to Castro Valley without a car is to taxi and tram and BART which takes 1h 40m and costs $45 - $60.
It takes approximately 1h 40m to get from Portola Valley to Castro Valley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Portola Valley to Castro Valley is 29 miles. It takes approximately 44 min to drive from Portola Valley to Castro Valley.
There are 306+ hotels available in Castro Valley.
What companies run services between Portola Valley, CA, USA and Castro Valley, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portola Valley to Castro Valley. However, you can take the taxi to Mountain View Station, take the vehicle to Milpitas Station, walk to Milpitas, then take the subway to Hayward. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Portola Valley to Castro Valley via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Daly City BART-Bay 3, and Daly City in around 3h 23m.
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- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Hayward
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Castro Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from California Avenue Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 19 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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Hayward Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Estimated price
- $30–130
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
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