There are 5 ways to get from San Jose to SMART San Rafael by bus (Amtrak), subway, bus, car, or train
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Bus, line 101 bus
best- Take the bus from San Jose to San Franciscobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101 / ...
2h 20mDrive 61.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Jose to SMART San Rafaelcar 61.3 mi
1h 8m$12–17BART, line 580 bus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway Orange-N
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580 / ...
2h 28m$13–19Caltrain, line 101 bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101 / ...
2h 41m$18–23BART, line 101 bus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway Green-S
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101 / ...
2h 42m$16–25
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to SMART San Rafael is to drive which costs $11 - $17 and takes 1h 8m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to SMART San Rafael is to drive which takes 1h 8m and costs $11 - $17.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to SMART San Rafael. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via Mission St & 2nd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 20m.
The distance between San Jose and SMART San Rafael is 69 miles. The road distance is 61.7 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to SMART San Rafael without a car is to bus and line 101 bus which takes 2h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from San Jose to SMART San Rafael, including transfers.
San Jose to SMART San Rafael bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
San Jose to SMART San Rafael bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Francisco station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to SMART San Rafael is 62 miles. It takes approximately 1h 8m to drive from San Jose to SMART San Rafael.
There are 429+ hotels available in SMART San Rafael.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and SMART San Rafael, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Jose to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via San Francisco and Mission St & 2nd St in around 2h 20m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
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