There are 4 ways to get from Vacaville to Mountain View by bus, subway, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, BART, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTB
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound
3h 32m$30–38Bus, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTB
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Bruno
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1Ecr
4h 47m$15–23Drive 86.1 mi
- Drive from Vacaville to Mountain View86.1 mi
1h 33m$16–23Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Santa Clara AmtrakCapitol Corridor
4h 39m$39–50
Vacaville to Mountain View by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vacaville to Mountain View is to drive which costs $15 - $23 and takes 1h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Vacaville to Mountain View is to drive which takes 1h 33m and costs $15 - $23.
The distance between Vacaville and Mountain View is 105 miles. The road distance is 86.6 miles.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Mountain View without a car is to bus and BART and Caltrain which takes 3h 32m and costs $30 - $40.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Vacaville to Mountain View, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Vacaville to Mountain View is 87 miles. It takes approximately 1h 33m to drive from Vacaville to Mountain View.
There are 602+ hotels available in Mountain View.
What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Suisun-Fairfield to Santa Clara Amtrak every 4 hours. Tickets cost $29–33 and the journey takes 2h 12m.
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- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://soltrans.org/
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
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