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Santa Clara County, California · Transportation and vehicles

Find public transit services in Santa Clara County

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9 providers · 33 official links · 9 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 26, 2026

In Santa Clara County, 6 public authorities and 3 city governments publish 33 official links for this service. Reviewed requirements cover availability notices (7), eligibility (1) and accessibility (1). 2 providers publish reviewed fee items on their guides.

These are the Santa Clara County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
Public authority

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

Published Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District — service information (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Availability · Published operator service area; only the cited routes and programme conditions apply
Cities Served - Any -AlamedaAlbanyAshlandBerkeleyCastro ValleyCherrylandContra Costa CenterDublinEast Richmond HeightsEl CerritoEl SobranteEmeryvilleFairviewFoster CityFremontHaywardKensingtonMilpitasNewarkNorth RichmondOaklandPalo AltoPiedmontPinolePittsburgRichmondSan FranciscoSan LeandroSan LorenzoSan MateoSan PabloStanfordUnion City
Source & saved evidence

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District · Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District — Maps & Schedules (opens in a new tab)

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District — Maps & Schedules — 90014 scope

Cities Served - Any -AlamedaAlbanyAshlandBerkeleyCastro ValleyCherrylandContra Costa CenterDublinEast Richmond HeightsEl CerritoEl SobranteEmeryvilleFairviewFoster CityFremontHaywardKensingtonMilpitasNewarkNorth RichmondOaklandPalo AltoPiedmontPinolePittsburgRichmondSan FranciscoSan LeandroSan LorenzoSan MateoSan PabloStanfordUnion City

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Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District — routes and schedules (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District — fare information (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District — fare information (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District — accessibility / paratransit information (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

City government

Palo Alto transportation and transit referrals

Palo Alto transportation information; route and programme boundaries must be checked

Official transit information and referrals (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Palo Alto transportation information; route and programme boundaries must be checked

Palo Alto Link transition notice — service ends October 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Palo Alto transportation information; route and programme boundaries must be checked

Availability · Palo Alto Link pilot ends October 30, 2026; this is a dated transition announcement
Palo Alto Link will cease service on Friday, October 30, 2026. Through October 30, 2026
Source & saved evidence

City of Palo Alto · Palo Alto Link service transition notice (opens in a new tab)

Official page, exact named resource or scoped programme paragraph

Palo Alto Link will cease service on Friday, October 30, 2026.

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Public transit information and referrals — Palo Alto (The Palo Alto Transit Center) (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Palo Alto municipal information/referral context; the linked provider’s actual service and eligibility limits apply

Public authority

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain

Published Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain — service information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Availability · Published operator service area; only the cited routes and programme conditions apply
Caltrain provides commuter rail service along the San Francisco Peninsula, through the South Bay to San Jose and Gilroy.
Source & saved evidence

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board · Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — About Caltrain (opens in a new tab)

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — About Caltrain — 90134 scope

Caltrain provides commuter rail service along the San Francisco Peninsula, through the South Bay to San Jose and Gilroy.

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Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain — fare information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain — fare information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain — accessibility / paratransit information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — Caltrain service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Public authority

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

Published San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District — service information (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Availability · Published operator service area; only the cited routes and programme conditions apply
BART operates in five counties (San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara) with 131 miles of track and 50 stations.
Source & saved evidence

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District · San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District — About (opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District — About — 90003 scope

BART operates in five counties (San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara) with 131 miles of track and 50 stations.

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San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District — routes and schedules (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District — routes and schedules (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District — fare information (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District — accessibility / paratransit information (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District — accessibility / paratransit information (opens in a new tab)Shared state instructions

Service area: Published San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Public authority

San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission — Altamont Corridor Express

Published San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission — Altamont Corridor Express service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission — Altamont Corridor Express — service information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission — Altamont Corridor Express service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Availability · Published operator service area; only the cited routes and programme conditions apply
Stockton Lathrop/Manteca Tracy Vasco Road Livermore Pleasanton Fremont Great America Santa Clara San Jose
Source & saved evidence

Altamont Corridor Express · Altamont Corridor Express — official public transit information (opens in a new tab)

Altamont Corridor Express — official public transit information — 90182 scope

Stockton Lathrop/Manteca Tracy Vasco Road Livermore Pleasanton Fremont Great America Santa Clara San Jose

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San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission — Altamont Corridor Express — routes and schedules (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission — Altamont Corridor Express service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Public authority

San Mateo County Transit District

Published San Mateo County Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Mateo County Transit District — service information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published San Mateo County Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Availability · Published operator service area; only the cited routes and programme conditions apply
SamTrans provides bus service throughout San Mateo County including the Coastside, parts of San Francisco and Palo Alto.
Source & saved evidence

San Mateo County Transit District · San Mateo County Transit District — official public transit information (opens in a new tab)

San Mateo County Transit District — official public transit information — 90009 scope

SamTrans provides bus service throughout San Mateo County including the Coastside, parts of San Francisco and Palo Alto.

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San Mateo County Transit District — routes and schedules (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published San Mateo County Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Mateo County Transit District — routes and schedules (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published San Mateo County Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Mateo County Transit District — fare information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published San Mateo County Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Mateo County Transit District — accessibility / paratransit information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published San Mateo County Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

San Mateo County Transit District — accessibility / paratransit information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published San Mateo County Transit District service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Public authority

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Published Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — service information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Availability · Published operator service area; only the cited routes and programme conditions apply
VTA provides these services throughout the county, including Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the evolving mobility needs of Santa Clara County.
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority · Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — About VTA (opens in a new tab)

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — About VTA — 90013 scope

VTA provides these services throughout the county, including Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the evolving mobility needs of Santa Clara County.

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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — routes and schedules (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — fare information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — accessibility / paratransit information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — accessibility / paratransit information (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Service area: Published Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority service area and route/programme conditions; county and city links are browsing contexts and do not establish all-address coverage or individual eligibility.

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