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Local
Bus Service
Commuter
Service
Special
Event/Sports Service
Highway
17 Express
Dumbarton
Express
Local Bus Service
VTA operates an extensive network of local
bus routes serving the urbanized portions of Santa Clara county.
These routes serve main arterial streets, neighborhoods/residential
areas, shopping, schools, employment areas and other businesses.
Approximately 80% of Santa Clara County residents are within a quarter
mile of a transit route.
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Commuter Services
Express
Bus Service
VTA operates Express bus routes linking residential areas of the
County with Silicon Valley industrial centers. Major employers work
with VTA to develop and refine commuter services. In addition, regional
Express Route 180 provides daily service connecting Caltrain, Downtown
San Jose, and Milpitas with BART in Fremont.
Park
and Ride Lots
VTA provides Park and Ride lots for commuters. All Park and Ride
lots may be used as convenient meeting points for carpool and vanpool
passengers and most are served by Express bus routes. Many lots
have special features such as passenger shelters, transit schedule
signs and bicycle lockers.
Airport
Flyer
The free VTA/SJC Airport Flyer takes off for Norman Y. Mineta San
Jose International Airport daily from 5:00 am until Midnight - weekdays,
every 15 minutes; weekends, every 15 minutes. Catch the Airport
Flyer at VTA's Metro/Airport Light Rail stop and at the Santa Clara
Caltrain station.
Want Free Long-Term Airport Parking For up to Seven Days?
You got it!
Park Free For up to Seven Days!
VTA wants to make it easy for you to park, ride, and fly. That is
why we are now providing Airport Long-Term Parking at many of our
Park & Ride lots. Now you can park your vehicle for up to seven
days at select VTA Park & Ride lots, and let us take you to
the airport! Just park your vehicle in one of over two hundred and
fifty designated Airport Long-Term Parking spaces at the following
VTA Light Rail Stations: Almaden, Blossom Hill, Branham, Capitol,
Cottle, Curtner, Evelyn, Ohlone/Chynoweth, Santa Theresa, Snell,
and Tamien. As with regular Park & Ride parking, Airport Long-Term
Parking is a free service of VTA. Enjoy your trip and dont
forget Airport Long-Term Parking is limited to a 7-day maximum,
look for signs marking the designated spaces.
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Special Event / Sports Service
49ers
Service
VTA provides bus service to weekend 49ers home football games. The
following select Park and Ride lots are designated pick-up locations
for direct service to Monster during the 2005 football
season: the Capitol Light Rail Station Park & Ride Lot, VTA
River Oaks Park & Ride Lot, or at Vallco Park & Ride Lot
(Vallco Parkway & Finch) in Cupertino.
The buses depart these locations at different times depending
on what the scheduled start time of the game:
Capitol Light Rail Park & Ride Lot:
The Bus Stop is in the main parking lot (on south side of Capitol
Expwy.). Parking is available in the VTA Park & Ride lot.
Game Time: 1:05 pm
Departure Time: 10:05 am
Game Time: 7:00 pm
Departure Time: 4:05 pm
Vallco Park & Ride Lot :
The Bus Stop is located at Vallco Parkway and Finch Avenue.
Note: The parking lot at Tantau Avenue and Stevens Creek
Boulevard is no longer used.
Game Time: 1:05 pm
Departure Time: 10:40 am
Game Time: 7:00 pm
Departure Time: 4:40 pm
N. First St. and River Oaks:
The Bus Stop is located at Southbound North 1st St. (heading towards
Montague Expwy.) at River Oaks. Parking is available in the VTA
parking lot adjacent to 1st & River Oaks.
Game Time: 1:05 pm
Departure Time: 10:50 am
Game Time: 7:00 pm
Departure Time: 4:50 pm
Buses are scheduled to leave Monster Park and return to Santa
Clara County approximately 20 minutes after the end of the game.
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Highway 17 Express
The Highway
17 inter-county express service is a joint effort between VTA,
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, Caltrans, Amtrak, and
the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board. The express service is
provided seven days a week, with weekday service provided from 4:40
am to 10:30 pm. Weekend/Holiday service will be offered from 5:50
am to 10:15 pm. Buses operate approximately every 20 minutes during
peak commute hours during the week, and approximately every hour
during other times. Nine trips between Santa Cruz Metro Center and
San Jose Diridin Station are offered each directions on weekend
and holidays, call for specific times. Morning and evening commute
hour buses begin and end at Dominican Hospital at Highway 1 and
Soquel Drive in Santa Cruz, making stops at Pasatiempo Inn in Santa
Cruz and the Scott's Valley Park-and-Ride lot. Off-peak trips begin
and end at the Santa Cruz Metro Center in Santa Cruz. In downtown
San Jose, buses serve key transfer points between Bird & San
Carlos and San Fernando & Third, including the San Jose Diridon
station (Caltrain, ACE, Amtrak), the Transit Mall and San Jose State
University.
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Dumbarton Express
The Dumbarton
inter-county express service is a joint effort between VTA,
SamTrans, AC Transit, Union City Transit and BART. The express service
is provided Monday through Friday from 5:00 am to 7:00 pm Buses
operate every 15 to 30 minutes during peak commute hours and every
90 minutes during other times. During morning and evening commute
hours, buses operate between the Union City BART station and the
Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto near Page Mill Road. Off-peak
trips operate between the Union City BART station and the Palo Alto
Caltrain station.
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