Originally Posted by slippahs
Any easy ways to get from SFO to SJC without renting a car? How easy is it to take CalTrain from SFO to SJC. I'll be getting off some 24 hours of flying, so I want to make the transit as non-stressful as possible.
The transit directions given by
allisonflyer are correct, easy and non-stressful. (A later post by someone else mentions Burlingame, which is the wrong station.) There is minimal walking, and at each stage, you can buy your ticket from a machine, using your credit card. Bills and coins work too. Through June 30, 2005, the total fare for this trip is
$5.75 -- $1.50 for BART, $4.25 for Caltrain, and nothing for the Santa Clara VTA Route 10 Airport Flyer.
If you are apprehensive about making this trip on public transit, check out the
SFO and
SJC pages on
www.iridethebus.org . You will find descriptions of the airport-related transit services; wayfinding directions; information about hours and frequency; and pictures. (Caution: the Web site is geared to people from my area, Santa Cruz, so you will also see some extra information that isn't relevant to your trip. Use the relevant parts of the Web site as a general introduction, but follow allisonflyer's specific directions. If you have questions, feel free to ask.)
Hope this helps!
Paul Marcelin-Sampson
Santa Cruz, California, USA