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How to get fromCarson to Mountain Viewby bus, tram, plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, or subway

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There are 10 ways to get from Carson to Mountain View by bus, tram, plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, or subway

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  1. Bus, tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain

    best
    1. Take the bus from Harbor Fwy / Carson to Harbor Transitway / Harbor Fwy Stationbus bus
    2. Take the tram from Harbor Freeway Station to LAX / Metro Transit Centertram tram
    3. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane LAX - SJC
    4. Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    4h 3m
    $111–665

  2. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane plane LAX - OAK
    2. Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway subway
    3. Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram tram
    5h 11m
    $45–230

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus bus Westminster
    9h 35m
    $50–68

  4. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain train Coast Starlight
    12h 20m
    $238–370

  5. Drive  367 mi

    1. Drive from Carson to Mountain Viewcar car 367 mi
    6h 9m
    $61–88

  6. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane LAX - SFO
    2. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    4h 22m
    $88–215

  7. Bus, subway to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Take the bus from Harbor Fwy / Carson to Olive / 5thbus bus
    2. Take the subway from Pershing Square Station to North Hollywood Stationsubway subway
    3. Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane BUR - SJC
    4. Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    5h 11m
    $51–283

  8. Line 4 bus, line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Take the bus from Carson & Moneta SE to Del Amo Station Bay 4bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SEbus bus
    3. Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane LGB - SJC
    4. Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    4h 56m
    $82–484

  9. Fly Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram

    1. Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane plane LGB - OAK
    2. Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway subway
    3. Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram tram
    6h 8m
    $81–439

  10. Bus via San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant

    1. Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus bus Nogales / ...
    12h 34m
    $49–72

Carson to Mountain View by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration9h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$50Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 338.5 mi
  • Duration: 4h 3m

What companies run services between Carson, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?

Hoang Express operates a bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich once daily. Tickets cost $45–60 and the journey takes 5h 45m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to San Jose once daily. Tickets cost $230–360 and the journey takes 9h 55m.

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