San Jose Transportation Guide - Mass Transit

San Jose area transportation:

Mass Transit
San Jose International Airport
Taxis & Limousines
Commute Alternatives
Transit Advocacy Groups
 

Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Special district responsible for bus and light rail systems, congestion management, transportation planning and certain highway improvement projects.

VTA's Light Rail

Information on the San Jose to Santa Clara light rail system.

Bay Area Transit Information Hotline

Tel. 511 from San Francisco Bay Area; Tel. 510.817.1717 from outside San Francisco Bay Area
Instant phone and online access to transit information for all nine counties in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

P.O. Box 12688, Oakland CA 94606; Tel. 415.989.2278
More commonly known as BART, this people-moving system of electric trains is a quick option for traversing the Bay Area.

Caltrain

1250 San Carlos Ave., P.O. Box 3006, San Carlos CA 94070; Tel. 800.660.4287
Double-decker train service between San Francisco (near Pac Bell Park at 4th and King) and the Peninsula all the way to San Jose (and Tamien), with connections to as far south as Gilroy and Morgan Hill.

Caltrain Sevice Map

A map of Caltrain's zones and stations.

Amtrak California

65 Cahill St., San Jose CA 95110; Tel. 800.USA.RAIL
Rail service within California and across the United States. Amtrak has one San Jose station (SJC) for connections to destinations all over the United States by rail.