NEW: Routes & Service Changes
School’s Back in Session!
Effective August 2, 2026, School-oriented service will resume. Many of the routes will have changes to schedules to accommodate new bell times and improved on-time performance.
Summary of Change: | ||||||||||
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Route 30 will no longer serve Orange, Hoffman and Chester streets. Riders will have faster trips to and from Pollicita Middle and JFK Elementary schools. Riders going to/from JFK Elementary who use stops on these streets should use the bus stop at E Market St & Wayandotte Ave (Bus ID 332555). | ||||||
Route 50 will be rerouted from Casa de Campo to Los Prados Street in San Mateo. Riders traveling through this area may experience slightly longer travel times. | ||||||
Morning school drop-off will move behind Borel Middle School. Riders will use the same location for arrivals and departures and avoid morning drop-off traffic. | ||||||
Morning school drop-off will move behind Borel Middle School. Riders will use the same location for arrivals and departures and avoid morning drop-off traffic. | ||||||
Due to bridge construction in East Palo Alto, the bus stop at Woodland Avenue and Newell Road (Bus ID 363009) will be relocated to Woodland Avenue and Clarke Avenue for approximately one year. | ||||||
Schedule has changed. | ||||||
Route 250 will be rerouted from Casa de Campo to Los Prados Street in San Mateo. Riders traveling through this area may experience slightly longer travel times. | ||||||
NOW WEEKDAYS ONLY. | ||||||
Additional northbound ECR trips from Millbrae Transit Center to Daly City will operate during peak commute hours to improve service frequency. | ||||||
Route ECR OWL will become a loop route and will no longer end at SFO Airport. Some trip times will shift by 5 to 10 minutes. This change will improve connections to Muni Route 14 and provide additional travel options for riders traveling to and from SFO. | ||||||
EPX will have a faster, more direct connection between East Palo Alto and Redwood City Transit Center. EPX will no longer serve stops at Chilco Drive and Hamilton Avenue, Florence Street and 17th Avenue, Bay Road and 8th Avenue, Bay Road and Warrington Avenue, or Broadway and Maple Street. Riders can connect to EPX using Routes 276, 281 or Ride Plus. | ||||||
Weekday morning service will run from 6 to 9 a.m. every 45 minutes. Afternoon service will run from 3:45 to 6:45 p.m. every 45 minutes. Riders will have later morning service and earlier afternoons service. Some trip times have changed; riders should review the updated schedule. | ||||||
Ride Plus - East Palo Alto | Palo Alto Transit Center will be added as a place to start or end a trip so riders will be able to connect to Caltrain, Dumbarton Express, Marguerite and VTA. Ride Plus will not stop between the transit center and East Palo Alto. | |||||
Ride Plus - Half Moon Bay | Moss Beach and Montara will be added to the service area, and rides will now begin at 7 a.m. daily. | |||||
For more information on School-oriented Routes, please visit www.samtrans.com/get-2-school.
View our bus route timetables and the areas they serve.
Express, SFO and Multi-city
Route | Description |
College of San Mateo - Downtown San Mateo | |
Daly City BART – Palo Alto Transit Center | |
Daly City - SFO | |
East Palo Alto - San Bruno BART and San Francisco | |
Foster City - San Francisco Commuter Express Service | |
Daly City BART - Linda Mar Park & Ride | |
Daly City BART - Skyline College | |
San Francisco – Hillsdale Mall - Serves SF Airport | |
Hillsdale Mall - Main/Poplar | |
San Francisco – Palo Alto Transit Center (Limited Overnight Service) - Serves SF Airport |
Coastside
Route | Description |
Daly City BART - Terra Nova HS | |
Pacifica School - Fairmont Shopping Center | |
Linda Mar Circulator | |
Miramontes/Moonridge - Half Moon Bay High School | |
Main/7th - Half Moon Bay High School | |
Serves Lacy School, Linda Mar, Terra Nova School | |
Pacifica - Parkside IL | |
Linda Mar Park & Ride - Daly City BART | |
Linda Mar Park & Ride - Colma BART | |
Linda Mar Park & Ride - Moonridge Apartments | |
Half Moon Bay / El Granada |
North County (Colma, Daly City, Brisbane, So. San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame)
Route | Description |
Westmoor High - Old County/San Francisco | |
Ben Franklin School - Los Olivos/Santa Barbara | |
Serramonte Center - South San Francisco High | |
Lipman School - Templeton/Brunswick | |
Daly City BART - Thomas R Pollicita Middle School | |
El Camino High - Warwick/Christen | |
Alta Loma School - Hillside/Grove | |
IBL Middle School - San Bruno BART | |
Parkside IL - San Bruno BART | |
Safe Harbor | |
Burlingame School - Carolan at 1060 | |
Terra Nova High - Old County/San Francisco | |
Brunswick/Templeton – Colma BART | |
Pope/Bellevue – Skyline College | |
SSF BART – Stonestown/SF State | |
Daly City BART - Airport & Linden/Oyster Point | |
Airport/Linden - Skyline College | |
SFO - Shelter Creek |
Mid County (San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City)
Route | Description |
Bay STEM Academy - Hillsdale Shopping Center | |
Foster City - Hillsdale HS | |
Borel School - Peninsula /Humboldt | |
Peninsula/Humboldt - Borel MS via Poplar | |
Bowditch School - Hillsdale/Norfolk | |
Aragon High, Polhemus/Paul Scannell | |
Hillsdale High School - Edgewater/Beach Park | |
Borel School - Polhemus/Paul Scannell | |
Aragon High - Hillsdale/Norfolk | |
Ralston School - Bridge/Bowsprit | |
Alameda/Ralston - San Carlos Caltrain | |
Hillsdale - Alameda & Ralston | |
Ralston School - Bridge/Bowsprit | |
Ralston School - Hiller/Wessex | |
Selby Lane School - Marlborough/Dumbarton | |
Clifford Middle School - G/Industrial | |
Redwood City Caltrain - Woodside HSth | |
Kennedy School - Florence/17th | |
San Mateo Caltrain - College of San Mateo | |
Foster City – Hillsdale Mall | |
San Carlos Caltrain - Carlmont Village | |
Redwood City Transit Center – (loop) | |
Redwood City Transit Center – Cañada College | |
Hillsdale Mall - Redwood City Transit Center |
South County (Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Portola Valley)
Route | Description |
East Palo Alto - San Bruno BART and San Francisco | |
Menlo-Atherton High School, Clarke & Bayshore | |
Hillview School - Bay/Marsh | |
Hillview School - Bay/Menlo Oaks | |
Ormondale School - La Honda/Grandview | |
Sharon Heights - Menlo Park Caltrain | |
Woodside High - Portola Valley | |
Encinal School - Bay/Marsh | |
Redwood City Transit Center - Bohannon/Campbell | |
Purdue/Fordham - Palo Alto Caltrain | |
Belle Haven Community Campus - Stanford Oval | |
Redwood City Transit Center - Bayshore/Donohoe | |
Redwood City Transit Center - Palo Alto Transit Center (Limited Overnight Service) | |
East Palo Alto/Belle Haven |
View or download our bus route timetables and the areas they serve.
Express, SFO, and Multi-city
File | Effective Date |
6/14/2026 | |
11/17/2024 | |
8/4/2024 | |
2/23/2025 | |
8/4/2024 | |
6/14/2026 | |
8/3/2025 |
Coastside
File | Effective Date |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
9/7/2025 | |
10/5/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
2/23/2025 | |
6/14/2026 |
North County (Colma, Daly City, Brisbane, So. San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, and Burlingame)
File | Effective Date |
9/7/2025 | |
9/7/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
6/14/2026 | |
8/3/2025 | |
2/23/2025 | |
2/23/2025 | |
6/14/2026 | |
8/4/2024 | |
2/11/2024 |
Mid County (San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont, San Carlos, and Redwood City)
Route | Description |
8/3/2025 | |
11/5/2022 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/6/2023 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
9/7/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
10/5/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
10/5/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/4/2024 | |
10/5/2025 | |
2/23/2025 | |
8/4/2024 | |
8/4/2024rev | |
2/23/25 | |
8/4/2024 | |
6/15/2025 | |
9/7/2025 |
South County (Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, and Portola Valley)
Route | Description |
8/3/2025 | |
8/4/2024 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/4/2024 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/6/2023 | |
8/6/2023 | |
8/3/2025 | |
8/3/2025 | |
2/23/2025 | |
2/23/2025 |
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