NEW: Routes & Service Changes


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Effective February 23, 2025, SamTrans will be adjusting schedules to several routes to improve on-time-performance:

Summary of Change:

12

The afternoon trip will depart Palmetto/Shell (Ingrid B. Lacy School) at 3:25 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and on Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. Route 12 will no longer serve the Clarendon/Francisco stop.

53 & 53P

Weekday mornings, a new timepoint at Delaware/3rd will replace the current one at Delaware/10th to reduce conflict with traffic. Buses will continue to stop at Delaware/10th at approximately 7:47 a.m.

110

Weekdays, a new southbound trip will depart Daly City BART at 6:16 p.m. The bus will depart Linda Mar Park & Ride at 6:10 a.m. instead of at 6:00 a.m.

112

Weekdays, northbound trips will depart up to four minutes later to improve connections at Serramonte Center.

120

Weekday and weekend service will be adjusted by one minute earlier or up to five minutes later to improve on-time performance.

121

Weekdays, a new southbound trip will depart Pope & Bellevue at 8:22 p.m. Weekday and weekend trips will depart one minute earlier or up to five minutes later to improve on-time performance.

122

Weekdays service will be adjusted by one minute earlier or up to five minutes later to improve on-time performance.

130/130B

Weekday and weekend service will be adjusted by one to five minutes earlier to improve on-time performance.

138

Please check the schedule for updated Safe Harbor, Colma BART, and Airport/Linden departure times.

250

Weekday and weekend, service will be adjusted by one minute earlier or up to five minutes later to improve on-time performance.

270

Weekday service will be adjusted by one to six minutes earlier to improve on-time performance.

280

Weekday service will be adjusted one minute earlier or up to five minutes later to improve on-time performance.

281

Weekends, a new westbound weekend trip will depart Belle Haven Community Campus at 7:05 a.m., and a new eastbound trip will depart Stanford Oval at 7:30 a.m. Weekday and weekend service will be adjusted by one minute earlier or up to five minutes later to improve on-time performance.

292

Weekdays service will be adjusted by up to five minutes earlier to improve on-time performance.

295

The detour on the Cordilleras Health Center deviation will be updated to bring the bus closer to the facility.

296

Weekday service will have minor schedule adjustments to improve on-time-performance. Most weekday northbound trips will arrive at Redwood City Transit Center up to eight minutes earlier. Most weekday southbound trips will arrive at East Bayshore/Donohoe up to five minutes earlier.

296 OWL

Weekends, trips leaving Palo Alto Transit Center at 6:45 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:45 p.m., and 9:45 p.m.; and trips leaving Redwood City Transit Center at 6:43 a.m. and 8:43 p.m. will be discontinued to reduce overlap with existing 296 trips and new 281 trips.

CSM

Weekends, all trips departing the College of San Mateo will depart at 15 minutes past the hour, two minutes later than the current schedule. Weekend trips departing San Mateo Caltrain Station will depart at 35 minutes past the hour, two minutes earlier than current departure times.

PCX

Weekdays, northbound trips will depart Highway 1/Reina Del Mar two minutes earlier and arrive at Daly City BART five to eight minutes earlier than the current schedule. Southbound trips will arrive at Highway 1/Reina Del Mar 20 minutes later and at Linda Mar Park & Ride 10 minutes later than the current schedule.

SKY

Weekdays, service will be adjusted by up to five minutes earlier to improve on-time performance.

 

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

CSM

College of San Mateo - Downtown San Mateo

ECR

Daly City BART – Palo Alto Transit Center

ECRO

Daly City - SFO

EPX

East Palo Alto - San Bruno BART and San Francisco

FCX

Foster City - San Francisco Commuter Express Service

PCX

Daly City BART - Linda Mar Park & Ride

SKY

Daly City BART - Skyline College

292

San Francisco – Hillsdale Mall - Serves SF Airport

294

Hillsdale Mall - Main/Poplar

397

San Francisco – Palo Alto Transit Center (Limited Overnight Service) - Serves SF Airport

Coastside

Route

Description

10

Daly City BART - Terra Nova HS

12

Pacifica School - Fairmont Shopping Center

14

Linda Mar Circulator

15

Miramontes/Moonridge - Half Moon Bay High School

18

Main/7th - Half Moon Bay High School

19

Serves Lacy School, Linda Mar, Terra Nova School

42

Pacifica - Parkside IL

110

Linda Mar Park & Ride - Daly City BART

112

Linda Mar Park & Ride - Colma BART

117

Linda Mar Park & Ride - Moonridge Apartments

Ride Plus

Half Moon Bay / El Granada

North County (Colma, Daly City, Brisbane, So. San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame)

Route

Description

24

Westmoor High - Old County/San Francisco

25

Ben Franklin School - Los Olivos/Santa Barbara

28

Serramonte Center - South San Francisco High

29

Lipman School - Templeton/Brunswick

30

Daly City BART - Thomas R Pollicita Middle School

35

El Camino High - Warwick/Christen

37

Alta Loma School - Hillside/Grove

40

IBL Middle School - San Bruno BART

41

Parkside IL - San Bruno BART

138

Safe Harbor

39

Alta Loma School - Hazelwood/Kenwood

46

Burlingame School - Carolan at 1060

49

Terra Nova High - Old County/San Francisco

120

Brunswick/Templeton – Colma BART

121

Pope/Bellevue – Skyline College

122

SSF BART – Stonestown/SF State

130/130B

Daly City BART - Airport & Linden/Oyster Point

141

Airport/Linden - Skyline College

142

SFO - Shelter Creek

Mid County (San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City)

Route

Description

50

Bay STEM Academy - Hillsdale Shopping Center

53

Borel School - Peninsula /Humboldt

53P

Peninsula/Humboldt - Borel MS via Poplar

54

Bowditch School - Hillsdale/Norfolk

56

Aragon High, Polhemus/Paul Scannell

57

Hillsdale High School - Edgewater/Beach Park

58

Borel School - Polhemus/Paul Scannell

59

Aragon High - Hillsdale/Norfolk

60

Ralston School - Bridge/Bowsprit

61

Alameda/Ralston - San Carlos Caltrain

62

Hillsdale - Alameda & Ralston

67

Ralston School - Bridge/Bowsprit

68

Ralston School - Hiller/Wessex

72

Selby Lane School - Marlborough/Dumbarton

73

Clifford Middle School - G/Industrial

78

Redwood City Caltrain - Woodside HSth

79

Kennedy School - Florence/17th

250

San Mateo Caltrain - College of San Mateo

251

Foster City – Hillsdale Mall

260

San Carlos Caltrain - Carlmont Village

270

Redwood City Transit Center – (loop)

278

Redwood City Transit Center – Cañada College

295

Hillsdale Mall - Redwood City Transit Center

South County (Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Portola Valley)

Route

Description

EPX

East Palo Alto - San Bruno BART and San Francisco

81

Menlo-Atherton High School, Clarke & Bayshore

82

Hillview School - Bay/Marsh

83

Hillview School - Bay/Menlo Oaks

85

Ormondale School - La Honda/Grandview

86

Sharon Heights - Menlo Park Caltrain

87

Woodside High - Portola Valley

88

Encinal School - Bay/Marsh

276

Redwood City Transit Center - Bohannon/Campbell 

280

Purdue/Fordham - Palo Alto Caltrain

281

Belle Haven Community Campus - Stanford Oval

296

Redwood City Transit Center - Bayshore/Donohoe

296O

Redwood City Transit Center - Palo Alto Transit Center (Limited Overnight Service)

Ride Plus

East Palo Alto/Belle Haven 

View or download our bus route timetables and the areas they serve.

Express, SFO, and Multi-city
Coastside

File

Effective Date

 PCX: Daly City BART - Linda Mar Park & Ride

2/23/25

 SKY: Daly City BART - Skyline College

2/23/25

 10: Daly City BART - Terra Nova HS

8/4/2024

 12: Pacifica School - Fairmont Shopping Ctr

2/23/25

 14: Linda Mar Circulator

8/6/2023

 15: Half Moon Bay HS - Moonridge Apts

8/4/2024

 18: Main/7th - Half Moon Bay HS - Moonridge Arts

11/5/2023

 19: Lacy School - Linda Mark Park & Ride

8/6/2023

 110: Daly City Bart - Linda Mar Park & Ride

2/23/25

 112: Sharp Park - Colma BART

2/23/25

 117: Linda Mar Park & Ride - Moonridge Apts

11/17/2024

North County (Colma, Daly City, Brisbane, So. San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, and Burlingame)
Mid County (San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont, San Carlos, and Redwood City)
South County (Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, and Portola Valley)

Route

Description

 EPX: East Palo Alto - San Bruno BART and San Francisco

2/11/2024

 81: Menlo-Atherton High School – East Palo Alto

8/4/2024

 82: Bay/Marsh - Hillview School

8/6/2023

 83: Hillview School - Bay/Marsh

8/4/2024

 85: Ormondale School - La Honda/Grandview

8/4/2024

 86: Sharon Heights - Menlo Park Caltrain

8/4/2024

 87: Woodside HS - Portola Valley

8/6/2023

 88: Bay/Marsh - Encinal School

8/6/2023

 280: Purdue/Fordham - Stanford Mall

2/23/25

 281: Onetta Harris Ctr - Stanford Mall

2/23/25

 296: Redwood City Transit Ctr - Bayshore/Donohoe

2/23/25

 296 OWL: Redwood City Transit Ctr- Palo Alto Transit Ctr

2/23/25

 

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