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. Lacey 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 8/25/2024
 SKY: Daly City BART - Skyline College 8/4/2024
 10: Daly City BART - Terra Nova HS 8/4/2024
 12: Pacifica School - Fairmont Shopping Ctr 8/6/2023
 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 8/4/2024
 112: Sharp Park - Colma BART 8/7/2022
 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)
Route Description
 CSM: College of San Mateo - Downtown San Mateo 8/25/2024
 FCX: Foster City - San Francisco 11/5/2022
 50: Bay STEM Academy - Hillsdale Shopping Ctr 8/4/2024
 51: Foster City - Hillsdale HS 8/6/2023
 53: Peninsula/Humboldt - Borel School 8/4/2024
 53P: Peninsula/Humboldt - Borel School via Poplar 8/4/2024
 54: Bowditch School - Hillsdale/Norfolk 9/22/2024
 56: Aragon HS - Polhemus/Paul Scannell 8/4/2024
 57 Edgewater/Beach Park - Hillsdale HS 8/6/2023
 58: Borel School - Polhemus/Paul Scannell 8/4/2024
 59: Hillsdale/Norfolk - Aragon HS 8/4/2024
 60: Ralston School - Bridge/Bowsprit via Chula Vista 8/4/2024
 61: San Carlos Caltrain - Alameda/Ralston 8/4/2024
 62: Hillsdale - Alameda & Ralston 8/4/2024
 67: Bridge/Bowsprit - Ralston School 8/4/2024
 68: Hiller/Wessex - Ralston School 8/4/2024
 72: Marlborough/Dumbarton - Selby Lane School 8/4/2024
 73: "G" & Industrial - Clifford School 8/4/2024
 78: Redwood City Caltrain - Woodside HS 8/4/2024
 79: Kennedy MS - Florence/17th 8/4/2024
 250: San Mateo Caltrain - College of San Mateo  8/4/2024
 251: Foster City - Hillsdale Shopping Ctr 8/4/2024
 260: San Carlos Caltrain - Carlmont Village 8/4/2024
 270: Redwood City Transit Ctr- Florence/17th - LOOP 8/6/2023
 276: Redwood City Caltrain - Bohannon 8/4/2024
 278: Redwood City Caltrain - Canada College 8/4/2024
 295: Hillsdale Shopping Ctr - Redwood City Transit Ctr 8/4/2024
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: Main/7th - Half  Moon Bay HS - Moonridge Apts 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 8/4/2024
 281: Onetta Harris Ctr - Stanford Mall 2/11/2024
 296: Redwood City Transit Ctr - Bayshore/Donohoe 8/4/2024
 296 OWL: Redwood City Transit Ctr- Palo Alto Transit Ctr 8/4/2024

 

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