List of Santa Clara VTA bus routes

The following is a list of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus routes. Route numbers are classified as follows:

• Lines 1-99 are standard local bus routes, which feature many, closely spaced stops. These lines serve a smaller area, such as connecting transit centers to the surrounding community or Downtown San Jose to nearby neighborhoods.
• Lines 100-199 are express services and primarily operate during peak periods only. These lines operate express mainly on freeways and provide fewer stops than local services, mainly at train stations and major transfer points in Santa Clara County. These also charge higher fares than standard bus routes.
• Lines 200-299 are special services. These include school tripper routes that operate limited service to several area high schools. In addition, this series includes Levi's Stadium Express service and light rail shuttles.
• Lines 500-599 are limited stop "Rapid" branded routes.
• Lines 800-899 are suburban light rail and commuter rail shuttles that operate mainly during peak periods. These lines operate mainly out of Great America ACE/Amtrak Station and Santa Teresa LRT and serve nearby high-tech businesses and industrial parks.
• Lines 900-999 are intercity routes operated in conjunction with other agencies.

VTA has embarked on a large network redesign program that was implemented on December 28, 2019. This eliminated the DASH shuttle, Almaden Light Rail shuttle, limited-branded bus service, community bus service, and many express routes but established a core frequent network and increased service on numerous local bus routes.

Regular bus service

Santa Clara VTA operates numerous bus lines that operate on most major thoroughfares throughout Santa Clara County. Several of these lines converge at key transfer points, including Downtown San Jose, several Caltrain stations between Palo Alto and Gilroy, and most light rail stations. Some lines also provide connecting services to other transit agencies, including AC Transit, Dumbarton Express, Monterey-Salinas Transit, and SamTrans.

Included in this listing are VTA's limited-stop Rapid services, as those levy the same cash fares as regular local buses.

Line Number	Direction	Terminals		Days of Operation	Schedule Information	Notes	Major Destinations
20	East-West	Milpitas Milpitas BART	Sunnyvale Caltrain Station	Weekdays	Line 20	New route from December 2019 network redesign	Downtown Sunnyvale, North Santa Clara, Mission College, Milpitas BART
21	East-West	Palo Alto Caltrain Station	Santa Clara Caltrain Station	Daily	Line 21	New route from December 2019 network redesign Replaced/combined routes 32, 34, and 35	Santa Clara Caltrain, Santa Clara University, Downtown Sunnyvale, Downtown Mountain View, San Antonio Caltrain, Palo Alto Caltrain
22	East-West	Palo Alto Caltrain Station	San Jose Eastridge Transit Center	Daily	Line 22	Operates all times. Also part of the All-Nighter network. Part of the Frequent Network For a limited-stop version of this service, see Rapid 522 below.	Stanford University, Santa Clara Caltrain, Santa Clara University, Downtown San Jose, San Jose State University, Eastridge Mall
23	East-West	Cupertino De Anza College	San Jose Alum Rock Transit Center	Daily	Line 23	Part of the Frequent Network For a limited-stop version of this service, see Rapid 523 below. Formerly served Valley Fair Shopping Center before December redesign	De Anza College, Downtown San Jose, San Jose State University, Alum Rock Light Rail
25	East-West	Cupertino De Anza College	San Jose Alum Rock Transit Center	Daily	Line 25	Part of the Frequent Network Service west of Valley Medical Center operates at half frequency	De Anza College, Valley Medical Center, Fruitdale Light Rail, Tamien Station, Alum Rock Light Rail
		San Jose Valley Medical Center Some trips
26	East-West	Saratoga West Valley College	San Jose Eastridge Transit Center	Daily	Line 26	Part of the frequent network Old route 26 split into 26 and 56 in December 2019 network redesign Only operates as far as Westgate Mall on weekends	West Valley College, Westgate Mall, Downtown Campbell/Light Rail, Pruneyard Shopping Center, Curtner Light Rail
27	East-West	Campbell Winchester Transit Center	San Jose Kaiser Hospital San Jose	Daily	Line 27	Extended to Winchester Light Rail in December 2019 network redesign	Winchester Light Rail, Princeton Plaza, Oakridge Mall, Blossom Hill Light Rail, Cottle Light Rail, Kaiser San Jose
31	North-South	San Jose Eastridge Transit Center	San Jose Evergreen Valley College	Weekdays, Saturdays	Line 31	No longer travels along Capitol <> King <> Rigoletto after the December 2019 network redesign	Eastridge Mall, Evergreen Valley College
37	East-West	San Jose Capitol Light Rail	Saratoga West Valley College	Weekdays	Line 37	Frequency increased in December 2019 network redesign	Capitol Light Rail, Winchester Light Rail, West Valley College
39	North-South	San Jose Eastridge Transit Center	San Jose The Villages	Daily	Line 39	Frequency reduced in December 2019 network redesign	Eastridge Mall, Evergreen Valley College
40	East-West	Mountain View Caltrain Station	Los Altos Hills Foothill College	Daily	Line 40	Extended to Mountain View Transit Center from Shoreline in the December 2019 network redesign	Mountain View Caltrain, Shoreline Amphitheater, Foothill College
42	North-South	San Jose Santa Teresa Light Rail	San Jose Evergreen Valley College	Weekdays	Line 42	Rerouted on Hellyer as part of the December 2019 network redesign	Evergreen Valley College, Santa Teresa Light Rail
44	North-South	Milpitas Milpitas BART	Milpitas Milpitas BART	Daily	Line 44	Forms two way loop around Milpitas BART with Route 47	Milpitas BART, Great Mall, Downtown Milpitas, Milpitas Kaiser
47	North-South	Milpitas Milpitas BART	Milpitas Milpitas BART	Daily	Line 47	Forms two way loop around Milpitas BART with Route 44	Milpitas BART, Great Mall, Downtown Milpitas, Milpitas Kaiser
51	North-South	Mountain View Moffett Field	Saratoga West Valley College	Weekdays	Line 51	Created in the December 2019 network redesign, combination of old routes 53 and 81 Peak-hour service along Homestead Road in Cupertino	Moffett Field, Downtown Mountain View, De Anza College, West Valley College
52	North-South	Mountain View Caltrain Station	Los Altos Hills Foothill College	Weekdays	Line 52		Mountain View Caltrain, Downtown Mountain View, Foothill College
53	North-South	Sunnyvale Caltrain Station	Santa Clara Caltrain Station	Weekdays	Line 53	Southern terminus switched to Santa Clara Caltrain from West Valley College in December 2019 network redesign	Downtown Sunnyvale, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara Caltrain
55	North-South	Santa Clara Old Ironsides/Great America LRT	Cupertino De Anza College Most trips	Daily	Line 55	Routing changes from December 2019 network redesign Eliminated 55X express service that bypassed Downtown Sunnyvale	Old Ironsides Light Rail, Downtown Sunnyvale, Reamwood Light Rail, California's Great America, De Anza College
56	North-South	Mountain View Lockheed Martin	San Jose Tamien Station	Daily	Line 56	New route combining routes 26 and 82 in December 2019 network redesign	Lockheed Martin Light Rail, Hamilton Light Rail, Tamien Light Rail
57	North-South	Santa Clara Old Ironsides/Great America LRT	Saratoga West Valley College	Daily	Line 57	Part of the frequent network.	Old Ironsides Light Rail, Mission College, Westgate Mall, West Valley College
59	North-South	San Jose Baypointe Light Rail	Santa Clara Westfield Valley Fair	Daily	Line 59	New service replacing parts of old routes 23 and 60. On weekends, service ends at Santa Clara Caltrain	Baypointe Light Rail, Old Ironsides Light Rail, Mission College, Santa Clara Caltrain, Santa Clara University, Westfield Valley Fair
60	North-South	Milpitas Milpitas BART	Campbell Winchester Light Rail	Daily	Line 60	Part of the frequent network. Replaced Route 10 Airport Shuttle in December 2019 network redesign Serves San Jose International Airport- boardings free at airport terminals	Milpitas BART, Metro/Airport Light Rail, San Jose International Airport, Santa Clara Caltrain, Santa Clara University, Downtown Campbell, Winchester Light Rail
61	North-South	San Jose Berryessa BART Some trips	Campbell Good Samaritan Hospital	Daily	Line 61	Part of the frequent network Reduced service north of Berryessa BART Bidirectional Loop around Good Samaritan Hospital Route 62 integrated in December 2019 network redesign	Berryessa Light Rail, Berryessa BART, Civic Center
		San Jose Sierra & Piedmont Some trips
64a	North-South	San Jose McKee & White	San Jose Ohlone/Chynoweth Light Rail	Daily	Line 64a	Combines with 64b to form frequent route 64 north and east of Downtown San Jose Replaces discontinued Almaden Shuttle Light Rail line	McKee Light Rail, San Jose State, Downtown San Jose, Almaden Valley, Willow Glen, Ohlone/Chynoweth Light Rail
64b			San Jose Almaden Expressway & Camden		Line 64b	Combines with 64a to form frequent route 64 north and east of Downtown San Jose	McKee Light Rail, San Jose State, Downtown San Jose, South San Jose
66	North-South	Milpitas North Milpitas	San Jose Kaiser Hospital San Jose	Daily	Line 66	Part of the Frequent Network.	Milpitas BART, Great Mall, San Jose State University, Snell Light Rail, Kaiser San Jose
68	North-South	San Jose Diridon Transit Center	Gilroy Caltrain Station	Daily	Line 68	Part of the Frequent Network	Gilroy Caltrain, San Martin Caltrain, Morgan Hill Caltrain, Santa Teresa Light Rail, Cottle Light Rail, Capitol Caltrain, Downtown San Jose
70	North-South	San Jose Berryessa BART Some trips	San Jose Eastridge Transit Center	Daily	Line 70	Part of the frequent network Reduced service north of Berryessa BART to Milpitas BART	Milpitas BART, Hostetter Light Rail, Berryessa BART, Eastridge Mall
		Milpitas Milpitas BART Some trips
71	North-South	Milpitas Milpitas BART	San Jose [[Capitol Station|Capitol Light Rail]	Daily	Line 71	Extended to Capitol Light Rail station after December 2019 network redesign.	Milpitas BART, Eastridge Mall, Capitol Light Rail
72	North-South	San Jose 2nd St & Bassett St	San Jose Monterey Hwy & Senter Rd	Daily	Line 72	Part of the Frequent Network Route 72 operates via McLaughlin Route 73 operates via Senter	Downtown San Jose, San Jose State University, South San Jose
73					Line 73
77	North-South	Milpitas Milpitas BART	San Jose Eastridge Transit Center	Daily	Line 77	Part of the frequent network.	Milpitas BART, Berryessa BART, Eastridge Mall
83	North-South	San Jose Ohlone/Chynoweth Light Rail	San Jose Almaden & McKean	Weekdays	Line 83	Renumbered from route 13 after December 2019 network redesign.	Ohlone/Chynoweth Light Rail, Almaden Valley
84	North-South	Gilroy Caltrain Station	Gilroy St. Louise Hospital	Daily	Line 84	Replaced routes 14, 17, and 19 after December 2019 network redesign. Operates via Gilroy Outlets Forms two way loop with Route 85	Gilroy Caltrain, Gilroy Outlets
85	North-South	Gilroy Caltrain Station	Gilroy St. Louise Hospital	Daily	Line 85	Replaced routes 14, 17, and 19 after December 2019 network redesign. Operates via West Gilroy Forms two way loop with Route 84	Gilroy Caltrain, West Gilroy
86	North-South	Gilroy Caltrain Station	Gilroy Gavilan College	Weekdays	Line 86	Renumbered from route 18 after December 2019 network redesign.	Gilroy Caltrain, Gavilan College
87	East-West	Morgan Hill Civic Center	Morgan Hill Burnett Ave.	Weekday Peak Periods	Line 87	Renumbered from route 16 after December 2019 network redesign.	Morgan Hill Caltrain, Morgan Hill Civic Center
89	North-South	Palo Alto California Avenue Caltrain Station	Palo Alto V.A. Hospital	Weekdays	Line 89		California Ave. Caltrain

Rapid bus service

Currently, the VTA operates one arterial rapid transit line, a precursor to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service, the Rapid 522. This service operates along one of Santa Clara County's major commercial corridors, El Camino Real, between Palo Alto and East San Jose. It stops at 30 intersections and transit centers that provide timed and extensive connections to other bus and light rail services, a far fewer number of stops than line 22 that operates on the same corridor.

On January 6, 2014, VTA expanded the Rapid 522 hours on weekdays and Saturdays to end at approximately 10:30 pm while introducing a new Sunday schedule operating between 9 am and 6 pm.[1]

This service operates daily; for service outside of operating hours, use Line 22.

Similar to the BRT systems for which it is a precursor, Rapid Line 522 utilizes queue-jump lanes, traffic signal priority, and enhanced bus stop designs that provide riders with quicker service to and from major attractions in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and San Jose.

VTA started construction in March 2014 on the Santa Clara-Alum Rock Bus Rapid Transit Project , which will upgrade the section of the Rapid 522 between Eastridge Transit Center and the SAP Center at San Jose to BRT service. The new BRT service will feature special hybrid vehicles with Wi-Fi on board, enhanced stations, dedicated lanes on Alum Rock, transit signal priority, electronic real-time information message signs, off-board payment and all-door boarding to speed up stops, and service every 10 minutes at peak times.

In the future, VTA has plans to upgrade the rest of the Rapid 522 route to BRT service with the El Camino Real Bus Rapid Transit Project .

Line Number	Direction	Terminals		Days of Operation	Schedule Information	Notes	Major Destinations
Rapid 500	North-South	San Jose Berryessa BART	San Jose Diridon Station	Daily	Line 500	Part of the Frequent Network. Replaced the DASH downtown shuttle.	Diridon Station, Downtown San Jose, San Jose State University
Rapid 522	East-West	Palo Alto Caltrain Station	San Jose Eastridge Transit Center	Daily	Line 522	Part of the Frequent Network. For service to other stops not served by this line, as well as for stops along King Road, Tully Road, and Capitol Expressway, see local Lines 22 and 23 above.	Stanford University, Santa Clara Caltrain, Santa Clara University, Downtown San Jose, San Jose State University, Alum Rock Light Rail, Eastridge Mall
Rapid 523	East-West	Mountain View Lockheed Martin	San Jose Berryessa BART	Daily	Line 523	Part of the Frequent Network Extended north from De Anza College to Lockheed Martin Transit Center in the December 2019 redesign. For the local route, see Local line 23.	Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale Caltrain, Downtown Sunnyvale, De Anza College, Santana Row, Downtown San Jose, San Jose State University, Berryessa BART

Limited-stop service

VTA discontinued all limited stop services on December 28, 2019 as part of the network redesign program. These services operated weekdays only (except holidays), mostly during peak periods. Compared to express bus services, these lines operated via expressways - most notably Lawrence Expressway and San Tomas Expressway - that provided semi-express service to industrial parks in Sunnyvale and Milpitas.

Express bus service

These services mainly operate during weekday peak periods only, operating in the following pattern:

• AM commute: towards industrial parks, Downtown San Jose, or Fremont BART
• PM commute: from industrial parks, Downtown San Jose, or Fremont BART

Most of these trips operate NB or WB in the morning and SB or EB in the afternoon and evening. Exceptions to this pattern are:

• Line 182, which operates as a counter-commute (SB in the morning, NB in the afternoon)

VTA's Express Bus fares are higher than standard bus fares as these trips operate along many of Santa Clara County's freeways, including:

• Highway 85
• Highway 237
• I-280
• I-680
• I-880
• US-101

A few lines operate similar trips, with fewer stops than their stopping regular bus and light rail counterparts:

• Line 168 is the express version of Line 68

On line maps, these are colored green. Line numbers marked with an asterisk (*) denote that the buses used on these lines are the VTA's newest suburban-style Gillig low-floor buses that have WiFi capability on board.

Due to the large subsidy per rider to operate express bus routes, VTA eliminated routes 120, 140, and 180 in the December 28, 2019 network redesign. The agency is seeking corporate partners to help cover some of the costs of operating express routes. Further network changes are expected throughout 2020 and 2021 as new partners join the VTA express bus program.

Serving Stanford Industrial Park

All trips serving Stanford Industrial Park in Palo Alto operate along Deer Creek Road, Arastradero Avenue, Hillview Drive, Hanover Drive, and Page Mill Road to and from their terminals at either:

• Lines 101, 102, and 103: Page Mill Road & Hansen Way
• Line 104: Deer Creek Road at VMware

Line Number	Direction	Origin/Destination	Days of Operation	Schedule Information	Notes
101*	North-South	San Jose Hwy 85 at Camden Ave Park-and-Ride	Weekdays	Line 101	Operates via Winchester Boulevard, Hamilton Avenue, Stevens Creek Boulevard, I-280 Also serves Winchester Transit Center, Westgate Shopping Center, and Vallco Shopping Center
102*	North-South	San Jose Santa Teresa LRT	Weekdays	Line 102	Operates via Santa Teresa Boulevard, Snell Road, Highway 85, I-280 Also serves Snell LRT and Ohlone/Chynoweth LRT stations, as well as select stops along Santa Teresa Boulevard.
103*	East-West	San Jose Eastridge Transit Center	Weekdays	Line 103	Operates via: To Stanford: Capitol Expressway, I-680, Southwest Expressway, Fruitdale Avenue, Meridian Avenue, I-280 To Eastridge: I-280, Parkmoor Avenue, Race Street, Fruitdale Avenue, Southwest Expressway, I-680, Capitol Expressway Also serves Capitol Expwy & Story Rd and Fruitdale Ave & Southwest Expwy stops.
104*	East-West	San Jose Penitencia Creek LRT	Weekdays	Line 104	Operates via | Morrill Avenue, Main Street, Calaveras Street, Highway 237, US-101, Charleston Road, Alma Street Also serves Great Mall/Main Transit Center, Downtown Milpitas, select stops in south Palo Alto, and Palo Alto V.A. Hospital.

Serving Moffett Industrial Park

All trips operating to Moffett Industrial Park serve Crossman LRT station, Borregas LRT station, and Lockheed Martin Transit Center.

Line Number	Direction	Origin/Destination	Days of Operation	Schedule Information	Notes
121	North-South	Gilroy Caltrain Station	Weekdays	Line 121	Operates via Monterey Highway, Butterfield Road, US-101, Great America Parkway, Lawrence Expressway Also serves San Martin Caltrain, Morgan Hill Caltrain, Old Ironsides LRT station, and Reamwood LRT station.
122*	North-South	San Jose Santa Teresa LRT	Weekdays	Line 122	Operates via Santa Teresa Boulevard, Snell Road, Capitol Expressway, US-101 Also serves Snell LRT station and select stops along Santa Teresa Boulevard, Snell Road, and Capitol Expressway.
185*	North-South	Gilroy Caltrain Station	Weekdays	Line 185	Operates via Monterey Highway, Butterfield Road, US-101, Middlefield Rd., Shoreline, Charleston, San Antonio Serves Middlefield LRT

Serving Downtown San Jose

Line 168 serves Downtown San Jose, operating to and from San Jose Diridon Transit Center.

Line Number	Direction	Origin/Destination	Days of Operation	Schedule Information	Notes
168*	North-South	Gilroy Caltrain Station	Weekdays	Line 168	Operates via Monterey Highway, Butterfield Road, US-101, Highway 87, E San Carlos Street, 1st Street (NB), 2nd Street (SB), Santa Clara Street Operates AM peak towards San Jose Diridon and PM peak towards Gilroy. Also serves San Martin and Morgan Hill Caltrain stations, as well as several LRT stations in Downtown San Jose. For service between Morgan Hill Caltrain and Downtown San Jose, including Downtown Morgan Hill, Santa Teresa LRT, and Capitol Caltrain, as well as for midday, weekend, and holiday services, see Line 68 above.

Reverse commute

Line 182, as noted above, operates counter-commute trips between Palo Alto and South San Jose, with one trip each from Palo Alto in the morning and from South San Jose in the afternoon.

Line Number	Direction	Origin	Destination	Days of Operation	Schedule Information	Notes
182*	North-South	Palo Alto Page Mill Rd & El Camino Real	San Jose IBM Facility at Bailey Rd	Weekdays	Line 182	Operates via California Avenue (AM only), Hanover Drive (AM only), Page Mill Road, I-280, Vallco Parkway, Stevens Creek Boulevard, Highway 87, Highway 85, Cottle Road, Santa Teresa Boulevard, San Ignacio Road Also serves Vallco Shopping Center, Stevens Creek & Stern stop, Cottle LRT station, Santa Teresa LRT station, and the industrial areas along Via Del Oro, San Ignacio Road, and Bernal Road.

Special service

Light rail shuttles

These shuttles mainly operate to and from light rail stations around San Jose.

Line Number	Direction	Origin	Destination	Days of Operation	Schedule Information	Notes
200	East-West	San Jose Baypointe LRT	Mountain View Mountain View LRT	Daily	Line 200	Serves as Light rail substitution on late nights Mon- Sat. for Green Line.

School tripper routes

VTA operates a collection of routes timed specifically to serve students at local high schools. These services only operate around bell times when schools are in session.

Line Number	School Served	Other Destinations	Schedule Information	Notes
246	Milpitas Milpitas High School	Central Milpitas	N/A	Operates with route 247
247	Milpitas Milpitas High School	Central Milpitas	N/A	Operates with route 246
256	San Jose Willow Glen High School	Central San Jose, Tamien Station	N/A
270	San Jose Independence High School	East San Jose, Hostetter Light Rail	Line 270
287	Morgan Hill Live Oak High School	Morgan Hill, San Martin	Line 287
288	Palo Alto Gunn High School	Central Palo Alto	Line 288	Operates via Charleston Rd. In conjunction with 288L and 288M
288L	Palo Alto Gunn High School	Central Palo Alto	Line 288L	Operates via Meadow to Oregon Expressway In conjunction with 288 and 288M
288M	Palo Alto Gunn High School	Central Palo Alto	Line 288M	Operates via Meadow to Middlefield In conjunction with 288 and 288L

Levi's Stadium service

VTA offers pre-game and post-game express bus routes to supplement existing bus and light rail routes that already serves California's Great America theme park, which is located in the same lot as Levi's Stadium. These routes operate only when a major sporting event such as the San Francisco 49ers' games and major soccer and college football matches occur. Express routes fare apply to the following routes serving Levi's Stadium - for local routes that serve Levi's Stadium, see routes 55, 57, and 59 above.

Line Number	Direction	Origin/Destination	Days of Operation	Schedule Information	Notes
251	North-South	South Fremont BART Station	Event Days Only	Levi's Stadium Bus Service Schedules	Non-stop service from Warm Springs/South Fremont station

Altamont Corridor Express shuttles

The VTA, in conjunction with many private entities and high-tech companies, as well as in coordination with Altamont Corridor Express, operates free shuttles to and from various light rail stations and Great America Station to serve businesses in Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Milpitas, Santa Clara, and San Jose. Passengers can ride these shuttles for free as funding for these services are provided by grants from high-tech companies and business associations based in Santa Clara County, as well as from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. These mainly operate weekdays only (except holidays).

All shuttles listed below originate from Great America Station and are operated in coordination with ACE train arrival times in the morning peak and departure times in the afternoon peak.

For a map of these services, click here

Line Color	Direction	Origin/Destination	Companies served	Notes	Schedule Information
Gray Line South Sunnyvale	North-South	Sunnyvale Kifer Rd & Uranium Dr	Nortel Brocade Yahoo! EMC Corporation Applied Materials Fujitsu AMD Trimble Maxim Texas Industries (Silicon Valley) Qualcomm	Known internally as Line 822. First PM peak trip bypasses Evelyn & Wolfe stop.	Gray Line
Green Line North Santa Clara	East-West	Santa Clara America Center Drive	America Center Oracle Marvell Abbott FileMaker Coherent	Known internally as Line 823.	Green Line
Orange Line Mountain View/Palo Alto	East-West	Palo Alto E Meadow Dr & Meadow Cir	Microsoft Google Intuit Space Systems/Loral	Known internally as Line 824. Operates via Highway 237, US-101, Shoreline Boulevard, and Charleston Avenue.	Orange Line
Purple Line West Milpitas	East-West	Milpitas McCarthy Ranch Shopping Center	Cisco Avaya	Known internally as Line 825. Operates via Tasman Drive, Alder Drive, McCarthy Drive, and Ranch Drive.	Purple Line
Red Line North Sunnyvale	East-West	Sunnyvale Lockheed Martin Transit Center	Harmonic Aruba Networks NetApp Juniper Networks Yahoo! Lockheed Martin	Known internally as Line 826. A portion of this line operates through restricted areas inside Moffett Airfield between Mathilda Ave & Java Dr and Lockheed Martin Transit Center. A Commuter Badge requested in advance is required to access Moffett Airfield and Lockheed Martin.	Red Line
Yellow Line South Santa Clara	North-South	Santa Clara Scott Avenue at Intel	Nortel Brocade AMD Yahoo! Data Domain Intel General Dynamics Synaptics NEC Nvidia	Known internally as Line 827. Operates in a one-way loop to and from Scott Ave & San Tomas Expwy via Walsh Ave, Kifer Rd, and Great America Pkwy.	Yellow Line
Brown Line North San Jose/Light Rail	North-South	San Jose N First St & Montague Expwy	Cisco KLA Tencor Altera Cadence Santa Clara VTA Headquarters	Known internally as Line 828. Operates in a one-way loop to and from N First St & River Oaks Pkwy via Seely Ave and Montague Expwy Also serves multiple LRT stations along Tasman Dr and N First St	Brown Line
Violet Line West Milpitas	North-South	Milpitas Lundy Ave & Commerce Dr	Cisco KLA Tencor Sandisk Avaya Optoma LSI Linear Tech Propel Software Abbott Olympus Oncore Manufacturing DeVry University	Known internally as Line 831. Operates to multiple small- and medium-scale technology companies in Milpitas	Violet Line

Regional services

The VTA collaborates with other regional agencies that operate into and out of Santa Clara County with inter-agency transfers and commuter benefits. However, these lines do not use VTA's own buses nor levy VTA's bus fares; instead, these are operated by a consortium of operators, in which the agency is a participant, and the consortium sets the fares for such services.

Line Name	Direction	Terminals		Days of Operation	Communities Served	Notes	Schedule Information
		Santa Clara County Terminal	Regional Terminal
Highway 17 Express	North-South	San Jose San Jose State University Weekdays	Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Metro Center Daily	Daily	San Jose, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Santa Cruz	Known internally as Line 970. Route operated in a joint effort between the VTA, Caltrans, Amtrak, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, and Santa Cruz Metro, with Santa Cruz Metro operating the buses. Select weekday peak period trips operate between Soquel Park-and-Ride and San Jose, operating via Cavallero Transit Center and bypass Santa Cruz. Most weekday and select weekend and holiday trips to and from Santa Cruz operate via Scotts Valley Road to serve Cavallero Transit Center; other trips, especially during peak periods, mid-afternoons, and evenings, operate express between San Jose and Santa Cruz. Several trips provide timed connections to and from Caltrain and Amtrak trains at San Jose Diridon Station. Weekday service to San Jose State University ends at San Fernando & 5th Street. Service from San Jose State University begins at San Fernando & 7th Street. Weekday services also serve Downtown San Jose and a handful of LRT stations.	Highway 17 Express
		San Jose Diridon Transit Center Weekends and Holidays	Soquel Paul Sweet Drive Park-and-Ride Weekday peak periods only
Dumbarton Express Line DB	East-West	Palo Alto Stanford University Oval	Union City BART Station	Weekdays	Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Newark, Union City	Known internally as Line 971. Route operated in a joint effort between the VTA, AC Transit, BART, SamTrans, and Union City Transit. The service is administered by AC Transit; however, this service is contracted out to MV Transportation, and the agency also operates the buses used on this line. Also serves Palo Alto Caltrain Station, Menlo Park V.A. Hospital, and Ardenwood Park-and-Ride in Newark via Palm Avenue, Lytton Avenue, Middlefield Road, Willow Road, Dumbarton Bridge, and Decoto Road.	Line DB
Monterey-Salinas Transit Line 55	North-South	San Jose Diridon Transit Center	Monterey Transit Plaza Tyler St & Pearl St	Daily	Monterey, Sand City, Prunedale, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose	Known internally as Line 972. Route operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit. MST honors through-tickets on this line for passengers connecting to and from Amtrak services in San Jose. Also serves Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey), Sand City Station, Prunedale Park-and-Ride, Gilroy Caltrain, Morgan Hill Caltrain, San Jose State University, and Downtown San Jose via Highway 1, Highway 156, and US-101.	MST Line 55
Dumbarton Express Line DB1	East-West	Palo Alto Deer Creek Road Stanford Research Park	Union City BART Station	Weekdays	Palo Alto, Newark, Union City	Known internally as Line 974. Route operated in a joint effort between the VTA, AC Transit, BART, SamTrans, and Union City Transit. This service is administered by AC Transit; however, this service is contracted out to MV Transportation, and the agency also operates the buses used on this line. Also serves Palo Alto V.A. Hospital and Ardenwood Park-and-Ride in Newark via Oregon Expressway, Page Mill Road, Deer Creek Road, Hillview Avenue, Miranda Avenue, and Hanover Street.	Line DB1

References

1. Perez, Lucas (2 January 2014). "VTA Service Changes Take Effect Jan. 6". Retrieved 8 February 2014.