SamTrans Route ECR
About the route
Route ECR provides frequent local service on El Camino Real between Daly City BART, near the SF border, and Palo Alto Caltrain, just past the San Mateo County border with Santa Clara County. It connects with neighboring bus systems at these locations. Route ECR has the highest ridership on the SamTrans bus system and is considered a spine, though most riders travel only short distances. End-to-end travel takes about 2 hours.
Route ECR parallels BART in the northern portion and Caltrain in the southern portion, serving as an alternative during service disruptions for either rail system. Overnight trips run between Daly City and SFO, but this route serves SFO only during overnight hours. SamTrans Route 397 covers overnight service on the southern portion of the daytime ECR.
Points of interest
- Downtown Palo Alto
- Stanford University
- Stanford Shopping Center
- Nealon Park
- Downtown Menlo Park
- Burgess Park
- Menlo College
- Holbrook Palmer Park
- Woodside Central Shopping Center
- Downtown Redwood City
- Sequoia High School
- Downtown San Carlos
- San Carlos Plaza Shopping Center
- Belmont Village Center
- Twin Pines Park
- Belmont Plaza Shopping Center
- Bel Mateo Shopping Center
- Hillsdale Shopping Center
- The Nueva School San Mateo Campus
- 25th Avenue (San Mateo)
- San Mateo County Event Center
- Borel Square Shopping Center
- San Mateo Central Park
- Downtown San Mateo
- Mills Health Center
- Downtown Burlingame
- Broadway (Burlingame)
- Peninsula Medical Center
- Burlingame Plaza Shopping Center
- Broadway (Millbrae)
- Capuchino High School
- The Avenue (San Bruno)
- The Shops at Tanforan
- San Bruno Towne Center
- South San Francisco High School
- South San Francisco Library, Parks & Recreation Center
- Kaiser South San Francisco
- El Camino High School (South San Francisco)
- Winston Manor Center
- Jefferson High School (Daly City)
- Top of the Hill (Daly City)
Connections
Caltrain:
- Palo Alto Station
- Menlo Park Station
- Redwood City Station
- San Carlos Station
- Belmont Station
- Hillsdale Station
- Millbrae Station - stops on El Camino
BART:
- Millbrae Station - stops on El Camino
- San Bruno Station (BART)
- South San Francisco Station (BART)
- Colma Station
- Daly City Station
Overnight service
Overnight trips operate between Mission & Wellington (Top of the Hill) and SFO. These destinations are served by this route only during overnight hours.
đ ECR - Overnight: Daly City - SFO
