VTA Route 522
About the route
Rapid 522 offers frequent limited-stop rapid service between Palo Alto Caltrain, near the San Mateo County border, and Eastridge Mall via El Camino Real, Downtown San Jose, and Capitol Expressway, with stops approximately every mile. Buses use dedicated median bus lanes on Alum Rock Ave in East San Jose. As a rapid route, buses are allowed to depart from timepoints 5 minutes ahead of schedule.
Route 22 provides local service along the same route between Palo Alto and King Road. Route 23 offers local service along Santa Clara and Alum Rock between Downtown San Jose and Capitol Ave. Between Palo Alto and Downtown San Jose, it parallels Caltrain, serving as an alternative during service disruptions. Blue 522 buses are equipped with interior bike racks in the rear section, in addition to front-loading exterior racks.
Points of interest
- Stanford Shopping Center
- Stanford University
- Downtown Palo Alto
- PAMF Palo Alto Center
- Stanford Stadium
- Town & Country Village (Palo Alto)
- Palo Alto High School
- California Avenue (Palo Alto)
- San Antonio Shopping Center
- Eagle Park (Mountain View)
- Kaiser Mountain View
- Downtown Mountain View
- PAMF Mountain View Center
- Cherry Chase Shopping Center
- PAMF Sunnyvale Center
- Sunnyvale Heritage Park/Community Center
- Valley Health Center Sunnyvale
- Hacienda Shopping Center
- Lawrence Expressway Plaza
- Moonlite Center
- Santa Clara Town Centre
- Santa Clara University
- Buck Shaw Stadium
- Leavey Center
- Rosicrucian Museum
- Bellarmine College Preparatory
- The Alameda
- SAP Center
- San Pedro Square
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
- Downtown San Jose
- San Jose Tech Museum
- San Jose Museum of Art
- San Jose City Hall
- San Jose State University
- Valley Health Center Downtown San Jose
- San Jose High School
- East Santa Clara Street
- Mexican Heritage Plaza
- CaliBunga Water Park
- Eastridge Shopping Center
Connections
Light Rail:
Caltrain:
ACE and Amtrak: