VTA Route 522

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🚍 Rapid: Palo Alto Transit Center - Eastridge
7 days a week. Holiday service varies.

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.

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