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Transportation

The Santa Clara area is served by the San Jose International Airport. The San Francisco and Oakland Airports are within 45-60 minutes driving time of Santa Clara. Once here, Interstates 880, 280, and 101 combine to surround Santa Clara on three borders. A variety of transportation is available to accommodate your needs, including CalTrain from the peninsula and San Francisco, Amtrak from Sacramento, ACE commuter service from Stockton, and Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) locally with bus and light rail service.

There is an Amtrak station in Santa Clara at Tasman Ave. and Great America Parkway underneath the Tasman Avenue overpass. The Great America Santa Clara stop is on the Capitol Corridor route with service from/to Sacramento. There are three trains daily. (800) USA-RAIL.
Monday - Friday train schedule to/from Santa Clara:
Trains arrive in Santa Clara from Sacramento and points in between four times daily at 8:18 a.m., 9:08 a.m., 3:33 p.m., and 8:33 p.m.
Trains depart Santa Clara for Sacramento and points in between at 6:50 a.m.; 9:52 a.m.;12:52 p.m., and 5:52 p.m.
Weekend - Saturday - Sunday schedule to/from Santa Clara:
Trains arrive in Santa Clara from Sacramento and points in between at 10:33 a.m., 1:33 p.m., 3:33 p.m., 5:33 p.m., and 8:33 p.m.
Trains depart Santa Clara for Sacramento and points in between at 7:57 a.m., 9:57 a.m., 12:57 p.m., 2:57 p.m., and 5:57 p.m.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Bus service and light rail serving Santa Clara and the rest of Silicon Valley. For information and fares, visit www.vta.org or call (408) 321-2300.
Light rail is a medium-capacity electric powered transit system that runs on a track in the middle of existing streets in the cities of Santa Clara and San Jose. It stops in front of the Santa Clara Convention Center and Paramount's Great America theme park at the GREAT AMERICA STATION. Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus #59 stops directly in front of the Santa Clara Convention Center and across from Paramount's Great America theme park.