Getting Here

Learn about options for getting to and from Mountain View Hospital (El Camino Hospital) and Los Gatos Hospital.

Parking

Our hospitals in Mountain View and Los Gatos both offer free parking. For a full list of campus destinations, visit our Locations page. For information regarding Patient Transportation Assistance Organizations, click here.

Transportation

There are a number of transportation options that serve the areas surrounding our Mountain View and Los Gatos campuses, including:

Bus Routes

Taxi and Shuttle Services

Community Transportation Options

Airports

Our campuses are located near three airports:

Patient Transportation Assistance Organizations

Mountain View Ride Coordination 10 Mile Radius

  1. Personal Home Care Services: Housekeeping, Transport & more (comforcare.com)
    1931 Old Middlefield Way, Suite F Mountain View, CA 94043
    Phone: 669-333-3141
    ComForCare provides personalized in-home care, including transportation, cleaning, and safety supervision. Pre-registration is required for transportation services.
  2. VA Benefits Assistance | Senior Helpers of Palo Alto
    2100 Geng Road Suite 201, Palo Alto, CA 94303
    Phone: 650-238-6289
    Senior Helpers is a caregiving service that provides Home Health Aide to Veterans who need assistance with daily activities. Transportation assistance to and from appointments is included in Veteran care. Pre-registration is required for transportation services.
  3. RYDE | WVCS (wvcommunityservices.org)
    10104 Vista Dr Cupertino, CA 95014
    Phone: 408-255-8033
    Use RYDE for appointments, grocery shopping, visits with friends, or trips to a location in the west valley. RYDE provides trips to area doctors' offices, hospitals, the Sunnyvale Caltrain Center and the VA Hospital in Palo Alto. Call 2 business days prior to the requested ride or book a ride up to 4 weeks ahead.
  4. Senior Transportation & Delivery Services in Palo Alto | Avenidas
    270 Escuela Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040-1813
    Phone: 650-289-5411
    Rides can be scheduled 24 hours ahead or up to 5 weeks in advance. Same day service or special requests may be possible.
  5. RIDE PVI - PVI (1pvi.org)
    800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
    Phone: 650-272-5006 | Fax:650-326-9547
    If you need a ride from your home to Little House, the doctor or dentist, grocery stores, and pharmacies, RIDE PVI will arrange for a Lyft or Uber Driver to pick you up from your home within a few minutes. Pre-registration is required for transportation services.
  6. My Friendly Care
    2100 Walsh Avenue, B1, Santa Clara, CA 95050
    Phone: 1-800-849-0915
    Email: info@myfriendlycare.com
    My Friendly Care is a caregiving service that provides clients with aid for various activities. Providing access to clients for non-emergency, medical, health and social service providers or special events for clients who do not have the means of transportation. Pre-registration is required for services.
  7. Senior Care Transportation San Jose | Non-Emergency Transportation (abseniorsolutions.com)
    4125 Blackford Ave, Suite 140, San Jose, CA 95117
    Phone: 408-833-3025
    Email: info@abseniorsolutions.com
    Non-Emergency medical transportation to and from doctors appointments, dental appointments, outpatients surgery, dialysis centers, etc. Schedule ride at least 24 hours in advance.
  8. Medical Transport Services | Ally Home Care & Medical Staffing | Santa Clara, CA
    4633 Old Ironsides Dr. Ste 270, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1844
    Phone: 855-333-2559
    Ally Home Care provide non-emergency medical transportation as needed to and from a patient’s home, nursing home, assisted living facility, doctor's office or hospital. Schedule ride at least 24 hours in advance.

Los Gatos Ride Coordination 10 mile radius

  1. RYDE About — SASCC
    19655 Allendale Ave Saratoga CA 95070
    Phone: 408-892-9739
    Use RYDE for appointments, grocery shopping, visits with friends, or trips to a location in the west valley. RYDE also provides trips to area doctors' offices, hospitals, the Sunnyvale Caltrain Center and the VA Hospital in Palo Alto. Pre-registration required for transportation service. Schedule ride at least 2 business days in advance.
  2. VA Benefits Assistance | Senior Helpers Greater San Jose
    1262 E. Hamilton Ave, Suite F Campbell, CA 95008
    Phone: 408-412-5140
    Senior Helpers is a caregiving service that provides Home Health Aide to Veterans who need assistance with daily activities. Transportation assistance to and from appointments is included in Veteran care. Pre-registration is required for transportation services.
  3. Senior Care Transportation San Jose | Non-Emergency Transportation (abseniorsolutions.com)
    4125 Blackford Ave, 140 San Jose, CA 95117
    Phone: 408-610-9997
    Non-Emergency medical transportation to and from doctors appointments, dental appointments, outpatients surgery, dialysis centers, etc. Schedule ride at least 24 hours in advance.
  4. Programs | Heart of the Valley (servicesforseniors.org)
    P.O. Box 418 Santa Clara CA, 95052
    Phone: 408-241-1571
    Email: contact@servicesforseniors.org
    A concierge service for seniors who want to schedule rides with Lyft but do not have smart phones. Upon request, HOV will schedule rides or send a volunteer to help a client learn how to use their smart phones to reach Lyft and take their first ride with them if they prefer. Pre-registration required for transportation service.
  5. Medical Transport Services | Ally Home Care & Medical Staffing | Santa Clara, CA
    4633 Old Ironsides Dr. Ste 270, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1844
    Phone: 855-333-2559
    Email: care@allyhomecare.net
    Ally Home Care provide non-emergency medical transportation as needed to and from a patient’s home, nursing home, assisted living facility, doctor’s office or hospital. Schedule ride at least 24 hours in advance.
  6. Senior Programs - Portuguese Organization for Social Services and Opportunities (portuguesecenter.org)
    1115 East Santa Clara Street San Jose, California 95116
    Phone: 408-293-0877
    This program provides scheduling, transportation, translation and interpretation, as well as advocacy for seniors by trained professionals and volunteers. Most trips are used to assist seniors to utilize the services of health professionals and agencies that they otherwise would not be able to access. Schedule ride at least 2 weeks in advance.

Los Gatos Non-Emergency Medical Transportation 10 mile radius

  1. In-Home Care in San Jose, CA | Comfort Keepers Home Care
    2061 Clarmar Way, Suite B San Jose, California 95128
    Phone: 408-446-1199
    Comfort Keepers Home Care matches care givers to clients who need assistance with daily activity. Senior transportation is one of many services offered, which includes getting to and from appointments, running errands and grocery shopping, meeting friends and social activities, visiting family. Pre-registration is required for transportation services.
  2. Personal Care Services : AccentCare
    400 Race St, San Jose, CA 95126
    Phone: 866-244-2197
    AccentCare offers caregiving services to clients which could range from service needs for only a couple of hours a week, to daily or live-in support. Providing medical appointment escort services. Pre-registration is required for transportation services.
  3. Home Care Assistance | Transportation Services (boundlesscare.org)
    5988 Silver Creek Valley Rd. #60 San Jose, CA 95138
    Phone: 408-363-8900
    Email: bci@boundlesscare.org
    Boundless Care, Inc. offers inpatient or outpatient transfers to getting to and from medical appointments. Schedule ride at least once week in advance. (on-call 24 hours a day 7 days a week)

Additional Information

Locations, Directions and Parking
Mountain View (PDF) Guide and Maps
Los Gatos (PDF) Guide and Maps
Questions, Phone Directory and More