Menlo-Atherton High School

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Bus Routes

Public Transportation:
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Buses serving neighborhoods north and east of campus:

The 296 route is one of our most popular routes. It serves neighborhoods along Middlefield Rd. to our north, and neighborhoods in East Palo Alto to our east and southeast.

SamTrans 81

The 81 route serves East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. There are now additional routes to accommodate our bell schedule. [Note: the

Buses serving neighborhoods west of campus:

SamTrans 86

The SamTrans 86 route replaces the 286, which formerly served Portola Valley and West Menlo Park. Please note that effective 8/7/22 SamTrans discontinued all service along the Alpine Road corridor because of low ridership, and based on a recommendation from a multi-year-long transit planning study called Reimagine SamTrans. Please see below under “District Buses” for information on buses serving students in Ladera and Sharon Park/ Heights.

UPDATE:

Route 86 Westbound trip serving Menlo-Atherton High School has added a pick-up on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays at 3:03 p.m. and Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m!

District Buses:

District Buses:
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To accommodate SamTrans’s cancelation of the Ladera section of the 86 (formerly 286 route), SUHSD is providing afternoon bus service for students living along the Alpine Road corridor and Sharon Park. This bus (schedule linked here) leaves from the drop-off area near the front entrance of the Performing Arts Center (the P.A.C.) at 4:15 Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and at 2:15 on Thursdays. Any changes to those departure times due to variations in our bell schedule will be noted in the school calendar available on mabears.org. We will always offer an afternoon bus at 1:15 on minimum days.

We are also partnering with the Ladera school district to provide a morning run for Ladera students that brings them to the 86 bus stop in Sharon Heights. You can find the schedule here.