Editing Mountain View, California (section)

===Public transportation===
[[File:Caltrain at Mountain View.jpg|thumb|[[Caltrain]] commuter rail at Mountain View Station]]
[[File:VTA Tasman Station (August 11th, 2005).jpg|thumb|[[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (VTA) light rail]]

The [[Downtown Mountain View Station]] is the transit center for the city, connecting the public commuter rail, light rail, bus, and private shuttle systems. It is one of the busiest transit centers in the county, behind Milpitas, Palo Alto and San Jose.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220522171251/https://www.caltrain.com/media/1359/download]}} </ref>

====Rail service====
Mountain View is served by the [[Caltrain]] commuter rail system, which runs from [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] to [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]]. The two Caltrain stations in the city are the Mountain View Station and the [[San Antonio (Caltrain station)|San Antonio Station]]. Caltrain provides all classes of service in Mountain View, with Baby Bullet trains stopping at the main downtown station.

The city is also served by the [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (VTA), which operates various bus lines and a [[VTA light rail|light rail system]] connecting Mountain View with other points in [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]]. There are a total of four stations in the city on the [[Orange Line (VTA)|Orange Line]] VTA [[light rail]] line, with Downtown Mountain View Station serving as the northern terminus, while the other three stations are [[Whisman (VTA)|Whisman]], [[Middlefield (VTA)|Middlefield]], and [[Bayshore-NASA (VTA)|Bayshore/NASA]].

====Bus service====
MVgo is a free shuttle service that runs three routes throughout Mountain View beginning and ending at Downtown Mountain View Station during morning and evening commute hours. Many large local employers (including [[Google]], [[Microsoft]], [[Apple Inc.]], and NASA [[Ames Research Center]]) operate employee shuttles that stop at the Downtown Mountain View Station. There is also a free community shuttle bus that serves 50 stops in a loop within Mountain View, which connects the major shopping areas with the residential neighborhoods.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://mvcommunityshuttle.com/ |title=Mountain View Community Shuttle |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>

VTA operates several regularly scheduled routes within the city, including Routes 21, 22/522, 40, 51, and 52. VTA also has a bus yard in Mountain View, near Shoreline Blvd and US-101.

====Air travel====
The nearest major commercial airport is [[San Jose International Airport]] (SJC), located about 11 miles (15 minutes) from downtown Mountain View. [[San Francisco International Airport]] (SFO) and [[Oakland International Airport]] (OAK) also serve Mountain View and often have more international flights available than SJC. [[Moffett Federal Airfield]] is located just north of Mountain View, but it is restricted to government, military, and private use. The nearest [[general aviation]] airport is the [[Palo Alto Airport]].
{{See also|List of airports in the San Francisco Bay area}}