Party Bus Rentals in Mountain View, California
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Mountain View sits at the center of one of the most congested corridors in the country — US-101, El Camino Real, and Rengstorff Avenue all bottleneck hard on weekday commutes and worse on event nights. Whether your group is catching a show at Shoreline Amphitheatre, shuttling between Google campuses, or heading up to Levi's Stadium for a 49ers game, Salinaspartybuscompany.com makes it simple to find the right vehicle at the right price. Call 831-417-2380 any time — or use the online form for instant results.
Charter Buses & Party Buses in Mountain View
The vehicle options available through this site range from 14-passenger Sprinter limos and compact Sprinter vans up through 15–35 passenger minibuses, 15–50 passenger party buses in multiple sizes, and full 40–56 passenger charter buses with undercarriage storage. Browse the full vehicle lineup or call 831-417-2380 to talk through what fits your group.
Vehicle photos show representative examples — exact make, model, color, interior, features, and availability vary by provider and trip.
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Buses and vehicles shown above are NOT the exact makes and models available for every trip. We are NOT a bus company and do not own or operate vehicles. Photos are examples only and may show stock or typical vehicles, not the exact vehicle offered for your reservation. Fill out the online quote form or call 831-417-2380 to view current vehicle options, photos, availability, and pricing. Confirm the exact vehicle details and amenities before booking.
Modern Onboard Bus Amenities for Your Mountain View Trip
Vehicle amenities vary by type and provider, which is exactly why comparing options side-by-side matters. Party buses in the 15–50 passenger range typically come with wraparound perimeter seating, color-changing LED lighting, flat-panel TVs, Bluetooth sound, and a full-length bar area — great for groups heading to Shoreline Amphitheatre or a birthday night in San Jose. A 15–35 passenger minibus trades the party setup for plush reclining seats, overhead storage, and strong climate control, which makes it the cleaner fit for corporate shuttles and wedding guest runs through Mountain View's tight downtown grid.
Full charter buses add onboard restrooms and undercarriage luggage bays for longer hauls to Sacramento or Napa. When you request a quote, you'll see exactly what each available vehicle includes.
Air-conditioning
Wraparound Leather Seats
AUX / Bluetooth Sound System
LED and Fiber Optic Lighting
Built-in Bar Areas With Ice Storage and Cup Holders
TVs and Entertainment Systems
Amenities listed above are common features that MAY be available on party buses. Because we are a referral website and do NOT own or operate buses, exact features vary by vehicle, provider, and availability. After you submit your quote request, you can browse vehicle options, pricing, and available details on the results page. To confirm the exact amenities included with a specific vehicle offered for your trip, call 831-417-2380 before booking.
Get Mountain View Party Bus Rental Pricing
Party bus rental prices in Mountain View shift based on the vehicle size, the date, and how many hours you need. As a general planning range: a 15-passenger party bus runs roughly $200–$350 per hour on weekdays and $250–$350 on weekends. A 25-passenger party bus typically runs $250–$375 per hour on weekends.
A full 40–56 passenger charter bus generally lands between $200–$350 per hour. These are planning ranges — your actual quote will depend on your specific date, pickup location, and itinerary.
The fastest way to get pricing for your trip is to call 831-417-2380 or use the online quote form. You'll have numbers to work with in under a minute, no obligation attached. Check out the party bus prices page for a fuller breakdown by vehicle type.
| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
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| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $204 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $203 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $340+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $207 – $246+ | $209 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $206 – $327+ | $208 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| ABOVE PRICES ARE JUST EXAMPLES. Your final price and vehicle options depend entirely on your specific trip details. To get an exact price for your trip, request an estimate online or call 831-417-2380. | |||
Compare & Find the Right Party Bus in Mountain View
The old way to book group transportation involved calling five companies during business hours, re-explaining your trip each time, waiting on callbacks, and then trying to compare quotes that never quite lined up. Salinaspartybuscompany.com replaces that entirely. You enter your trip details once — group size, date, pickup and drop-off — and instantly compare available buses, photos, and rates from multiple providers serving Mountain View. You're never limited to one fleet or one company's availability.
That matters more in the South Bay than almost anywhere else. Shoreline Amphitheatre books 100+ events a year, including sold-out stadium-level concerts where US-101 southbound backs up to the Rengstorff on-ramp by showtime. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara is 10 miles north — an easy charter bus run until you factor in game-day closures on Tasman Drive.
The Mountain View Caltrain station has limited overflow parking for groups. In a metro where event logistics are genuinely complicated, finding the right vehicle quickly is the whole game. Call 831-417-2380 or use the online form — pricing in under a minute, no account needed.
Mountain View Party Bus Services for Your Event
Whatever brings your group together in Mountain View, there's a vehicle in the network for it. From airport transfers and corporate shuttles to wedding guest transportation, concert runs to Shoreline, game-day trips to Levi's Stadium, and winery tours through the Santa Cruz Mountains — call 831-417-2380 and find what fits.

Mountain View Airport Shuttles & Transportation
Mountain View sits almost exactly between two major airports: Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is roughly 8 miles north via US-101 or SR-85, and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is about 25 miles northwest, depending heavily on 101 traffic through Sunnyvale and Redwood City. For large groups — conference attendees, corporate teams, wedding parties flying in from out of state — coordinating individual rideshares from either airport is a logistical headache. SJC's commercial ground transportation pickup is on the lower level of each terminal; multi-vehicle groups that arrive on different flights end up scattered across Terminals A and B with no single staging point.
A charter bus or minibus rental solves this cleanly: one vehicle, one pickup window, one drop-off at your Mountain View hotel or venue. For SFO pickups, note that rideshare and commercial vehicle staging moved to the Domestic Garage; pre-arrange your pickup point before your group lands. Call 831-417-2380 to build out your airport transfer plan.

Mountain View Bachelor & Bachelorette Transportation
A Mountain View bachelorette party bus keeps the whole group together across whatever the night calls for — dinner in downtown Mountain View along Castro Street, a show at Shoreline, and a late close-out in San Jose's SoFA District or San Pedro Square Market, all without anyone managing rideshare logistics after midnight. Castro Street's restaurant row is walkable on its own, but getting 15–20 people to the next stop cleanly requires a vehicle. A 20–25 passenger party bus with a built-in bar setup and LED lighting is the natural fit for the evening portions of a bachelorette itinerary.
For the daytime winery leg, a minibus handles the Santa Cruz Mountains wine country loop — Burrell School Vineyards or Savannah-Chanelle — without anyone worrying about navigating Summit Road in the dark on the way back. Every stop is covered, the group stays intact, and the timeline runs on your schedule. Use the online form or call 831-417-2380 to check availability for your date.

Mountain View Birthday, Sweet 16, & Quinceañera Party Bus Rentals
A Mountain View birthday party bus turns the commute between stops into part of the celebration — and in the South Bay, where the group is almost always coming from multiple cities, that matters. A 25–30 passenger party bus picks up across Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara without anyone getting lost on El Camino Real trying to find parking. For a Sweet 16 or quinceañera, venues like The Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale, the Sheraton San Jose, or a banquet hall in San Jose's Santana Row area all sit within a 15-minute ride of Mountain View.
A party bus arrival at the reception is a moment — especially for groups where the big entrance is part of the plan. Minibuses are a solid option for smaller guest counts or daytime outings to Great America or the Tech Interactive in San Jose. The online form shows available vehicles and pricing in seconds.
Call 831-417-2380 if you'd like help picking the right size for your headcount.

Mountain View Concert Transportation & Shuttles
Shoreline Amphitheatre (1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043) is one of the highest-volume outdoor concert venues in the United States, drawing more than a million attendees annually across a summer-to-fall season that runs from May through October. The venue's capacity sits around 22,500, and on sold-out nights — which describes most of the major bookings — US-101 southbound backs up well past the Rengstorff Avenue exit before doors open. Rideshare pickup after a show means waiting in a designated lot that can take 45–60 minutes to clear on a blockbuster night.
A Mountain View concert bus rental drops your group at the amphitheatre entrance and picks up when the show ends — no sitting in the rideshare queue, no circling the parking lot. The Caltrain station on Castro Street is nearby, but the last northbound train on event nights fills fast. A charter bus or party bus is the straightforward answer for groups of 15 or more heading to Shoreline.
Call 831-417-2380 before your date books out.

Mountain View Corporate Event Transportation
Mountain View is home to Google's global headquarters at the Googleplex (1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043), along with a dense cluster of tech campuses along Shoreline Boulevard and North Bayshore — Intuit, LinkedIn, and Mozilla all operate nearby. Shuttle runs between campuses, off-site all-hands venues, San Jose Convention Center events, and SJC or SFO for executive travel are a constant logistical need in this corridor. A Mountain View corporate charter bus handles the heavy lifting: undercarriage storage for presentation equipment, onboard WiFi on select vehicles, and drop-off directly at campus loading zones rather than a parking structure three blocks away.
For smaller executive groups, a Sprinter van or 14-passenger Sprinter limo gives you the clean, quiet ride appropriate for VIP transfers. North Bayshore's bike-lane-heavy grid is surprisingly difficult to navigate for large vehicles — companies that have tried to self-coordinate shuttle runs with rental vans consistently find the staging logistics more complicated than expected. Let the network handle it.
Call 831-417-2380.

Mountain View Private Event Transportation Services
The Mountain View Art and Wine Festival on Castro Street runs annually in September, drawing around 250,000 attendees over one weekend — which means Castro Street shuts down to vehicles, parking in the surrounding neighborhoods is gone by mid-morning, and El Camino Real runs slow in both directions. A private charter bus rental in Mountain View is the clean answer for large groups: load up at a hotel or staging point outside the closure zone and ride in without the parking scramble. The same applies to the Computer History Museum (1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043) for private event rentals — the museum hosts corporate receptions and fundraising galas in a venue that seats up to 1,200, with on-site parking that fills during large events.
For groups that need to move between the museum, downtown Mountain View restaurants, and hotel blocks in Sunnyvale or Santa Clara, a charter bus or minibus keeps everyone on one timeline. Call 831-417-2380 to get pricing for your event date.

Mountain View Homecoming & Prom Party Bus Rentals
Prom season in the South Bay runs late April through May, and the Mountain View–Los Altos and Mountain View High School prom calendars overlap with dozens of schools across Santa Clara County — all competing for the same pool of party buses in the same 4–6 week window. For prom: book by January or expect limited availability and higher rates heading into spring. A Mountain View prom party bus handles pickup across multiple addresses — Los Altos Hills, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto — and delivers the group to the venue without any parent drawing the short straw for the return trip.
The same logic applies to homecoming in October. If you're organizing the group rental, getting your deposit in early is the single biggest thing you can do to protect both your price and your vehicle selection. Call 831-417-2380 to lock in your date.

Mountain View School Event & Field Trip Transportation
Mountain View schools and the surrounding South Bay district run field trips to some of the best educational destinations in California — the Computer History Museum right in town, the Tech Interactive (201 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113) in downtown San Jose, Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey (roughly 75 miles south via US-101 and CA-68), and Lick Observatory up on Mount Hamilton. A Mountain View school charter bus is the practical choice over yellow-bus alternatives for groups that want overhead storage for backpacks and gear, onboard restrooms for longer drives to Monterey, and TV screens to keep students occupied. Charter buses in the network accommodate ADA requirements — mention that when you request your quote.
Teachers coordinating field trips for larger student groups can also request multiple vehicles through one form, so the whole class travels together without a second vehicle from a second company. Call 831-417-2380 for group rates and availability.

Mountain View Sporting Event Transportation
Levi's Stadium (4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054) is 10 miles north of Mountain View — close enough that a game-day charter bus makes obvious sense, far enough that US-101 and Great America Parkway turn into a parking lot by kickoff. The stadium's official guidance routes commercial vehicles to specific lots off Tasman Drive, and the rideshare pickup zone at the Levi's Great America station fills fast after the final whistle — the wait on a sold-out Sunday can exceed an hour. A Mountain View charter bus to Levi's Stadium drops the group at the designated commercial entrance and picks up when your group is ready, without anyone sitting in a rideshare queue in the Santa Clara heat.
For San Jose Sharks games at SAP Center (525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113), street parking near the arena is metered and competitive; a minibus from Mountain View keeps the group together and skips the postgame parking-garage crawl entirely. Call 831-417-2380 — game-day buses book fast for marquee matchups.

Mountain View Wedding Transportation & Shuttle Service
Wedding venues in and around Mountain View range from the outdoor garden spaces along the Peninsula to historic estates in the Santa Cruz Mountains and hotel ballrooms across Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. Getting guests between a Mountain View hotel block, a ceremony venue, and a reception site that may be 20–30 minutes apart — without losing anyone on CA-85 or the Foothill Expressway — is where a Mountain View wedding shuttle bus earns its keep. A 35-passenger minibus handles a standard hotel-block-to-venue loop cleanly, with reclining seats and climate control appropriate for guests in formal wear.
If the wedding party itself needs a separate vehicle, a Sprinter limo or 15-passenger party bus works for the bridal group while a minibus runs guest shuttle loops. The Salinaspartybuscompany.com quote form lets you spec both vehicles at once and compare available options side by side. For peak wedding season — May through October — book at least three to four months out.
Call 831-417-2380 to get your date confirmed.

Mountain View Winery Tour & Pub Crawl Transportation
The Santa Cruz Mountains AVA starts less than 20 miles from Mountain View — Summit Road and Bear Creek Road connect the peninsula to a wine country that most Bay Area residents drive past without stopping. Burrell School Vineyards (24060 Summit Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95033) and Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards (23600 Congress Springs Rd, Saratoga, CA 95070) both sit on steep, winding mountain roads where a designated driver isn't really optional — it's a logistics challenge. A Mountain View winery tour bus handles the Summit Road hairpins so the group doesn't have to, and a 15–25 passenger party bus or minibus keeps everyone together across three or four tasting stops without anyone doing math on who's driving back.
For pub crawls along Castro Street or a progressive night through Sunnyvale's Murphy Avenue, a smaller vehicle — a Sprinter van or 15-passenger party bus — handles the downtown grid without the parking battle. Call 831-417-2380 to compare vehicles for your itinerary.
How to Rent a Party Bus in Mountain View
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Party Bus & Group Transportation in Mountain View & Beyond
Salinaspartybuscompany.com connects you to transportation providers across the entire South Bay and Central Coast. Whether you need a Santa Clara party bus, a Sunnyvale bus rental, transportation from San Jose, a Santa Cruz charter bus, or a Gilroy party bus for a group coming up from the south — there's a vehicle in the network ready for your date.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mountain View Party Bus Rentals
How does this website work?
Salinaspartybuscompany.com helps you compare bus rental options; it is not the bus company and does not rent, own, or operate vehicles. When you submit the quote form, your trip details go through a booking company so you can review pricing and available vehicles for your date. You compare the options and book through the process shown with your quote.
What is Salinaspartybuscompany.com?
Salinaspartybuscompany.com is a quote-comparison website for group ground transportation. It is not a bus company and does not own or operate any vehicles. The site lets you compare party buses, charter buses, minibuses, and Sprinter vans from multiple independently owned transportation providers serving Mountain View and the South Bay — all through one form, with no account required.
How does Salinaspartybuscompany.com work?
Enter your trip details — date, group size, pickup location, and destination — and the site returns available vehicles with photos and pricing from providers serving your area. You can compare options side by side and find what fits your budget and headcount. If you prefer to talk through the options, help is available at 831-417-2380 any time to help you put together the right package.
How much does a party bus cost in Mountain View?
Rental rates in Mountain View depend on the vehicle type, the date, and the number of hours. As a planning reference: a 15-passenger party bus typically runs $200–$350 per hour on weekdays and $250–$350 on weekends. A 25-passenger party bus runs $250–$375 per hour on weekends.
A 40–56 passenger charter bus generally lands between $200–$350 per hour. These are ranges — your actual price will vary with demand, availability, and your specific itinerary. Fill out the quick form or call 831-417-2380 and you'll have pricing for your trip in under a minute.
Is Shoreline Amphitheatre accessible by bus on concert nights?
Yes — Shoreline Amphitheatre (1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View) accepts commercial drop-offs at the venue entrance. What you want to avoid is the US-101 southbound backup that builds well before showtime on sold-out nights. A party bus or charter bus that departs Mountain View or a nearby staging point 60–90 minutes before doors open avoids the worst of that congestion.
Postgame rideshare at Shoreline can take 45–60 minutes to clear on a big show; a pre-arranged bus pickup is a cleaner exit. Check the official Shoreline Amphitheatre site for current event-specific parking and access advisories before your date.
Where do charter buses park for events at the Computer History Museum?
The Computer History Museum (1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043) has an on-site parking lot off Shoreline Boulevard. For large private events where the main lot fills, overflow typically uses nearby surface lots in the North Bayshore area. For group drop-offs, the main driveway off Shoreline is the standard commercial approach.
Contact the museum's event team directly to confirm commercial vehicle staging for your specific event date — lot assignments can change based on concurrent events in the North Bayshore corridor.
How does parking work for San Jose Sharks games at SAP Center?
SAP Center (525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113) sits in downtown San Jose, roughly 12 miles from Mountain View via US-101 North. The arena has surrounding paid garages and surface lots, but available spaces go fast on sold-out nights — especially when a Earthquakes match or concert is running the same week at PayPal Park or another nearby venue. A charter bus or minibus from Mountain View skips the parking search entirely by dropping your group on W Santa Clara Street steps from the arena entrance.
Review the official SAP Center parking page for current lot rates and availability before your game.
What is the best vehicle for a corporate shuttle between Mountain View and San Jose?
For a daily or recurring corporate shuttle run between Mountain View tech campuses and downtown San Jose, a 15–35 passenger minibus is typically the right fit — small enough to navigate the North Bayshore grid and Santana Row without a commercial vehicle permit, but large enough to carry a meaningful headcount in one trip. A charter bus makes more sense for larger all-hands moves or convention days at the San Jose Convention Center. The Salinaspartybuscompany.com quote form lets you specify recurring trip dates, and help is available at 831-417-2380 to put together a multi-day package if that fits your needs better.
How far in advance should I book?
For most Mountain View trips, two to four weeks of lead time is workable outside peak periods. For Shoreline Amphitheatre concerts — especially stadium-level bookings in July and August — book four to six weeks out or earlier, since party buses on those nights pull from the same pool as dozens of concurrent South Bay groups. For prom (April–May) and peak wedding season (May–October), three to six months is the safe window.
Waiting on a high-demand date typically means fewer vehicle options and higher rates. The earlier you lock in, the better your selection and the cleaner your price. Call 831-417-2380 as soon as your date is set.
Popular Mountain View Party Bus Destinations
Mountain View puts your group within easy reach of some of the most-visited venues in the South Bay — from Shoreline Amphitheatre and the Computer History Museum in town, to Levi's Stadium and SAP Center just up US-101, and the Santa Cruz Mountains wine country to the southwest. Here's a look at where groups head most often.

Shoreline Amphitheatre
Shoreline Amphitheatre (1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043) is one of the highest-attended outdoor music venues in the country, regularly ranking in Billboard's top 10 amphitheatres globally by ticket sales. The lawn holds around 6,500 and the full venue scales to roughly 22,500. Summer and fall bookings include major touring acts across every genre, and the venue also hosts the annual Google concert series for employees.
Parking lots open two hours before showtime, but US-101 southbound from Sunnyvale and north Mountain View backs up significantly on capacity nights. The rideshare zone is in a designated lot that clears slowly after the final set. For groups of 12 or more, a charter bus or party bus that stages near the Rengstorff on-ramp and departs early avoids the worst of it.

Computer History Museum
The Computer History Museum (1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043) is one of the largest and most visited technology history institutions in the world, with a permanent collection spanning 2,000+ artifacts and interactive exhibits covering the full arc of computing from the 1940s to the present. The museum's Revolution exhibit is a 25,000-square-foot walk through computing history. Beyond the public museum, CHM hosts private corporate events, fundraising galas, and film screenings in an event space that scales to over 1,200 guests — popular with Silicon Valley companies for off-site meetings and product launches.
The main lot off Shoreline Boulevard is free for museum visitors; for large private events, pre-arranged commercial vehicle staging is typically handled through the venue's events team.

Levi's Stadium
Levi's Stadium (4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054) is the home of the San Francisco 49ers and one of the primary large-scale event venues in Northern California, hosting concerts, college football bowl games, and international soccer matches alongside the NFL season. Capacity is approximately 68,500 for football. Game-day traffic on Great America Parkway and Tasman Drive is notoriously backed up — the intersection at Levi's Way and Tasman can take 30–45 minutes to clear after a final whistle on a Sunday.
The stadium's designated rideshare zone at the Levi's Great America station fills its wait queue fast. A charter bus from Mountain View drops your group at the commercial vehicle entrance and handles the exit without anyone sitting in that queue. Read more about group bus logistics on the Levi's Stadium charter bus guide.

SAP Center at San Jose
SAP Center (525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113) is the home arena for the San Jose Sharks and a major concert and touring venue for Northern California, seating around 17,500 for hockey. It sits in the heart of downtown San Jose, directly adjacent to San Jose Diridon Station — one of the most transit-connected spots in the Bay Area — but surrounding street parking is metered and expensive, and nearby garages fill fast on Sharks playoff nights and sold-out concerts. From Mountain View, SAP Center is roughly 12 miles via US-101 North — about 20 minutes without traffic, more like 40 on a game night.
A minibus or charter bus from Mountain View drops right on W Santa Clara Street and avoids the parking arithmetic entirely. Find more detail in the SAP Center bus rental guide.

Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium (886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940) is one of the most-visited aquariums in the United States, drawing around 2 million visitors annually. From Mountain View, it's roughly 75 miles south via US-101 through Salinas and CA-68 West — typically 90 minutes to two hours depending on traffic through the Salinas Valley. Cannery Row parking is notoriously scarce on summer weekends, with paid lots filling well before noon and street parking essentially nonexistent by 10am.
For school groups, corporate off-sites, or large family trips, a charter bus from Mountain View solves the Cannery Row parking problem cleanly — drop off at the aquarium's main entrance on Cannery Row and pick up when the group is ready, without anyone circling the Row for an open spot. The aquarium's group sales team handles advance ticketing; contact them through the venue's official site before your visit.

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (1021 Sportsman's Rd, Salinas, CA 93908) sits about 60 miles south of Mountain View near Monterey, hosting the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, and a full calendar of track events throughout the year. The raceway's Corkscrew corner is one of the most photographed spots in American motorsport. On major race weekends, the two-lane roads approaching the track — Laureles Grade and Reservation Road — back up significantly, and on-site parking is a dusty lot situation with shuttle runs to the paddock for large events.
A charter bus from Mountain View to Laguna Seca gets the group there together and avoids the Laureles Grade crawl. For the Rolex Reunion in August and Superbike rounds in May, book your bus at least four to six weeks out — these events draw regional crowds from across Northern California.