12-06-2015, 08:57 AM
I wanted to write this down for posterity. The VTA was pretty easy. The schedule freaked me out a little by not listing all the stations, so instead of going to the 880 station I went to the next one, which was the Great Mall stop. That was a minor mistake because parking there was a nightmare, but I got lucky-ish and we found a close spot. The train there was super easy, though the timetable was wrong by ~15 minutes, that didn't matter much.
The train home was also pretty darn easy. The Mountain View line was stopped basically all the way back, but the Alum line was empty. We walked and walked and walked while the Mountain View people were stationary. We got on the first train for our line, got seats, and were at our car and on the road maybe 40 minutes after leaving our seats (most of which was walking to the train). It was pretty hassle-free, all things considered, not sure if it was better than parking but it was 1/5 the cost and probably less frustrating.
Seems like a good choice if you're coming from the East Bay to Levi's.
The train home was also pretty darn easy. The Mountain View line was stopped basically all the way back, but the Alum line was empty. We walked and walked and walked while the Mountain View people were stationary. We got on the first train for our line, got seats, and were at our car and on the road maybe 40 minutes after leaving our seats (most of which was walking to the train). It was pretty hassle-free, all things considered, not sure if it was better than parking but it was 1/5 the cost and probably less frustrating.
Seems like a good choice if you're coming from the East Bay to Levi's.