T travel time from South Hills Mall T station to Mellon downtown (Oakland: to live)

[Ken_B.]

I posted this question in another thread but think it's so buried I'm not really getting an answer.

Can anyone give me an estimate on travel time of the T from South Hills Mall T station to downtown in the AM?

Also, would it be better for any reason to use the bus instead? Thanks.

[la_torquemada]

You can look it up on the Port Authority website, here: Port Authority - Home .
In my experience, the buses and T here are very punctual, except in snowy or icy weather, so this will give you an accurate idea.

[guylocke]

During rush hour it is usually around 45, during off-peak it is less than 30 minutes.

[ytownlibrarian]

When I used to live across the street from South Hills Village and commuted downtown, it took between 30-45 mins. My ex used to commute to Oakland from South Hills Village via T and the bus and the longest part of the trip was the commute in and out of Oakland. The whole trip took anywhere between 60-90 mins.

The T is the efficient, punctual, cheap, and easy way to get from the South Hills to downtown in my opinion.

[Ken_B.]

thanks everyone - this is very helpful.