There are 6 ways to get from Bakersfield to Castro Valley by plane, subway, bus, car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, BART
best- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BFL - SFO
- Take the subway from West Oakland to Castro Valleysubway
3h 1m$67–266Bus via Bakersfield Train Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0810 / ...
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
7h 30m$39–55Bus via Modesto
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modestobus Nogales
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
6h 17m$58–82Drive 258.2 mi
- Drive from Bakersfield to Castro Valleycar 258.2 mi
4h 15m$48–69Bus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to San Jose - King Rdbus San Ysidro / ...
6h 28m$65–94Bus, Caltrain, train
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Gilroybus
- Take the train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Hayward Stationtrain
7h 29m$47–65
Bakersfield to Castro Valley by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bakersfield to Castro Valley is to bus via Bakersfield Train Station which costs $35 - $55 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bakersfield to Castro Valley is to fly and BART which takes 3h 1m and costs $65 - $270.
The distance between Bakersfield and Castro Valley is 284 miles. The road distance is 259.7 miles.
The best way to get from Bakersfield to Castro Valley without a car is to bus via Modesto which takes 6h 17m and costs $55 - $85.
It takes approximately 3h 1m to get from Bakersfield to Castro Valley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bakersfield to Castro Valley is 260 miles. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Bakersfield to Castro Valley.
There are 328+ hotels available in Castro Valley.
What companies run services between Bakersfield, CA, USA and Castro Valley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bakersfield, CA to Castro Valley via Modesto, McHenry Ave & Fairmont Ave, Bay D - Modesto Transit Center - exit on, Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi, BART Dublin Station, and Dublin / Pleasanton in around 6h 17m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from West Oakland to Castro Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Hayward Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bakersfield to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $26–40
- Titanium
- $29–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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