There are 7 ways to get from Big Sur to Castro Valley by taxi, bus, train, car, plane, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus via San Jose (Amtrak)
best- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinastaxi
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
3h 17m$187–221Drive 127.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Big Sur to Castro Valleycar 127.5 mi
2h 25m$24–34Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinastaxi
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Hayward Stationtrain
4h 23m$177–224Taxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MRY - SFO
3h$136–334Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinastaxi
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Hayward Bus Stationbus
3h 45m$188–221Taxi, line 5 bus, shuttle, line 60 bus, BART
- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Rio Road / Via Nona Marietaxi
- Take the bus from Rio Road / Via Nona Marie to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearlbus 5 / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Take the bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Milpitas BARTbus 60
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Haywardsubway
4h 52m$136–163Taxi, line 5 bus, line 20 bus, train, bus, BART
- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Rio Road / Via Nona Marietaxi
- Take the bus from Rio Road / Via Nona Marie to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearlbus 5 / ...
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Berryessa BARTbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Haywardsubway
6h 2m$107–150
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Big Sur to Castro Valley is to drive which costs $23 - $35 and takes 2h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Big Sur to Castro Valley is to drive which takes 2h 25m and costs $23 - $35.
The distance between Big Sur and Castro Valley is 135 miles. The road distance is 128.2 miles.
The best way to get from Big Sur to Castro Valley without a car is to taxi and bus via San Jose which takes 3h 17m and costs $180 - $230.
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Big Sur to Castro Valley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Big Sur to Castro Valley is 128 miles. It takes approximately 2h 25m to drive from Big Sur to Castro Valley.
There are 252+ hotels available in Castro Valley.
What companies run services between Big Sur, CA, USA and Castro Valley, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Big Sur to Castro Valley. However, you can take the taxi to Salinas, take the bus to San Jose, walk to San Jose Diridon, take the bus to Berryessa BART, walk to Berryessa / North San Jose, then take the subway to Hayward. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Salinas, take the train to San Jose, then take the train to Hayward Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Hayward Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Hayward
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Hayward
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $39–41
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Hayward Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Rio Road / Via Nona Marie to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearl
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Milpitas BART
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Berryessa BART
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $75–170
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