There are 6 ways to get from Castro Valley to San Rafael by subway, bus, ferry, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART, line 101 bus
best- Take the subway from Castro Valley to Montgomery StreetBlue-S
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B101 / ...
1h 39m$10–15Drive 35.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Castro Valley to San Rafael35.4 mi
39 min$7–10BART, line 580 bus
- Take the subway from Hayward to El Cerrito Del NorteOrange-N
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd W580 / ...
1h 50m$10–14BART, ferry
- Take the subway from Castro Valley to EmbarcaderoBlue-S
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry TerminalLssf
2h 7m$10–20Taxi
- Take the taxi from Castro Valley to San Rafael35.4 mi
39 min$130–160Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San RafaelSonoma County Airport
2h 10m$25–62
Castro Valley to San Rafael by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro Valley to San Rafael is to drive which costs $6 - $10 and takes 39 min.
The fastest way to get from Castro Valley to San Rafael is to drive which takes 39 min and costs $6 - $10.
The distance between Castro Valley and San Rafael is 41 miles. The road distance is 35.6 miles.
The best way to get from Castro Valley to San Rafael without a car is to BART and line 101 bus which takes 1h 39m and costs $10 - $15.
It takes approximately 1h 39m to get from Castro Valley to San Rafael, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Castro Valley to San Rafael is 36 miles. It takes approximately 39 min to drive from Castro Valley to San Rafael.
There are 464+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Castro Valley, CA, USA and San Rafael, CA, USA?
Groome Transportation operates a bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael every 3 hours. Tickets cost $21–55 and the journey takes 45 min.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Castro Valley to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Hayward to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Castro Valley to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd W
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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