There are 5 ways to get from Castro Valley to San Rafael by subway, bus, car, or taxi
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BART, line 580 bus
best- Take the subway from Hayward to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway Orange-N
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd Wbus 580 / ...
1h 41m$10–14Drive 35.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Castro Valley to San Rafaelcar 35.4 mi
39 min$7–10BART, line 101 bus
- Take the subway from Castro Valley to Montgomery Streetsubway Blue-S
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101
1h 44m$10–15Taxi
- Take the taxi from Castro Valley to San Rafaeltaxi 35.4 mi
39 min$130–160Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus Sonoma County Airport
2h 10m$29–62
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.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro Valley to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Oakland International Airport and arriving at San Rafael via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 10m.
The distance between Castro Valley and San Rafael is 36 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 580 bus which takes 1h 41m and costs $9 - $15.
It takes approximately 1h 41m to get from Castro Valley to San Rafael, including transfers.
Castro Valley to San Rafael bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Oakland International Airport station.
Castro Valley to San Rafael bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at San Rafael station.
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 336+ 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 $25–55 and the journey takes 45 min.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- 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 Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 34 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 El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd W
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- 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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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