There are 8 ways to get from El Cajon to Spring Valley by plane, car, bus, ferry, train, or taxi
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Fly to Sacramento International Airport, drive
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)SAN - SMF
- Drive from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Spring Valley
5h 38m$82–307Bus, ferry, train, drive
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Oakland
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Windsor
- Drive from SMART Windsor to Spring Valley
18h 15m$88–258Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Davis
- Drive from Davis to Spring Valley
20h 45m$118–224Drive 599.3 mi
- Drive from El Cajon to Spring Valley599.3 mi
10h 28m$110–158Fly to Sonoma County Airport, drive
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)SAN - STS
- Drive from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Spring Valley
5h 30m$84–463Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train, drive
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SAN - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Windsor
- Drive from SMART Windsor to Spring Valley
8h 57m$86–531Bus, drive
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Cloverdale City Hall & Plaza60
- Drive from Cloverdale City Hall & Plaza to Spring Valley
19h 55m$100–263Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Downtown
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Take the bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park n Ride29
- Take the bus from Redwood Park n Ride to Downtown Calistoga10
- Take the taxi from Downtown Calistoga to Spring Valley
20h 4m$238–329
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Cajon to Spring Valley is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from El Cajon to Spring Valley is to fly and drive which takes 5h 30m and costs $80 - $470.
The distance between El Cajon and Spring Valley is 585 miles. The road distance is 602.8 miles.
The best way to get from El Cajon to Spring Valley without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 20h 4m and costs $230 - $330.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from El Cajon to Spring Valley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between El Cajon to Spring Valley is 603 miles. It takes approximately 10h 28m to drive from El Cajon to Spring Valley.
There are 60+ hotels available in Spring Valley.
What companies run services between El Cajon, CA, USA and Spring Valley, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from El Cajon to Spring Valley. However, you can take the vehicle to Old Town Station, walk to Old Town Transit Center, take the bus to Terminal 1 Rental Car Shuttle, walk to San Diego International Airport (SAN) airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport (SMF), then drive to Spring Valley. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from El Cajon Station to Spring Valley via Old Town Station, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Oakland, West Oakland, Embarcadero, San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C, Larkspur Ferry Terminal, SMART Larkspur, and SMART Windsor in around 18h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Davis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- 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 Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- (707) 576-7433
- Website
- sctransit.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Cloverdale City Hall & Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Sonoma County Transit
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 707 251 2800
- Website
- vinetransit.com
Bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park n Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- Vine Transit
Bus from Redwood Park n Ride to Downtown Calistoga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Vine Transit
- 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
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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