There are 10 ways to get from Encinitas to Aptos by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or taxi
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Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)CLD - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
5h 12m$93–325Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to San Jose Diridon StationGreyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front17
12h 54m$56–129Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los AngelesPacific Surfliner
- Take the train from Los Angeles to SalinasCoast Starlight
15h 1m$104–180Drive 427 mi
- Drive from Encinitas to Aptos427 mi
7h 25m$78–113Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SAN - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
6h 24m$108–250Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SAN - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
7h$70–500Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SAN - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
7h 7m$60–248Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus, line 28 bus, line 2 bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)SAN - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Watsonville Transit Center / Lane 2
- Take the bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1 to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd
8h 22m$96–314Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)SAN - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Take the taxi from Gilroy to Aptos
8h 27m$180–642Train, bus
- Take the train from Oceanside to L.A. Union StationOC Line
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train StationFlixBus 2005
13h 36m$64–129
Encinitas to Aptos by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Encinitas to Aptos is to bus which costs $55 - $130 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Encinitas to Aptos is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 5h 12m and costs $90 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Encinitas station to Aptos. However, there are services departing from Encinitas Station Stall 3 and arriving at Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd via Oceanside Transportation Center, Diridon Station and Front & Soquel Ave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
The distance between Encinitas and Aptos is 511 miles. The road distance is 429.5 miles.
The best way to get from Encinitas to Aptos without a car is to bus which takes 12h 54m and costs $55 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Encinitas to Aptos, including transfers.
Encinitas to Aptos bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oceanside Transportation Center station.
The best way to get from Encinitas to Aptos is to bus which takes 12h 54m and costs $55 - $130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $100 - $180 and takes 15h 1m.
Encinitas to Aptos bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Jose Diridon Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Encinitas to Aptos is 430 miles. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Encinitas to Aptos.
What companies run services between Encinitas, CA, USA and Aptos, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Encinitas Station Stall 3 to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8, Oceanside Transportation Center, San Jose Diridon Station, Diridon Station, Soquel Ave & Front, and Front & Soquel Ave in around 12h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Encinitas Station to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd via Solana Beach Station, Solana Beach Amtrak Station, Los Angeles, Salinas, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1, and Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1 in around 15h 1m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- 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
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Oceanside to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $13–18
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1 to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Oceanside Transportation Center to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
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
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Watsonville Transit Center / Lane 2
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $12–24
- Titanium
- $14–25
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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