There are 10 ways to get from Encinitas to Vacaville by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or shuttle
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Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SAN - OAK
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Centerbus
6h 29m$102–620Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLD - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Centerbus
6h 43m$54–265Bus
- Take the bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Centerbus B
14h 27m$90–165Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oceanside to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Martineztrain Coast Starlight
20h 18m$166–382Drive 490.3 mi
- Drive from Encinitas to Vacavillecar 490.3 mi
8h 20m$90–130Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Centerbus
6h 46m$64–316Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SAN - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Centerbus
7h 32m$118–676Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SAN - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Suisun-Fairfieldtrain
7h 35m$120–696Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SAN - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Centerbus
9h 4m$100–480Train, bus
- Take the train from Oceanside to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Centerbus B
17h 4m$76–131
Encinitas to Vacaville by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Encinitas to Vacaville is to train and bus which costs $75 - $140 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Encinitas to Vacaville is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 29m and costs $100 - $650.
The distance between Encinitas and Vacaville is 543 miles. The road distance is 493.1 miles.
The best way to get from Encinitas to Vacaville without a car is to bus which takes 14h 27m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Encinitas to Vacaville, including transfers.
The best way to get from Encinitas to Vacaville is to bus which takes 14h 27m and costs $90 - $170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $160 - $390 and takes 20h 18m.
Yes, the driving distance between Encinitas to Vacaville is 493 miles. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Encinitas to Vacaville.
There are 47+ hotels available in Vacaville.
What companies run services between Encinitas, CA, USA and Vacaville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Encinitas Station Stall 3 to Vacaville Transportation Center via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8, Oceanside Transportation Center, Oakland, West Oakland, Walnut Creek, and Walnut Creek BART in around 14h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hwy 101 & K St to Vacaville Transportation Center via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8, Oceanside, Los Angeles, Martinez, Suisun-Fairfield, Spring St & Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak, and Fairfield Transportation Center in around 20h 18m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oceanside to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Suisun-Fairfield
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
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 Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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