There are 11 ways to get from Fullerton to Aptos by bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Salinas (Flixbus)
best- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train StationFlixBus 2005
10h 17m$55–169Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to SalinasCoast Starlight
12h 14m$97–176Drive 355.7 mi
- Drive from Fullerton to Aptos355.7 mi
6h 12m$65–94Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus, line 2 bus
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LAX - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Take the bus from Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd
6h 21m$106–381Bus
- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Jose Diridon StationGreyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front17
10h 55m$63–170Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SNA - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
7h 47m$104–327Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus, line 2 bus
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)BUR - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Take the bus from Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd
7h 18m$106–338Line 30 bus, line 62 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus, line 2 bus
- Take the bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Th
- Take the bus from Gridley / 187th to 226th / Norwalk
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LGB - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Take the bus from Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd
7h 52m$70–389Line 30 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus, line 2 bus
- Take the bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Th
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from Berryessa BART to San Jose Diridon
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Take the bus from Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd
8h 35m$73–387Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus, line 28 bus, line 2 bus
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)LAX - 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 23m$55–256Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ONT - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
8h 42m$82–450
Fullerton to Aptos by train, bus, and foot (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fullerton to Aptos is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Fullerton to Aptos is to drive which takes 6h 12m and costs $65 - $95.
The distance between Fullerton and Aptos is 371 miles. The road distance is 357.7 miles.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Aptos without a car is to bus via Salinas which takes 10h 17m and costs $55 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Fullerton to Aptos, including transfers.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Aptos is to bus via Salinas which takes 10h 17m and costs $55 - $170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $95 - $180 and takes 12h 14m.
Yes, the driving distance between Fullerton to Aptos is 358 miles. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Fullerton to Aptos.
There are 157+ hotels available in Aptos.
What companies run services between Fullerton, CA, USA and Aptos, CA, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost $45–150 and the journey takes 6h 20m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to Salinas once daily. Tickets cost $80–150 and the journey takes 8h 19m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $4–7
- 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
- +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
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Th
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Gridley / 187th to 226th / Norwalk
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Berryessa BART to San Jose Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- 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
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