There are 11 ways to get from Fullerton to Aptos by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus, line 2 bus
best- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
- Take the bus from Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rdbus
6h 18m$94–477Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus, line 28 bus, line 2 bus
cheapest- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LAX - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Watsonville Transit Center / Lane 2bus
- Take the bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1 to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rdbus
8h 31m$58–272Bus
- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Jose Diridon Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
10h 57m$69–162Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
12h 18m$97–176Drive 355.6 mi
- Drive from Fullerton to Aptoscar 355.6 mi
6h 13m$65–94Line 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 Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNA - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
7h 41m$99–577Train 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 Stationtrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
- Take the bus from Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rdbus
7h 12m$99–543Line 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-187Thbus
- Take the bus from Gridley / 187th to 226th / Norwalkbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGB - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
- Take the bus from Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rdbus
7h 46m$100–629Line 30 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus, line 2 bus
- Take the bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Thbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Berryessa BART to San Jose Diridonbus
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
- Take the bus from Front & Soquel Ave to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rdbus
8h 43m$83–457Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ONT - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
8h 39m$133–789Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Anaheim-Cerritos to WatsonvilleCbx
10h 35m$59–94
Fullerton to Aptos by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fullerton to Aptos is to shuttle which costs $55 - $95 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Fullerton to Aptos is to drive which takes 6h 13m and costs $65 - $95.
The distance between Fullerton and Aptos is 398 miles. The road distance is 357.7 miles.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Aptos without a car is to bus which takes 10h 57m and costs $65 - $170.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Fullerton to Aptos, including transfers.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Aptos is to bus which takes 10h 57m and costs $65 - $170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $95 - $180 and takes 12h 18m.
Yes, the driving distance between Fullerton to Aptos is 358 miles. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Fullerton to Aptos.
There are 150+ hotels available in Aptos.
What companies run services between Fullerton, CA, USA and Aptos, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd via Anaheim, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, San Jose Diridon Station, Diridon Station, Soquel Ave & Front, and Front & Soquel Ave in around 10h 57m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to Salinas once daily. Tickets cost $80–150 and the journey takes 8h 19m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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
- +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 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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
- 38 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
- 25 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
- $60–140
- 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
- 1-888-678-2871
- 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
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Berryessa BART to San Jose Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Shuttle from Anaheim-Cerritos to Watsonville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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