There are 11 ways to get from Fullerton to Pleasanton by train, plane, subway, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
5h 31m$55–223Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Los Angelesbus 460
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Josebus
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain
15h 35m$52–84Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the subway from West Oakland to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway Blue-N
11h 23m$78–147Train
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from San Jose Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain ACETrain
13h 24m$103–242Drive 369.7 mi
- Drive from Fullerton to Pleasantoncar 369.7 mi
6h 10m$68–98Line 30 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Thbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
5h 35m$75–475Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
5h 50m$74–463Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- 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 train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain
5h 56m$85–456Line 30 bus, line 62 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- 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 train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain
6h 48m$95–569Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- 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 train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain
7h 3m$94–567Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- 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 train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain
8h 2m$123–729
Fullerton to Pleasanton by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fullerton to Pleasanton is to bus and train which costs $50 - $85 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Fullerton to Pleasanton is to train and fly and BART which takes 5h 31m and costs $50 - $230.
No, there is no direct train from Fullerton station to Pleasanton station. However, there are services departing from Fullerton Amtrak Station and arriving at Pleasanton Station via Los Angeles and San Jose Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 24m.
The distance between Fullerton and Pleasanton is 427 miles. The road distance is 371.9 miles.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Pleasanton without a car is to bus and BART which takes 11h 23m and costs $75 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Fullerton to Pleasanton, including transfers.
Fullerton to Pleasanton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
Fullerton to Pleasanton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fullerton to Pleasanton is 372 miles. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Fullerton to Pleasanton.
There are 171+ hotels available in Pleasanton.
What companies run services between Fullerton, CA, USA and Pleasanton, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Pleasanton Station via Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Jose Station in around 13h 24m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- 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
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from West Oakland to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from San Jose Station to Pleasanton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://acerail.com
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 Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Th
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- 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
- 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
Bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–65
- Titanium
- $45–60
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