There are 7 ways to get from Lake Forest to San Ramon by plane, subway, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, line 35 bus
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Centerbus
3h 26m$111–498Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Irvine to L.A. Union Stationtrain OC Line
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus FlixBus 2005
13h 34m$67–119Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831
12h 24m$77–150Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Irvine to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
15h 10m$138–316Drive 398.6 mi
- Drive from Lake Forest to San Ramoncar 398.6 mi
6h 34m$73–106Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 35 bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Bay Fairsubway
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Centerbus
4h 20m$124–612Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SNA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
4h 17m$313–1,264
Lake Forest to San Ramon by bus and subway (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Forest to San Ramon is to train and bus which costs $65 - $120 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Forest to San Ramon is to fly and BART and line 35 bus which takes 3h 26m and costs $110 - $500.
The distance between Lake Forest and San Ramon is 416 miles. The road distance is 400.9 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Forest to San Ramon without a car is to bus which takes 12h 24m and costs $75 - $150.
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Lake Forest to San Ramon, including transfers.
The best way to get from Lake Forest to San Ramon is to bus which takes 12h 24m and costs $75 - $150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $130 - $320 and takes 15h 10m.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Forest to San Ramon is 401 miles. It takes approximately 6h 34m to drive from Lake Forest to San Ramon.
There are 175+ hotels available in San Ramon.
What companies run services between Lake Forest, Orange County, CA, USA and San Ramon, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Oakland once daily. Tickets cost $70–140 and the journey takes 9h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Irvine to Camino Ramon and Bishop Dr via Los Angeles, Oakland, Lake Merritt, Dublin / Pleasanton, and Dublin Pleasanton BART in around 15h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Bay Fair
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Bay Fair to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Irvine to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Irvine to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 925-676-7500
- help@countyconnection.com
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- County Connection
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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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