There are 7 ways to get from Monterey to Castro Valley by bus (Amtrak), bus, train, car, plane, subway, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), or shuttle
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Line 20 bus, bus via San Jose
best- Take the bus from Tyler / Franklin to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
4h 4mDrive 99.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Monterey to Castro Valleycar 99.3 mi
1h 46m$19–27Line 20 bus, train via San Jose
- Take the bus from Tyler / Franklin to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
4h 32m$35–175Fly, BART
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MRY - SFO
- Take the subway from West Oakland to Castro Valleysubway
3h 35m$43–221Line 20 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Tyler / Franklin to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Hayward Bus Stationbus
4h 33mLine 20 bus, train
- Take the bus from Tyler / Franklin to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Hayward Stationtrain
5h 11m$43–178Shuttle, line 60 bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal AMonterey Airbus
- Take the bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Milpitas BARTbus 60
2h 58m$58–67
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Castro Valley is to drive which costs $18 - $27 and takes 1h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Castro Valley is to drive which takes 1h 46m and costs $18 - $27.
No, there is no direct bus from Monterey to Castro Valley station. However, there are services departing from Tyler / Franklin and arriving at Hayward Bus Station via Salinas and San Jose Diridon Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 33m.
The distance between Monterey and Castro Valley is 109 miles. The road distance is 99.9 miles.
The best way to get from Monterey to Castro Valley without a car is to line 20 bus and bus via San Jose which takes 4h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Monterey to Castro Valley, including transfers.
Monterey to Castro Valley bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, depart from Tyler / Franklin station.
Monterey to Castro Valley bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, arrive at Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Monterey to Castro Valley is 100 miles. It takes approximately 1h 46m to drive from Monterey to Castro Valley.
There are 283+ hotels available in Castro Valley.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Castro Valley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Hayward via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas, San Jose, San Jose Diridon, Berryessa BART, and Berryessa / North San Jose in around 4h 4m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Hayward Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from West Oakland to Castro Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Tyler / Franklin to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 San Jose Diridon Station to Hayward Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Milpitas BART
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $3
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