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Duration 1h 56m
Distance 49 miles
Average price $24
Nearby airports 5 found

Closest airports to Santa Cruz, CA

The nearest airport to Santa Cruz, CA is San Jose (SJC). However, there are better options for getting to Santa Cruz, CA. Santa Cruz Metro operates a bus from Diridon Station to Santa Cruz Metro Center - Lane 2 hourly. Tickets cost $2 - $7 and the journey takes 59 min. Amtrak also services this route every 4 hours.

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San Francisco (SFO)

  1. Millbrae Caltrain
  2. Diridon Station
  3. Santa Cruz, CA
2h 54m
$12 - $25
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San Jose (SJC)

  1. Diridon Station
  2. Santa Cruz, CA
1h 56m
Cheapest
$4 - $38

Oakland (OAK)

  1. Coliseum
  2. Diridon Station
  3. Santa Cruz, CA
2h 49m
$15 - $26

Sacramento (SMF)

  1. Sacramento
  2. Diridon Station
  3. Santa Cruz, CA
5h 38m
$34 - $55

Monterey (MRY)

  1. Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1
  2. Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1
  3. Santa Cruz, CA
4h 10m
$8 - $16

Important airports for Santa Cruz

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The nearest airport to Santa Cruz, CA is San Jose (SJC) Airport which is 28.2 miles away. Other nearby airports include Monterey (MRY) (28.4 miles), San Francisco (SFO) (49.1 miles), Oakland (OAK) (52.6 miles) and Sacramento (SMF) (122 miles).

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It takes 2h 54m to get from Santa Cruz to San Francisco (SFO) Airport.

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We recommend flying to San Francisco (SFO) Airport, which is 48.8 miles away from Santa Cruz. The Caltrain and bus from San Francisco (SFO) to Santa Cruz takes 2h 54m.

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There are 123+ hotels available in Santa Cruz, CA. Prices start at $100 USD per night.

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