There are 12 ways to get from Point Reyes to Santa Monica by taxi, plane, tram, ferry, subway, bus, car, train, bus (Greyhound), or bus (Amtrak, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram
best- Take the taxi from Point Reyes to Manzanita Park and Ridetaxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SFO - LAX
- Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Expo / Crenshaw K-Line Stationtram
- Take the tram from Expo / Crenshaw E-Line Station to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram
5h 51m$231–459Drive 429 mi
cheapest- Drive from Point Reyes to Santa Monicacar 429 mi
7h 41m$79–114Taxi, ferry, BART, bus
- Take the taxi from Point Reyes to Larkspur Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate Cferry
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus
11h 16m$222–266Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Point Reyes to Embarcaderocar
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
16h 10m$86–153Taxi, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the taxi from Point Reyes to San Rafaeltaxi
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
5h 54m$209–487Taxi to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram
- Take the taxi from Point Reyes to Manzanita Park and Ridetaxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SFO - BUR
- Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram
6h 22m$416–477Taxi, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the taxi from Point Reyes to San Rafaeltaxi
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
6h 25m$224–585Taxi, bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the taxi from Point Reyes to Petalumataxi
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
5h 45m$198–478Taxi, bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the taxi from Point Reyes to Petalumataxi
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
6h 13m$213–576Taxi, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport
- Take the taxi from Point Reyes to San Rafaeltaxi
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
7h 41m$226–557Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
15h 7m$113–259Bus via Salinas
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Salinasbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
15h 7m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Point Reyes to Santa Monica is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Point Reyes to Santa Monica is to taxi and bus and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $190 - $480.
The distance between Point Reyes and Santa Monica is 430 miles. The road distance is 431.5 miles.
The best way to get from Point Reyes to Santa Monica without a car is to taxi and ferry and BART and bus which takes 11h 16m and costs $220 - $270.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Point Reyes to Santa Monica, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Point Reyes to Santa Monica is 432 miles. It takes approximately 7h 41m to drive from Point Reyes to Santa Monica.
There are 2187+ hotels available in Santa Monica.
What companies run services between Point Reyes, CA, USA and Santa Monica, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $40–170 and the journey takes 9h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Expo / Crenshaw K-Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Expo / Crenshaw E-Line Station to Downtown Santa Monica Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Francisco to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $35–95
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $130–210
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