There are 5 ways to get from San Rafael to Santa Clara University by bus, train, ferry, bus (Flixbus), car, or subway
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Line 101 bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2h 31m$17–22Drive 62.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Rafael to Santa Clara Universitycar 62.1 mi
1h 11m$12–17Ferry, Caltrain
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminalferry Larkspur
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2h 44m$16–28Line 101 bus, bus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Stationbus FlixBus 2005
3h 20m$16–26Line 580 bus, BART, train
- Take the bus from Bellam Blvd & I-580 to El Cerrito del Norte BART Stationbus 580
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Coliseumsubway
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
3h 14m$17–32
San Rafael to Santa Clara University by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Santa Clara University is to drive which costs $11 - $17 and takes 1h 11m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Santa Clara University is to drive which takes 1h 11m and costs $11 - $17.
The distance between San Rafael and Santa Clara University is 65 miles. The road distance is 62.5 miles.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Santa Clara University without a car is to line 101 bus and Caltrain which takes 2h 31m and costs $17 - $23.
It takes approximately 2h 31m to get from San Rafael to Santa Clara University, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Rafael to Santa Clara University is 62 miles. It takes approximately 1h 11m to drive from San Rafael to Santa Clara University.
There are 557+ hotels available in Santa Clara University.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Santa Clara University, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Santa Clara University via Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, San Jose Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, and Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound in around 3h 20m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Bellam Blvd & I-580 to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
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