There are 9 ways to get from San Ramon to Balboa Park by bus, subway, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or shuttle
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Line 35 bus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BARTbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
4h 47m$86–501BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
5h 4m$78–417Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831
15h 38m$92–182Train via San Luis Obispo
- Take the train from Pleasanton Station to San Jose Station Diridontrain Ace
- Take the train from San Jose to San Luis Obispotrain
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to San Diegotrain
18h 43m$154–362Drive 472.5 mi
- Drive from San Ramon to Balboa Parkcar 472.5 mi
7h 52m$87–125Line 35 bus, BART, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BARTbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fairsubway
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
5h 40m$105–625Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
7h 24m$118–631Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Monument Plaza - Concord to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus San Jose
- Take a shuttle bus from Cross Border Express, San Diego to Santa Fe Depot, CACbx
17h 46m$101–152Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain Pacific Surfliner
18h 59m$157–367
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Balboa Park is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Balboa Park is to line 35 bus and BART and fly which takes 4h 47m and costs $85 - $500.
The distance between San Ramon and Balboa Park is 487 miles. The road distance is 475.2 miles.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Balboa Park without a car is to bus which takes 15h 38m and costs $90 - $190.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from San Ramon to Balboa Park, including transfers.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Balboa Park is to bus which takes 15h 38m and costs $90 - $190. Alternatively, you can train via San Luis Obispo, which costs $150 - $370 and takes 18h 43m.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Balboa Park is 475 miles. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from San Ramon to Balboa Park.
There are 4870+ hotels available in Balboa Park.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Balboa Park, San Diego County, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Oakland to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop once daily. Tickets cost $85–170 and the journey takes 12h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bishop Ranch 1 to Balboa Park via Pleasanton ACE Train Station, Pleasanton Station, San Jose Station Diridon, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, San Diego, America Plaza Station, City College Station, 11th Av & C St, and Park Bl & Village Pl in around 18h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fair
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Bay Fair to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Pleasanton Station to San Jose Station Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 925-676-7500
- help@countyconnection.com
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BART
- Ave. Duration
- 30 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 Oakland to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
Bus from Monument Plaza - Concord to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Shuttle from Cross Border Express, San Diego to Santa Fe Depot, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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