There are 7 ways to get from San Ramon to Lake Forest by bus, subway, plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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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 John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
4h 2m$107–461Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus N2002 / ...
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Irvinetrain OC Line
13h 3m$64–110Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Irvinetrain Pacific Surfliner
16h 36m$137–313Drive 398.2 mi
- Drive from San Ramon to Lake Forestcar 398.2 mi
6h 36m$73–105BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SFO - SNA
4h 32m$354–1,167Line 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 John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SJC - SNA
4h 55m$121–545Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831
13h 6m$76–146
San Ramon to Lake Forest by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Lake Forest is to bus and train which costs $60 - $110 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Lake Forest is to line 35 bus and BART and fly which takes 4h 2m and costs $100 - $470.
The distance between San Ramon and Lake Forest is 416 miles. The road distance is 400.5 miles.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Lake Forest without a car is to bus and train which takes 13h 3m and costs $60 - $110.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from San Ramon to Lake Forest, including transfers.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Lake Forest is to train which takes 16h 36m and costs $130 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $150 and takes 13h 6m.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Lake Forest is 401 miles. It takes approximately 6h 36m to drive from San Ramon to Lake Forest.
There are 2189+ hotels available in Lake Forest.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Lake Forest, Orange County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Crow Canyon Rd and Crow Canyon Pl to Irvine via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, MacArthur, MacArthur BART Station, Horton @ 59th, Emeryville, and Los Angeles in around 16h 36m. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Oakland to Santa Ana Bus Stop once daily. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 10h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- 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
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- 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
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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