There are 10 ways to get from San Ramon to Santa Catalina Island by bus, subway, plane, tram, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 35 bus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram, ferry
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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
- Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Linetram
- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to Downtown Long Beach Stationtram
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
7h 18m$70–312Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Oakland to Long Beach Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry Long Beach
14h 46m$111–225Train, ferry
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry Long Beach
17h 50m$287–506Line 35 bus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, ferry
- 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
7h 23m$83–398Line 35 bus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram, ferry
- 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 Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - 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 Long Beach Stationtram
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
8h$210–810Fly Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, ferry
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
- Take the ferry from Catalina Flyer - Newport Beach to Catalina Flyer - Avalonferry
7h 56m$302–855Line 35 bus, BART, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram, ferry
- 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJC - LAX
- Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Linetram
- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to Downtown Long Beach Stationtram
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
8h 11m$173–716Line 35 bus, BART, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, ferry
- 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SJC - LGB
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
8h 11m$86–402Line 35 bus, BART, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 76 bus, ferry
- 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
- Take the bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harborbus
- Take the ferry from Catalina Flyer - Newport Beach to Catalina Flyer - Avalonferry
8h 49m$585–909Bus, ferry via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus N2003
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry Long Beach
15h 17m$101–206
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Santa Catalina Island is to bus and ferry via Los Angeles which costs $100 - $210 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Santa Catalina Island is to line 35 bus and BART and fly and tram and ferry which takes 7h 18m and costs $70 - $320.
The distance between San Ramon and Santa Catalina Island is 426 miles.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Santa Catalina Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 14h 46m and costs $110 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from San Ramon to Santa Catalina Island, including transfers.
There are 188+ hotels available in Santa Catalina Island.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Santa Catalina Island, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Ramon to Santa Catalina Island. However, you can take the line 35 bus to Dublin Pleasanton BART, walk to Dublin / Pleasanton, take the subway to Coliseum, walk to Coliseum - OAC, take the subway to Oakland International Airport Station, walk to Oakland International Airport (OAK) airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to LAX Terminal 6 Lower Level, take the bus to Metro Transit Center Bay 2, walk to LAX / Metro Transit Center, take the vehicle to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line, walk to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line, take the vehicle to Downtown Long Beach Station, walk to Long Beach, then take the ferry to Avalon. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Camino Ramon and Crow Canyon Rd to Avalon via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, West Oakland, Oakland, Long Beach Bus Station, Long Beach Blvd & 16th SW, 1st & Shelter G S, and Long Beach in around 14h 46m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fair
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Subway from Bay Fair to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fair
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Subway from Bay Fair to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fair
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Subway from Bay Fair to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to Downtown Long Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
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
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Long Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to Downtown Long Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BART
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BART
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BART
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to Long Beach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- 310.519.1212
- mail@CatalinaExpress.com
- Website
- Catalina Express
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–93
- Schedules at
- Catalina Express
- Adult Round Trip 12-54
- $93
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–93
- Schedules at
- Catalina Express
- Adult Round Trip 12-54
- $93
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–93
- Schedules at
- Catalina Express
- Adult Round Trip 12-54
- $93
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–93
- Schedules at
- Catalina Express
- Adult Round Trip 12-54
- $93
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–93
- Schedules at
- Catalina Express
- Adult Round Trip 12-54
- $93
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–93
- Schedules at
- Catalina Express
- Adult Round Trip 12-54
- $93
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–93
- Schedules at
- Catalina Express
- Adult Round Trip 12-54
- $93
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–93
- Schedules at
- Catalina Express
- Adult Round Trip 12-54
- $93
- Phone
- (949) 673 5245
- Website
- Catalina Flyer
Ferry from Catalina Flyer - Newport Beach to Catalina Flyer - Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Website
- Catalina Flyer
- Schedules at
- Catalina Flyer
- Book at
- Catalina Flyer
Ferry from Catalina Flyer - Newport Beach to Catalina Flyer - Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Website
- Catalina Flyer
- Schedules at
- Catalina Flyer
- Book at
- Catalina Flyer
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