There are 6 ways to get from San Ramon to Santa Cruz by bus, subway, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak)
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Line 35 bus, BART, bus
best- Take the bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BARTbus 35 / ...
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fairsubway
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Berryessa BART to San Jose Diridonbus
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
3h 24m$12–25Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Waterbus 17
4h 14m$19–30Drive 64.6 mi
- Drive from San Ramon to Santa Cruzcar 64.6 mi
1h 14m$12–17BART, bus
- Take the subway from MacArthur to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
3h 40m$14–27Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
4h 19m$14–28Train, bus
- Take the train from Livermore Station to San Jose Stationtrain ACETrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
4h 35m$14–22
San Ramon to Santa Cruz by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Santa Cruz is to drive which costs $11 - $17 and takes 1h 14m.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Santa Cruz is to drive which takes 1h 14m and costs $11 - $17.
The distance between San Ramon and Santa Cruz is 85 miles. The road distance is 64.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Santa Cruz without a car is to line 35 bus and BART and bus which takes 3h 24m and costs $12 - $26.
It takes approximately 3h 24m to get from San Ramon to Santa Cruz, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Santa Cruz is 65 miles. It takes approximately 1h 14m to drive from San Ramon to Santa Cruz.
There are 134+ hotels available in Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Crow Canyon Rd and Crow Canyon Pl to Soquel Ave & Front via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, West Oakland, Oakland, San Jose Diridon Station, and Diridon Station in around 4h 19m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- 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 Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from MacArthur to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Livermore Station to San Jose Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- 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
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Berryessa BART to San Jose Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Water
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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