There are 5 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes by bus, train, car, taxi, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Caltrain, drive
best- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Drive from San Francisco Caltrain Northbound to Point Reyescar
3h 58m$21–35Drive 128.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Point Reyescar 128.2 mi
2h 58m$24–34Taxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MRY - SFO
- Take the taxi from Manzanita Park and Ride to Point Reyestaxi
4h 28m$361–615Bus, BART, line 68 bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Balboa Avbus 68
6h 37m$79–114Bus, Caltrain, line 68 bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Balboa Avbus 68
6h 41m$81–112
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes is to drive which costs $23 - $35 and takes 2h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes is to drive which takes 2h 58m and costs $23 - $35.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Point Reyes is 137 miles. The road distance is 128.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes without a car is to bus and BART and line 68 bus which takes 6h 37m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Point Reyes is 129 miles. It takes approximately 2h 58m to drive from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes.
There are eight+ hotels available in Point Reyes.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Point Reyes, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes. However, you can take the bus to Diridon Station, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound, then drive to Point Reyes. Alternatively, you can drive from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes in around 2h 58m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–210
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- 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 Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- info@marintransit.org
- Website
- marintransit.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Balboa Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://marintransit.org
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $140–210
Santa Cruz Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-423-1234
Go Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-246-1234
Deluxe Taxi Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 831-475-3232
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
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