There are 11 ways to get from Santa Monica to San Ramon by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, subway, tram, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 3 bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
best- Take the bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to LAX/Metro Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
5h 9m$58–335Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
6h$45–241Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
11h 43m$57–130Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Emeryvilletrain Coast Starlight
16h 1m$127–291Drive 351.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to San Ramoncar 351.5 mi
5h 50m$65–93Line 3 bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 35 bus
- Take the bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to LAX/Metro Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Bay Fairsubway
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Centerbus
5h 58m$61–349Tram, subway to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, line 35 bus
- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Stationsubway
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Centerbus
6h 9m$76–446Tram, subway to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 35 bus
- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Stationsubway
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Bay Fairsubway
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Centerbus
6h 58m$79–470Tram, line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, line 35 bus
- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to Pico Stationtram
- Take the tram from Pico Station to Del Amo Stationtram
- Take the bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SEbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Centerbus
7h 4m$73–398Tram, line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 35 bus
- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to Pico Stationtram
- Take the tram from Pico Station to Del Amo Stationtram
- Take the bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SEbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGB - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Bay Fairsubway
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Centerbus
7h 58m$76–412Bus via 5th / Santa Monica (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oaklandbus FlixBus N2002 / ...
12h 41m$62–105
Santa Monica to San Ramon by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to San Ramon is to bus via 5th / Santa Monica which costs $60 - $110 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to San Ramon is to line 3 bus and fly which takes 5h 9m and costs $55 - $340.
The distance between Santa Monica and San Ramon is 382 miles. The road distance is 353.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to San Ramon without a car is to bus which takes 11h 43m and costs $55 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Santa Monica to San Ramon, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to San Ramon is to bus which takes 11h 43m and costs $55 - $130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $120 - $300 and takes 16h 1m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to San Ramon is 354 miles. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Santa Monica to San Ramon.
There are 118+ hotels available in San Ramon.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and San Ramon, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland once daily. Tickets cost $60–120 and the journey takes 7h 25m. Flixbus USA also services this route 4 times a week. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Van Nuys to Emeryville once daily. Tickets cost $120–280 and the journey takes 11h 13m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Van Nuys to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Bay Fair
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Bay Fair to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to Pico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Pico Station to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 310-451-5444
- Website
- bigbluebus.com
Bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to LAX/Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- http://www.bigbluebus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.bigbluebus.com/Routes-And-Schedules/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 925-676-7500
- help@countyconnection.com
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SE
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
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