There are 11 ways to get from Seattle to Watsonville by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, subway, tram, bus, or train
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
7h 13m$148–659Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus, line 28 bus
cheapest- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SEA - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Rodriguez / Secondbus
8h 33m$73–357Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
23h 25m$119–291Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
27h 57m$252–558Drive 879.1 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Watsonvillecar 879.1 mi
15h 16m$161–232Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take a shuttle bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Watsonville
7h 31m$119–531Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 25m$98–314Fly Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PAE - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 16m$109–374Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle, BART
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SEA - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take a shuttle bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Watsonville
10h 23m$112–432Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SEA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take a shuttle bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Watsonville
10h 34m$145–650Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane SEA - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
10h 23m$128–561
Seattle to Watsonville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Watsonville is to bus which costs $110 - $300 and takes 23h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Watsonville is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 13m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Watsonville. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at W Lake Ave & Main via Sacramento Bus Station, Oakland, Diridon Station and Front & Soquel Ave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 25m.
The distance between Seattle and Watsonville is 783 miles. The road distance is 884.3 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Watsonville without a car is to bus which takes 23h 25m and costs $110 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Seattle to Watsonville, including transfers.
Seattle to Watsonville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Watsonville is to bus which takes 23h 25m and costs $110 - $300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $600 and takes 27h 57m.
Seattle to Watsonville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Watsonville is 884 miles. It takes approximately 15h 16m to drive from Seattle to Watsonville.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Watsonville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to W Lake Ave & Main via Sacramento Bus Station, Oakland, San Jose Diridon Station, Diridon Station, Soquel Ave & Front, and Front & Soquel Ave in around 23h 25m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Seattle to Salinas once daily. Tickets cost $250–600 and the journey takes 26h 11m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $50–65
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Watsonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Rodriguez / Second
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–25
- Titanium
- $14–26
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