There are 4 ways to get from Silicon Valley to Vacaville by train, subway, bus, car, 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.
Caltrain, BART, bus
best- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Walnut Creek
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation CenterB
3h 49m$18–23Bus, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to San Bruno BART-Bay 5Ecr
- Take the subway from San Bruno to Walnut Creek
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation CenterB
4h 36m$14–17Drive 79.4 mi
- Drive from Silicon Valley to Vacaville79.4 mi
1h 36m$15–21Bus
- Take the bus from Redwood City Station to RichmondFlixBus N2002
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte Station to Fairfield Transportation CenterR / ...
5h 53m$21–100
Silicon Valley to Vacaville by train, tram, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Silicon Valley to Vacaville is to bus and BART which costs $13 - $18 and takes 4h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Silicon Valley to Vacaville is to drive which takes 1h 36m and costs $14 - $21.
The distance between Silicon Valley and Vacaville is 95 miles. The road distance is 79.9 miles.
The best way to get from Silicon Valley to Vacaville without a car is to Caltrain and BART and bus which takes 3h 49m and costs $18 - $23.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Silicon Valley to Vacaville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Silicon Valley to Vacaville is 80 miles. It takes approximately 1h 36m to drive from Silicon Valley to Vacaville.
There are 53+ hotels available in Vacaville.
What companies run services between Silicon Valley, CA, USA and Vacaville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Vacaville Transportation Center via Redwood City Caltrain-Lane B, Redwood City Station, Richmond, Richmond, El Cerrito Del Norte, El Cerrito del Norte Station, and Fairfield Transportation Center in around 5h 53m.
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- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from San Bruno to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vacaville Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://soltrans.org/
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte Station to Fairfield Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://soltrans.org/
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to San Bruno BART-Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Redwood City Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $8–85
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