There are 5 ways to get from Vacaville to Gilroy by bus, subway, train (Amtrak), car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, BART
best- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus B
- Take the subway from MacArthur to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroybus
4h 43m$18–40Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus B
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus 68
5h 45m$17–29Train, Caltrain
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to San Josetrain Capitol Corridor
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southboundtrain South County
6h 14m$42–54Drive 113.1 mi
- Drive from Vacaville to Gilroycar 113.1 mi
1h 58m$21–30Train, bus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to San Josetrain Capitol Corridor
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus 68 / ...
6h 15m$37–50
Vacaville to Gilroy by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vacaville to Gilroy is to bus which costs $17 - $29 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Vacaville to Gilroy is to drive which takes 1h 58m and costs $20 - $30.
The distance between Vacaville and Gilroy is 129 miles. The road distance is 113.8 miles.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Gilroy without a car is to bus and BART which takes 4h 43m and costs $18 - $40.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Vacaville to Gilroy, including transfers.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Gilroy is to train and Caltrain which takes 6h 14m and costs $40 - $55. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $17 - $29 and takes 5h 45m.
Yes, the driving distance between Vacaville to Gilroy is 114 miles. It takes approximately 1h 58m to drive from Vacaville to Gilroy.
There are 55+ hotels available in Gilroy.
What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and Gilroy, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Gilroy Caltrain Southbound via Fairfield Transportation Center, Spring St & Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak, Suisun-Fairfield, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound in around 6h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Gilroy Transit Center via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, West Oakland, Oakland, and San Jose Diridon in around 5h 45m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–17
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3–17
- Titanium
- $3–16
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
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
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