There are 5 ways to get from Vacaville to Silicon Valley by bus, subway, train, car, train (Amtrak), 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.
Bus, BART, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTB
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to Embarcadero
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
3h 18m$18–23Bus, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTB
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Bruno
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1Ecr
4h 13m$13–18Drive 79 mi
- Drive from Vacaville to Silicon Valley79 mi
1h 35m$15–21Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Santa Clara AmtrakCapitol Corridor
4h 48m$40–48Bus
- Take the bus from Fairfield Transportation Center to El Cerrito del Norte StationR / ...
- Take the bus from Richmond to Redwood City StationFlixBus N2002
5h 24m$21–101
Vacaville to Silicon Valley by bus, subway, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vacaville to Silicon Valley is to bus and BART which costs $13 - $18 and takes 4h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Vacaville to Silicon Valley is to drive which takes 1h 35m and costs $14 - $21.
The distance between Vacaville and Silicon Valley is 97 miles. The road distance is 79.5 miles.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Silicon Valley without a car is to bus and BART and Caltrain which takes 3h 18m and costs $18 - $23.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Vacaville to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Silicon Valley is to train which takes 4h 48m and costs $40 - $50. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $21 - $110 and takes 5h 24m.
Yes, the driving distance between Vacaville to Silicon Valley is 79 miles. It takes approximately 1h 35m to drive from Vacaville to Silicon Valley.
There are 433+ hotels available in Silicon Valley.
What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Suisun-Fairfield to Santa Clara Amtrak every 4 hours. Tickets cost $29–30 and the journey takes 2h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Fairfield Transportation Center, El Cerrito del Norte Station, El Cerrito Del Norte, Richmond, Richmond, Redwood City Station, and Redwood City Caltrain-Lane A in around 5h 24m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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://soltrans.org/
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Fairfield Transportation Center to El Cerrito del Norte Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://soltrans.org/
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- 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 Richmond to Redwood City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $8–85
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