There are 3 ways to get from Aptos to Santa Cruz by bus, taxi, or car
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Aptos to Santa Cruz by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aptos to Santa Cruz is to drive which costs $1 - $3 and takes 10 min.
The fastest way to get from Aptos to Santa Cruz is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs $30 - $40.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Soquel Dr & E Ledyard Way and arriving at Soquel Ave & Ocean. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 29 min.
The distance between Aptos and Santa Cruz is 7 miles. The road distance is 8.2 miles.
The best way to get from Aptos to Santa Cruz without a car is to line 1 bus which takes 29 min and costs $2 - $7.
The line 1 bus from Soquel Dr & E Ledyard Way to Soquel Ave & Ocean takes 29 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Aptos to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Soquel Dr & E Ledyard Way station.
Aptos to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Soquel Ave & Ocean station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aptos to Santa Cruz is 8 miles. It takes approximately 10 min to drive from Aptos to Santa Cruz.
There are 162+ hotels available in Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between Aptos, CA, USA and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?
Santa Cruz Metro operates a bus from Soquel Dr & E Ledyard Way to Soquel Ave & Ocean every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–7 and the journey takes 29 min.
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Soquel Dr & E Ledyard Way to Soquel Ave & Ocean
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
Deluxe Taxi Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 831-475-3232
Go Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-246-1234
Santa Cruz Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-423-1234
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