There are 10 ways to get from Austin to Watsonville by plane, subway, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, 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.
Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane AUS - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
8h 51m$213–892Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane AUS - MRY
11h 4m$128–563Bus
- Take the bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Fort Worthbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
42h 53m$409–670Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Austin to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
47h 18m$604–1,214Drive 1,667.4 mi
- Drive from Austin to Watsonvillecar 1,667.4 mi
27h 13m$305–440Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane AUS - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 14m$213–855Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane AUS - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
9h 21m$163–570Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane AUS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
12h 3m$145–329Bus to San Antonio International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAT - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
11h 13m$166–543Train, bus
- Take the train from Austin to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Tucson to Gilroybus Nogales
2d$432–802
Austin to Watsonville by train, foot, and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Watsonville is to fly and train and bus which costs $140 - $330 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Watsonville is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 14m and costs $210 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Austin to Watsonville. However, there are services departing from Austin Doubletree University Area and arriving at W Lake Ave & Main via Ft Worth Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Diridon Station and Front & Soquel Ave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Austin to Watsonville. However, there are services departing from Austin and arriving at Salinas via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 18m.
The distance between Austin and Watsonville is 1601 miles. The road distance is 1677.1 miles.
The best way to get from Austin to Watsonville without a car is to bus which takes 42h 53m and costs $400 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Austin to Watsonville, including transfers.
Austin to Watsonville bus services, operated by Vonlane, depart from Austin Doubletree University Area station.
Austin to Watsonville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Austin station.
The best way to get from Austin to Watsonville is to bus which takes 42h 53m and costs $400 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $600 - $1,300 and takes 47h 18m, you could also fly, which costs $120 - $600 and takes 11h 4m.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Watsonville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to W Lake Ave & Main via Fort Worth, Ft Worth Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Diridon Station, Soquel Ave & Front, and Front & Soquel Ave in around 42h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Austin to Rodriguez / Second via Los Angeles, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 in around 47h 18m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Austin to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Austin to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $320–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- [email protected]
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–410
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $140–170
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $119–123
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More Questions & Answers
Austin to Watsonville bus services, operated by Vonlane, arrive at Fort Worth station.
Watsonville is 2h behind Austin. It is currently 4:34 PM in Austin and 2:34 PM in Watsonville.
Austin to Watsonville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Watsonville is 1677 miles. It takes approximately 27h 13m to drive from Austin to Watsonville.
There are 175+ hotels available in Watsonville.


























