There are 2 ways to get from Big Sur to Cambria by taxi, bus, train, or car
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Taxi, line 5 bus, line 20 bus, train, bus
best- Take the taxi from Big Sur to Rio Road / Via Nona Marietaxi
- Take the bus from Rio Road / Via Nona Marie to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearlbus 5
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the train from Salinas to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from North County Transit Center to Government Centerbus 9S
- Take the bus from Government Center to Morro Bay Parkbus 12N
- Take the bus from Morro Bay Park to Burton & Mainbus 15N
10h 31m$102–154Drive 77.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Big Sur to Cambriacar 77.9 mi
1h 38m$15–21
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Big Sur to Cambria is to drive which costs $14 - $21 and takes 1h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Big Sur to Cambria is to drive which takes 1h 38m and costs $14 - $21.
The distance between Big Sur and Cambria is 215 miles. The road distance is 78.3 miles.
The best way to get from Big Sur to Cambria without a car is to taxi and line 5 bus and line 20 bus and train and bus which takes 10h 31m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 10h 31m to get from Big Sur to Cambria, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Big Sur to Cambria is 78 miles. It takes approximately 1h 38m to drive from Big Sur to Cambria.
There are 156+ hotels available in Cambria.
What companies run services between Big Sur, CA, USA and Cambria, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Big Sur to Cambria. However, you can take the taxi to Rio Road / Via Nona Marie, take the line 5 bus to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearl, walk to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler, take the line 20 bus to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, walk to Salinas, take the train to Paso Robles Amtrak Station, walk to North County Transit Center, take the bus to Government Center, take the bus to Morro Bay Park, then take the bus to Burton & Main. Alternatively, you can drive from Big Sur to Cambria in around 1h 38m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Rio Road / Via Nona Marie to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearl
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Website
- SoCoTransit
Bus from North County Transit Center to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SoCoTransit
Bus from Government Center to Morro Bay Park
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- SoCoTransit
Bus from Morro Bay Park to Burton & Main
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- SoCoTransit
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Estimated price
- $60–80
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