There are 4 ways to get from Cambria to Santa Cruz by taxi, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train, bus
best- Take the taxi from Cambria to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Josetrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Waterbus 17
5h 10m$147–229Drive, bus, line 1 bus
cheapest- Drive from Cambria to Canal / Bassett Streetcar
- Take the bus from Canal / Bassett Street to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9bus 23 / ...
- Take the bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 3 to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 1
5h 41m$22–37Drive 143.7 mi
- Drive from Cambria to Santa Cruzcar 143.7 mi
2h 58m$27–38Taxi, bus, line 2 bus
- Take the taxi from Cambria to Mission St / 14th Sttaxi
- Take the bus from Mission St / 14th St to Canal / Bassett Streetbus 84
- Take the bus from Canal / Bassett Street to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9bus 23 / ...
- Take the bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1 to Water & Oceanbus 2
6h 41m$136–170
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambria to Santa Cruz is to drive and bus and line 1 bus which costs $21 - $40 and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cambria to Santa Cruz is to drive which takes 2h 58m and costs $26 - $40.
The distance between Cambria and Santa Cruz is 224 miles. The road distance is 144.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cambria to Santa Cruz without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 5h 10m and costs $140 - $230.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Cambria to Santa Cruz, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cambria to Santa Cruz is 145 miles. It takes approximately 2h 58m to drive from Cambria to Santa Cruz.
There are 126+ hotels available in Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between Cambria, CA, USA and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cambria to Santa Cruz. However, you can take the taxi to Paso Robles Amtrak Station, take the train to San Jose, walk to Diridon Station, then take the bus to Ocean & Water. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cambria to Soquel Ave & Front via Canal / Bassett Street, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1, and Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 3 in around 5h 41m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Water
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 3 to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1 to Water & Ocean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Canal / Bassett Street to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Mission St / 14th St to Canal / Bassett Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Canal / Bassett Street to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $95–150
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