There are 5 ways to get from Castro Valley to Petaluma by subway, bus, train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART, line 101 bus, train
best- Take the subway from Castro Valley to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
2h 52mDrive 56 mi
cheapest- Drive from Castro Valley to Petalumacar 56 mi
1h 2m$11–15Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Petalumabus Sonoma County Airport
2h 55m$30–62BART, line 580 bus, train
- Take the subway from Hayward to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
2h 56mBART, ferry, train
- Take the subway from Castro Valley to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspurferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
3h 28m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro Valley to Petaluma is to drive which costs $10 - $15 and takes 1h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Castro Valley to Petaluma is to drive which takes 1h 2m and costs $10 - $15.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro Valley to Petaluma. However, there are services departing from Oakland International Airport and arriving at Petaluma via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 55m.
The distance between Castro Valley and Petaluma is 63 miles. The road distance is 56.3 miles.
The best way to get from Castro Valley to Petaluma without a car is to BART and line 101 bus and train which takes 2h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Castro Valley to Petaluma, including transfers.
Castro Valley to Petaluma bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Oakland International Airport station.
Castro Valley to Petaluma bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at Petaluma station.
Yes, the driving distance between Castro Valley to Petaluma is 56 miles. It takes approximately 1h 2m to drive from Castro Valley to Petaluma.
There are 193+ hotels available in Petaluma.
What companies run services between Castro Valley, CA, USA and Petaluma, CA, USA?
Groome Transportation operates a bus from Oakland International Airport to Petaluma every 3 hours. Tickets cost $25–55 and the journey takes 1h 30m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Castro Valley to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Hayward to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Castro Valley to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Petaluma Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $15
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