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How to get fromDublin to Santa Monicaby subway, plane, tram, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 12 ways to get from Dublin to Santa Monica by subway, plane, tram, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram

    best
    1. Take the subway from West Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseumsubway subway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane OAK - LAX
    3. Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Expo / Crenshaw K-Line Stationtram tram
    4. Take the tram from Expo / Crenshaw E-Line Station to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    4h 13m
    $340–1,414

  2. BART, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, line 191 bus, tram

    cheapest
    1. Take the subway from West Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fairsubway subway
    2. Take the subway from Bay Fair to Milpitassubway subway
    3. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane plane SJC - LGB
    4. Take the bus from Del Amo & Lakewood NW to Del Amo Station Bay 3bus bus
    5. Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Pico Stationtram tram
    6. Take the tram from Pico Station to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    7h 3m
    $42–188

  3. BART, bus

    1. Take the subway from Bay Fair to Berryessa / North San Josesubway subway Orange-S / ...
    2. Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus bus San Jose
    9h 14m
    $56–77

  4. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Oakland to Van Nuystrain train Coast Starlight
    14h 58m
    $147–309

  5. Drive 345.9 mi

    1. Drive from Dublin to Santa Monicacar car 345.9 mi
    5h 42m
    $64–92

  6. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram

    1. Take the subway from West Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseumsubway subway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane OAK - BUR
    3. Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway subway
    4. Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    4h 46m
    $190–662

  7. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport

    1. Take the subway from West Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway subway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane SFO - LAX
    4h 58m
    $95–207

  8. BART, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram

    1. Take the subway from West Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fairsubway subway
    2. Take the subway from Bay Fair to Milpitassubway subway
    3. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane SJC - LAX
    4. Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Expo / Crenshaw K-Line Stationtram tram
    5. Take the tram from Expo / Crenshaw E-Line Station to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    5h 11m
    $113–618

  9. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram

    1. Take the subway from West Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway subway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane SFO - BUR
    3. Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway subway
    4. Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    5h 36m
    $200–825

  10. BART, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram

    1. Take the subway from West Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fairsubway subway
    2. Take the subway from Bay Fair to Milpitassubway subway
    3. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane SJC - BUR
    4. Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway subway
    5. Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    5h 39m
    $503–766

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Angeles - Pacoimabus bus San Jose
    11h 13m
    $55–82

  12. Bus via Tracy

    1. Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Stationbus bus 150
    2. Take the bus from Tracy Transit Center to Los Angeles Union Stationbus bus Greyhound US0810
    11h 56m
    $52–109

Dublin to Santa Monica by subway, bus, and tram

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration9h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$56Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 375.4 mi
  • Duration: 4h 13m

What companies run services between Dublin, CA, USA and Santa Monica, CA, USA?

Amtrak operates a train from Oakland to Van Nuys once daily. Tickets cost $140–300 and the journey takes 11h 27m. Alternatively, Tufesa operates a bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Los Angeles - Pacoima 3 times a day. Tickets cost $70–95 and the journey takes 6h 30m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route once daily.

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