There are 4 ways to get from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael by train, bus, taxi, car, or subway
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Train, line 580 bus
best- Take the train from Emeryville to Richmondtrain Capitol Corridor / ...
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd Wbus 580 / ...
1h 20m$10–16Drive 18.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafaelcar 18.5 mi
23 min$4–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafaeltaxi 18.5 mi
23 min$70–85BART, line 580 bus
- Take the subway from MacArthur to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway Orange-N / ...
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580 / ...
1h 36m$7–12
Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael is to drive which costs $3 - $5 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael is to taxi which takes 23 min and costs $70 - $85.
The distance between Emeryville (Station) and San Rafael is 22 miles. The road distance is 18.6 miles.
The best way to get from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael without a car is to train and line 580 bus which takes 1h 20m and costs $9 - $17.
It takes approximately 1h 20m to get from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael is 19 miles. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael.
There are 445+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Emeryville (Station), CA, USA and San Rafael, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Emeryville (Station) to San Rafael. However, you can take the train to Richmond, walk to Richmond, take the subway to El Cerrito Del Norte, walk to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, then take the line 580 bus to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd W. Alternatively, you can then take the taxi to San Rafael.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from MacArthur to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd W
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
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
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- $70–85
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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