There are 12 ways to get from Fremont to Carlsbad by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, subway, bus (Amtrak), or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Carlsbad Village Stationtrain
5h 28m$78–515BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Fremont to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane SFO - CLD
5h 9m$63–297Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain Pacific Surfliner
10h 31m$79–132Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain Pacific Surfliner
15h 19m$163–348Drive 440.9 mi
- Drive from Fremont to Carlsbadcar 440.9 mi
7h 30m$81–117Fly Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Carlsbad Village Stationtrain
5h 18m$83–276BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Take the subway from Fremont to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane OAK - CLD
4h 2m$63–344BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Fremont to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Carlsbad Village Stationtrain
6h 8m$78–259Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SJC - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2bus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceansidetrain
8h 6m$210–826Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SJC - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain
7h 32m$529–828Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CAbus San Jose
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Oceansidebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
12h 13m$83–114Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oceanside Transportation Centerbus Greyhound US0831
12h 47m$73–145
Fremont to Carlsbad by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fremont to Carlsbad is to bus which costs $70 - $150 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Fremont to Carlsbad is to BART and fly which takes 4h 2m and costs $60 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Fremont to Carlsbad. However, there are services departing from Milpitas BART and arriving at Carlsbad Bl & Pine Ave via San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, Broadway & Gin Ling Way, Los Angeles and Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Fremont to Carlsbad. However, there are services departing from Fremont and arriving at Oceanside via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 19m.
The distance between Fremont and Carlsbad is 480 miles. The road distance is 443.5 miles.
The best way to get from Fremont to Carlsbad without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 31m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Fremont to Carlsbad, including transfers.
Fremont to Carlsbad bus services, operated by Xe Do Hoang Transportation, depart from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
Fremont to Carlsbad train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from Fremont to Carlsbad is to train which takes 15h 19m and costs $160 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus via Los Angeles, which costs $80 - $120 and takes 12h 13m.
What companies run services between Fremont, Alameda County, CA, USA and Carlsbad, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Fremont to Oceanside via San Jose and Los Angeles in around 15h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Fremont to Carlsbad Bl & Pine Ave via Milpitas, Milpitas BART, King & Tully, San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA, Broadway & Gin Ling Way, Alameda St & Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, Oceanside, and Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8 in around 12h 13m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- [email protected]
- Website
- North County Transit District
Train from San Diego - Old Town to Carlsbad Village Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $2–7
Train from San Diego - Old Town to Carlsbad Village Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $2–7
Train from San Diego - Old Town to Carlsbad Village Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $2–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Fremont to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from Fremont to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- BART
Subway from Fremont to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Greyhound
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More Questions & Answers
Fremont to Carlsbad bus services, operated by Xe Do Hoang Transportation, arrive at Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA.
Fremont to Carlsbad train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fremont to Carlsbad is 444 miles. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Fremont to Carlsbad.
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