There are 5 ways to get from Moscow to Santa Cruz by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Moscow Vnukovo to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane VKO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
23h 22m$447–1,340Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SVO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
27h 12m$320–892Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane VKO - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
25h 55m$468–1,328Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZIA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
28h 19m$449–1,342Fly Domodedovo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DME - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
29h 51m$449–1,344
Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Santa Cruz is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $320 - $900 and takes 27h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Santa Cruz is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 23h 22m and costs $440 - $1,400.
The distance between Moscow and Santa Cruz is 6006 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 22m to get from Moscow to Santa Cruz, including transfers.
Santa Cruz is 10h behind Moscow. It is currently 11:57 PM in Moscow and 1:57 PM in Santa Cruz.
There are 165+ hotels available in Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Moscow to Santa Cruz. However, you can take the train to Moscow Vnukovo Airport, walk to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Millbrae, walk to Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, take the train to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, walk to Diridon Station, then take the bus to Soquel Ave & Front. Alternatively, you can take the line 1195 bus to Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal B, take the line 851 bus to Гостиница, walk to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Millbrae, walk to Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, take the train to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, walk to Diridon Station, then take the bus to Soquel Ave & Front.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Casablanca, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Belgrade, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Casablanca, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Istanbul, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Erevan, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to San Francisco International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to San Francisco International Airport via Istanbul, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Istanbul, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Istanbul, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Istanbul, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Belgrade, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Belgrade, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tel Aviv, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Casablanca, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Istanbul, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Erevan, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Belgrade, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Casablanca, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Istanbul, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tbilisi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Erevan, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Belgrade, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Belgrade, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tel Aviv, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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