There are 12 ways to get from New York to Watsonville by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
11h 49m$242–895Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane EWR - MRY
13h 56m$187–688Bus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Salinasbus
3d 1hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Salinasbus
3d 2hDrive 2,971.4 mi
- Drive from New York to Watsonvillecar 2,971.4 mi
47h 6m$543–784Fly Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
12h 44m$318–1,164Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JFK - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
12h 2m$286–526Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane EWR - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
12h 30m$282–930Fly Laguardia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LGA - MRY
14h 25m$223–822Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane EWR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
14h 40m$274–743Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
13h 4m$327–1,686Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
3d 8h$1,098–2,350
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Watsonville is to fly which costs $180 - $700 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Watsonville is to fly and shuttle which takes 11h 49m and costs $240 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from New York to Watsonville. However, there are services departing from Port Authority Bus Terminal and arriving at Rodriguez / Second via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from New York station to Watsonville. However, there are services departing from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and arriving at Salinas via Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between New York and Watsonville is 2691 miles. The road distance is 2988.8 miles.
The best way to get from New York to Watsonville without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from New York to Watsonville, including transfers.
New York to Watsonville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
New York to Watsonville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from New York to Watsonville is to bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $180 - $700 and takes 13h 56m, you could also train, which costs $1,100 - $2,400 and takes 3 days 8h.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Watsonville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Rodriguez / Second via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 in around 3d 1h. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $50–65
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $50–65
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
- 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/
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
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More Questions & Answers
New York to Watsonville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Watsonville is 3h behind New York. It is currently 12:39 PM in New York and 9:39 AM in Watsonville.
New York to Watsonville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between New York to Watsonville is 2989 miles. It takes approximately 47h 6m to drive from New York to Watsonville.
There are 183+ hotels available in Watsonville.









