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How to get fromPleasant Hill to Santa Cruzby subway, bus, car, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Pleasant Hill to Santa Cruz by subway, bus, car, or train

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  1. BART, bus via San Jose

    best
    1. Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway subway Orange-S
    2. Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus bus 17
    3h 26m
    $23–36

  2. Drive 78.1 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Pleasant Hill to Santa Cruzcar car 78.1 mi
    1h 28m
    $15–21

  3. BART, bus

    1. Take the subway from Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre to West Oaklandsubway subway
    2. Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus bus 17
    4h
    $22–36

  4. BART, Caltrain, bus

    1. Take the subway from Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre to Embarcaderosubway subway
    2. Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Waterbus bus 17
    3h 50m
    $20–30

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Martinez to San Josetrain train Capitol Corridor / ...
    2. Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus bus 17
    4h 38m
    $35–67

Pleasant Hill to Santa Cruz by bus and subway

Calendar150Weekly Services
Duration3h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket$23Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 92 mi
  • Duration: 3h 26m

What companies run services between Pleasant Hill, CA, USA and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?

There is no direct connection from Pleasant Hill to Santa Cruz. However, you can take the line 18 bus to Pleasant Hill BART, walk to Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre, take the subway to 12th Street / Oakland City Center, take the subway to Berryessa / North San Jose, walk to Berryessa BART, take the bus to San Jose Diridon, walk to Diridon Station, then take the bus to Soquel Ave & Front. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cleaveland Rd and Trelany Rd to Soquel Ave & Front via Pleasant Hill BART, Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre, West Oakland, Oakland, San Jose Diridon Station, and Diridon Station in around 4h.

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