There are 3 ways to get from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park by train, taxi, bus, or car
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the taxi from San Jose to Big Basin Redwoods State Parktaxi
2h 34m$121–174Line 28 bus, line 1 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Watsonville Transit Center / Lane 2bus 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 3 to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 1
- Take the bus from Cavallaro Transit Center to Big Basin Waybus 35B
4h 40m$5–10Drive 58 mi
- Drive from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Parkcar 58 mi
1h 34m$11–16
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park is to line 28 bus and line 1 bus and bus which costs $4 - $11 and takes 4h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park is to drive which takes 1h 34m and costs $10 - $16.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. However, there are services departing from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 and arriving at Big Basin Way via Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 3, Soquel Ave & Front and Cavallaro Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 40m.
The distance between Salinas Station and Big Basin Redwoods State Park is 99 miles. The road distance is 58.3 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park without a car is to train and taxi which takes 2h 34m and costs $120 - $180.
It takes approximately 2h 34m to get from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, including transfers.
Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, depart from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 station.
Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, arrive at Watsonville Transit Center / Lane 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park is 58 miles. It takes approximately 1h 34m to drive from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
There are 44+ hotels available in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
What companies run services between Salinas Station, CA, USA and Big Basin Redwoods State Park, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Salinas Station to Big Basin Redwoods State Park via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1, Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 3, Soquel Ave & Front, Cavallaro Transit Center, and Big Basin Way in around 4h 40m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1 to Watsonville Transit Center / Lane 2
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 3 to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Cavallaro Transit Center to Big Basin Way
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
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