There are 5 ways to get from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatos by taxi, bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus (Flixbus)
best- Take the taxi from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumtaxi
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum to San Jose Diridon Stationbus FlixBus 2005
6h 3m$134–180Drive 189.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatoscar 189.2 mi
3h 41m$35–50Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to San Luis Obispotaxi
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
7h 4m$164–269Taxi, fly, Caltrain
- Take the taxi from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to San-Luis-Obispo-County-Apt-Airport-SBPtaxi
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBP - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 38m$286–553Taxi, bus, line 68 bus, line 27 bus
- Take the taxi from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to El Camino Real & Encinataxi
- Take the bus from El Camino Real & Encina to North County Transit Centerbus 9N
- Take the bus from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Josebus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Santa Teresa Stationbus 68
- Take the bus from Santa Teresa Station to Los Gatos & Caldwellbus 27
8h 9m$115–155
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatos is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 3h 41m.
The fastest way to get from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatos is to drive which takes 3h 41m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between San Luis Obispo County (Region) and Los Gatos is 230 miles. The road distance is 190.3 miles.
The best way to get from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatos without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 6h 3m and costs $130 - $180.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatos, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatos is 190 miles. It takes approximately 3h 41m to drive from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatos.
There are 378+ hotels available in Los Gatos.
What companies run services between San Luis Obispo County (Region), CA, USA and Los Gatos, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Luis Obispo County (Region) to Los Gatos. However, you can take the taxi to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, take the bus to San Jose Diridon Station, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound, walk to Santa Clara Transit Center, take the line 60 bus to Winchester Station, then take the line 27 bus to Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to San Luis Obispo, take the train to San Jose, walk to San Jose Diridon, take the bus to Santa Clara & 2nd, walk to Santa Clara Station, take the vehicle to Winchester Station, walk to Winchester Station, then take the line 27 bus to Los Gatos & Fillmer.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $22–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Website
- SoCoTransit
Bus from El Camino Real & Encina to North County Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SoCoTransit
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Santa Teresa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Santa Teresa Station to Los Gatos & Caldwell
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $0
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $60–130
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