There are 3 ways to get from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park by taxi, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from San Simeon to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Josetrain
- Take the taxi from San Jose to Big Basin Redwoods State Parktaxi
5h 14m$262–372Drive, bus, line 28 bus, line 1 bus
cheapest- Drive from San Simeon to Canal / Bassett Streetcar
- Take the bus from Canal / Bassett Street to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9bus 23 / ...
- 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
8h 19m$23–38Drive 160.5 mi
- Drive from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Parkcar 160.5 mi
3h 43m$30–43
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park is to drive and bus and line 28 bus and line 1 bus which costs $22 - $40 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park is to drive which takes 3h 43m and costs $29 - $45.
The distance between San Simeon and Big Basin Redwoods State Park is 231 miles. The road distance is 161.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park without a car is to taxi and train which takes 5h 14m and costs $260 - $380.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park is 161 miles. It takes approximately 3h 43m to drive from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
There are 510+ hotels available in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
What companies run services between San Simeon, CA, USA and Big Basin Redwoods State Park, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. However, you can take the taxi to Paso Robles Amtrak Station, take the train to San Jose, then take the taxi to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from San Simeon to Big Basin Redwoods State Park via Canal / Bassett Street, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1, Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 3, Soquel Ave & Front, Cavallaro Transit Center, and Big Basin Way in around 8h 19m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Canal / Bassett Street to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- 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
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $100–140
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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