There are 4 ways to get from Santa Clara to Occidental by train, bus, subway, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain, bus
best- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Rohnert Parkbus Sonoma County Airport
4h 9m$105–160Drive 108.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Clara to Occidentalcar 108.3 mi
2h 9m$20–29Train, BART, line 580 bus, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Take the subway from Coliseum to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Windsortrain
- Take the taxi from SMART Windsor to Occidentaltaxi
5h 1m$77–116Bus
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Millbrae Transit Center- Bay G1bus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus Sonoma County Airport
6h 28m$80–152
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara to Occidental is to drive which costs $19 - $29 and takes 2h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara to Occidental is to drive which takes 2h 9m and costs $19 - $29.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Clara to Occidental. However, there are services departing from El Camino & Scott and arriving at Sonoma Co Airport Terminal via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 and San Francisco Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 28m.
The distance between Santa Clara and Occidental is 116 miles. The road distance is 108.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Clara to Occidental without a car is to Caltrain and bus which takes 4h 9m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 4h 9m to get from Santa Clara to Occidental, including transfers.
Santa Clara to Occidental bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Santa Clara to Occidental bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Millbrae Transit Center- Bay G1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Clara to Occidental is 109 miles. It takes approximately 2h 9m to drive from Santa Clara to Occidental.
There are 336+ hotels available in Occidental.
What companies run services between Santa Clara, CA, USA and Occidental, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from El Camino & Scott to Occidental via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1, SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level, San Francisco Airport, and Sonoma Co Airport Terminal in around 6h 28m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Rohnert Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–75
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Millbrae Transit Center- Bay G1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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