There are 10 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Anaheim by bus, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Amtrak)
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Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, line 42 bus
best- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SJC - LGB
- Take the bus from Norwalk-Woodson to Lincoln-Anaheimbus
5h 43m$47–197Bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus Greyhound US0831
10h 49m$65–124Bus, train
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
13h 58m$147–311Drive 364.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Anaheimcar 364.6 mi
6h 24m$67–97Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SJC - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-East Shuttle Areabus
6h 10m$210–827Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJC - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fullertontrain
6h 16m$130–647Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SJC - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fullertontrain
6h 45m$519–794Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
7h 41m$268–797Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SJC - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
8h 9m$207–840Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus 68
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from 6th / Los Angeles to 226th / Norwalkbus 62
15h 18m$61–92
Santa Cruz to Anaheim by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Anaheim is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $60 - $95 and takes 15h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Anaheim is to bus and fly and line 42 bus which takes 5h 43m and costs $45 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Anaheim. However, there are services departing from Front and arriving at Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center via San Jose Diridon Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 49m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Anaheim is 379 miles. The road distance is 366.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Anaheim without a car is to bus which takes 10h 49m and costs $65 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Santa Cruz to Anaheim, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Anaheim bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Anaheim bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Diridon Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Anaheim is 367 miles. It takes approximately 6h 24m to drive from Santa Cruz to Anaheim.
There are 1191+ hotels available in Anaheim.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Anaheim, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Front to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center via Diridon Station and San Jose Diridon Station in around 10h 49m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Norwalk-Woodson to Lincoln-Anaheim
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-East Shuttle Area
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $45–65
- Titanium
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from 6th / Los Angeles to 226th / Norwalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
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