There are 5 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Bend by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
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Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)plane MRY - RDM
5h 49m$195–479Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)plane SJC - RDM
7h 50m$92–392Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the train from San Jose to Chemulttrain
- Take the bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Stationbus
17h 41m$163–382Drive 549.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Bendcar 549.6 mi
9h 53m$101–145Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)plane SFO - RDM
6h 19m$336–744
Santa Cruz to Bend by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Bend is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Bend is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 49m and costs $190 - $480.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Bend is 593 miles. The road distance is 552.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Bend without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 41m and costs $160 - $390.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Santa Cruz to Bend, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Bend is 553 miles. It takes approximately 9h 53m to drive from Santa Cruz to Bend.
There are 1355+ hotels available in Bend.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Bend, OR, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Cruz to Bend. However, you can take the taxi to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) airport, fly to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM), walk to Redmond Airport, then take the bus to Bend Hawthorne Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ocean & Water to Hawthorne Main Transfer Station via Diridon Station, San Jose, Chemult, and Chemult Post Office in around 17h 41m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Chemult
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- [email protected]
- Website
- basintransit.com
Bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.basintransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.basintransit.com/routes-and-schedules#Shedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Deluxe Taxi Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 831-475-3232
Go Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-246-1234
Santa Cruz Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-423-1234
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