There are 5 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Carmel by taxi, plane, train, or bus
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Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport, train, bus
best- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane MRY - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navontrain
- Take the bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekhbus
24h 6m$555–1,384Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SJC - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navontrain
- Take the bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekhbus
26h$427–1,237Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport, train
- 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 Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SFO - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navontrain
- Take the bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekhbus
23h 22m$636–1,449Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport, train
- 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 Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane OAK - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navontrain
- Take the bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekhbus
26h 40m$535–1,457Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Queen Alia International Airport
- 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 Queen Alia International Airport (AMM)plane SFO - AMM
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to King Hussein Bridgebus
- Take the bus from Allenby Bridge Junction/Road 90 to Jerusalem Central Bus Station/Alightbus
- Take the bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekhbus
29h 12m$611–1,195
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Carmel is to bus and fly and train which costs $420 - $1,300 and takes 26h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Carmel is to bus and Caltrain and fly and train which takes 23h 22m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Carmel is 12204 km.
It takes approximately 24h 6m to get from Santa Cruz to Carmel, including transfers.
There are 48+ hotels available in Carmel.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Carmel?
There is no direct connection from Santa Cruz to Carmel. However, you can take the taxi to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), walk to נתב''ג, take the train to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon, walk to Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms, take the bus to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekh, then take the line 50 bus to Karmel/Exit. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Diridon Station, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), walk to נתב''ג, take the train to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon, walk to Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms, take the bus to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekh, then take the line 50 bus to Karmel/Exit.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- *5770
- [email protected]
- Website
- Israel Railways
Train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Israel Railways
- Adult single ride
- $6–9
Train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Israel Railways
- Adult single ride
- $6–9
Train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Israel Railways
- Adult single ride
- $6–9
Train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Israel Railways
- Adult single ride
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- 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
- 03-7350199
- Website
- Egged Ta'avura
Bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekh
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Egged Ta'avura
Bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekh
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Egged Ta'avura
Bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekh
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Egged Ta'avura
Bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekh
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Egged Ta'avura
Bus from Allenby Bridge Junction/Road 90 to Jerusalem Central Bus Station/Alight
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Egged Ta'avura
Bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Sd. Kaleb Ben Yefune/David HaMelekh
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Egged Ta'avura
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- [email protected]
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to King Hussein Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Adult
- $2–4
- Phone
- +972-3-6948888
- Website
- Egged
Bus from Allenby Bridge Junction/Road 90 to Jerusalem Central Bus Station/Alight
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Egged
- 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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