There are 7 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Cleveland by taxi, plane, bus, train, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), 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.
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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MRY - CLE
7h 47m$357–873Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
8h 34m$218–358Bus, train
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the train from San Jose to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
2d 15h$885–1,879Bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Toledobus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Clevelandbus
2d 15h$407–844Drive 2,512.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Clevelandcar 2,512.2 mi
39h 23m$459–663Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SJC - CLE
9h 20m$239–926Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- 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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane OAK - CLE
10h 59m$257–996
Santa Cruz to Cleveland by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Cleveland is to bus and Caltrain and fly which costs $210 - $360 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Cleveland is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $350 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Cleveland. However, there are services departing from Front and arriving at Cleveland via San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, IN and Toledo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Cleveland is 2222 miles. The road distance is 2526.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Cleveland without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $850 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Santa Cruz to Cleveland, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Cleveland bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Cleveland bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Diridon Station.
Cleveland is 3h ahead of Santa Cruz. It is currently 7:45 PM in Santa Cruz and 10:45 PM in Cleveland.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Cleveland is 2527 miles. It takes approximately 39h 23m to drive from Santa Cruz to Cleveland.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Cleveland, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Front to Cleveland via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, IN, and Toledo in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- 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 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/
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/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
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
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- 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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