There are 7 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado by taxi, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, subway, train, 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 Denver (DEN)plane MRY - DEN
4h 51m$240–626Bus, 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 Denver (DEN)plane SFO - DEN
6h 56m$116–591Bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
31h 34m$209–405Bus, BART, train
- Take the bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Denvertrain
37h 3m$456–928Drive 1,212.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Denvercar 1,212.5 mi
22h 1m$222–320Bus 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 Denver (DEN)plane SJC - DEN
6h 18m$202–629Bus, 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 Denver (DEN)plane OAK - DEN
7h 39m$420–599
Santa Cruz to Colorado by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado is to bus and Caltrain and fly which costs $110 - $600 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 51m and costs $240 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Colorado. However, there are services departing from Front and arriving at Colfax Ave & Sherman St via San Jose Diridon Station, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center and Union Station Gate B8. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 34m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Colorado is 1035 miles. The road distance is 1219.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado without a car is to bus which takes 31h 34m and costs $200 - $410.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Colorado bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Colorado bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Diridon Station.
Colorado is 1h ahead of Santa Cruz. It is currently 11:16 AM in Santa Cruz and 12:16 PM in Colorado.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Colorado is 1220 miles. It takes approximately 22h 1m to drive from Santa Cruz to Colorado.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Colorado, USA?
You can take a bus from Front to Colfax Ave & Sherman St via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B8 in around 31h 34m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- 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 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/
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
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 Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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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