There are 5 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Embarcadero by bus, subway, train, car, taxi, plane, or bus (Amtrak)
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Bus, BART
best- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Embarcaderosubway Green-S
2h 38m$20–30Drive 73.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Cruz to Embarcaderocar 73.2 mi
1h 27m$14–20Bus, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2h 43m$21–28Taxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MRY - SFO
2h 18m$344–733Bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose to San Franciscobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
3h 4m$26–37
Santa Cruz to Embarcadero by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Embarcadero is to drive which costs $13 - $20 and takes 1h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Embarcadero is to drive which takes 1h 27m and costs $13 - $20.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Embarcadero. However, there are services departing from Front and arriving at San Francisco via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 4m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Embarcadero is 80 miles. The road distance is 73.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Embarcadero without a car is to bus and BART which takes 2h 38m and costs $20 - $30.
It takes approximately 2h 38m to get from Santa Cruz to Embarcadero, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Embarcadero bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Embarcadero bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Diridon Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Embarcadero is 74 miles. It takes approximately 1h 27m to drive from Santa Cruz to Embarcadero.
There are 831+ hotels available in Embarcadero.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Embarcadero, San Francisco County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Front to San Francisco via Diridon Station and San Jose in around 3h 4m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $22–180
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Jose to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- 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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