There are 7 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Louisville by taxi, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MRY - SDF
8h 30m$365–1,123Bus, 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SFO - SDF
8h 52m$226–638Bus
- 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 Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Louisville, KYbus
2d 9h$399–769Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose to Emeryvillebus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
2d 16h$821–1,694Drive 2,323 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Louisvillecar 2,323 mi
37h 36m$424–613Bus 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SJC - SDF
10h$237–976Bus, 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane OAK - SDF
11h 5m$245–996
Santa Cruz to Louisville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Louisville is to bus and Caltrain and fly which costs $220 - $650 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Louisville is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $360 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Louisville. However, there are services departing from Front and arriving at Louisville, KY via San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Evansville, IN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Louisville is 2033 miles. The road distance is 2336.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Louisville without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Santa Cruz to Louisville, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Louisville bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Louisville bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Diridon Station.
Louisville is 3h ahead of Santa Cruz. It is currently 10:25 PM in Santa Cruz and 1:25 AM in Louisville.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Louisville is 2337 miles. It takes approximately 37h 36m to drive from Santa Cruz to Louisville.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Louisville, KY, USA?
You can take a bus from Front to Louisville, KY via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Evansville, IN in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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
- +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
- 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 Ocean & Water 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Evansville, IN to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
- 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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