There are 7 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey by taxi, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, subway, tram, or bus (Amtrak)
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 to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MRY - LAX
3h 4m$415–873Bus via Gilroy
cheapest- Take the bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus 68
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Los Angeles - Pacoimabus
12h 39m$55–86Bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
10h 48m$61–116Bus, train
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
14h 2m$145–299Drive 341.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Marina del Reycar 341.2 mi
6h 1m$63–90Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJC - LAX
4h 41m$117–626Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram, line 3 bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SJC - BUR
- Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram
- Take the bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to Lincoln Sb & Marina Pointe Fsbus
6h 5m$511–778
Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey is to bus via Gilroy which costs $55 - $90 and takes 12h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 4m and costs $410 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey. However, there are services departing from Front and arriving at Venice / Meade via San Jose Diridon Station and Patsaouras Transit Plaza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 48m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Marina del Rey is 319 miles. The road distance is 343.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey without a car is to bus which takes 10h 48m and costs $60 - $120.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Diridon Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey is 343 miles. It takes approximately 6h 1m to drive from Santa Cruz to Marina del Rey.
There are 3128+ hotels available in Marina del Rey.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Marina del Rey, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Front to Venice / Meade via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, and Patsaouras Transit Plaza in around 10h 48m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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 Ocean & Water 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 San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- 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/
- 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
- +1 310-451-5444
- Website
- bigbluebus.com
Bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to Lincoln Sb & Marina Pointe Fs
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- http://www.bigbluebus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.bigbluebus.com/Routes-And-Schedules/
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Los Angeles - Pacoima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $65–95
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Los Angeles - Pacoima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–55
- 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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