There are 8 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Moab by bus, plane, shuttle, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, taxi, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane SJC - GJT
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
9h 9m$376–883Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Moab
cheapest- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Moab (CNY)plane SJC - CNY
8h 18m$151–553Bus
- 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 Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Moab, UTbus
26h 19m$176–364Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the train from San Jose to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Green River Stationtrain
- Drive from Green River Station to Moabcar
27h 20m$344–713Drive 921.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Moabcar 921.6 mi
17h 22m$169–243Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Salt Lake City International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SJC - SLC
- Take a shuttle bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Moab
9h 3m$626–1,213Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Moab
- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Moab (CNY)plane MRY - CNY
9h 19m$279–700Bus, 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 Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the bus from Provo Central Station to Moab, UTbus
27h 32m$300–657
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Moab is to drive which costs $160 - $250 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Moab is to bus and fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $150 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Moab. However, there are services departing from Front and arriving at Moab, UT via San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal and Green River. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 19m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Moab is 892 miles. The road distance is 927 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Moab without a car is to bus which takes 26h 19m and costs $170 - $370.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Santa Cruz to Moab, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Moab bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Moab bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Diridon Station.
Moab is 1h ahead of Santa Cruz. It is currently 10:48 AM in Santa Cruz and 11:48 AM in Moab.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Moab is 927 miles. It takes approximately 17h 22m to drive from Santa Cruz to Moab.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Moab, UT, USA?
You can take a bus from Front to Moab, UT via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, and Green River in around 26h 19m.
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Moab via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Moab via Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Moab via San Diego, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moab via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moab via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moab via Santa Ana, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moab via Ontario/San Bernardino, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moab via Long Beach, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moab via Burbank, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
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 Green River Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
- 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/
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
- $10–14
- 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 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
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- [email protected]
- Website
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Salt Lake City Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Green River to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Provo Central Station to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.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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