There are 12 ways to get from Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, taxi, car, tram, subway, or bus (Flixbus)
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Line 3 bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, line 101 bus, line 68 bus
best- Take the bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to LAX/Metro Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Centerbus
7h 14m$94–217Bus via Berkeley (Flixbus)
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BARTbus FlixBus N2003
14h 3m$71–109Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
14h 1m$80–123Train, taxi
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain Coast Starlight
- Take the taxi from Emeryville to Point Reyes National Seashoretaxi
14h 49m$414–604Drive 409.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to Bear Valley Visitor Centercar 409.5 mi
7h 6m$75–108Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, line 68 bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Centerbus
7h 14m$288–1,460Tram, subway to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, line 101 bus, line 68 bus
- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Stationsubway
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUR - SFO
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Centerbus
8h 20m$182–428Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 68 bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Centerbus
8h 28m$139–627Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, line 68 bus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Centerbus
8h 10m$211–711Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport, bus, line 68 bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafaelbus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Centerbus
8h 15m$238–390Tram, subway to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus, line 68 bus
- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Stationsubway
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafaelbus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Centerbus
9h 15m$141–261Train, bus
- Take the train from Van Nuys to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
17h 58m$239–378
Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore by bus and foot (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore is to bus via Berkeley which costs $70 - $110 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore is to drive which takes 7h 6m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore. However, there are services departing from 5th / Santa Monica and arriving at Bear Valley Visitor Center via Los Angeles Union Station, Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
The distance between Santa Monica and Point Reyes National Seashore is 408 miles. The road distance is 411.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore without a car is to bus which takes 14h 1m and costs $75 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore, including transfers.
Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore is 412 miles. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Santa Monica to Point Reyes National Seashore.
There are 77+ hotels available in Point Reyes National Seashore.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Point Reyes National Seashore, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost $70–110 and the journey takes 8h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–330
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–330
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Van Nuys to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 310-451-5444
- Website
- bigbluebus.com
Bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to LAX/Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- http://www.bigbluebus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.bigbluebus.com/Routes-And-Schedules/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Marin Transit
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Marin Transit
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Marin Transit
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Marin Transit
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Marin Transit
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Marin Transit
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Marin Transit
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Bear Valley Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Marin Transit
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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