There are 8 ways to get from Utah to Santa Cruz by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train, car, or subway
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Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SLC - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
5h 6m$98–467Bus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
20h 28m$124–246Train, bus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to San Josetrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
21h 48m$283–578Drive 793.9 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Santa Cruzcar 793.9 mi
12h 24m$145–210Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SLC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
5h 51m$162–365Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SLC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
5h 50m$117–309Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from St George to Harry Reid Internationalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAS - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
6h 22m$234–456Fly Provo to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Provo (PVU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PVU - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
6h 8m$122–318
Utah to Santa Cruz by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utah to Santa Cruz is to bus which costs $120 - $250 and takes 20h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Santa Cruz is to fly and bus which takes 5h 6m and costs $95 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Utah to Santa Cruz. However, there are services departing from 200 S / Main St and arriving at Soquel Ave & Front via Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland and Diridon Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 28m.
The distance between Utah and Santa Cruz is 631 miles. The road distance is 798.5 miles.
The best way to get from Utah to Santa Cruz without a car is to bus which takes 20h 28m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Utah to Santa Cruz, including transfers.
Utah to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr station.
Utah to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Santa Cruz is 1h behind Utah. It is currently 11:48 PM in Utah and 10:48 PM in Santa Cruz.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Santa Cruz is 798 miles. It takes approximately 12h 24m to drive from Utah to Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 200 S / Main St to Soquel Ave & Front via Salt Lake Central Station, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, San Jose Diridon Station, and Diridon Station in around 20h 28m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Provo to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Provo to San Francisco International Airport via San Bernardino International Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Provo to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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 Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- 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 Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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