There are 4 ways to get from Walnut Creek to Cotati by bus, train, bus (Amtrak), car, or subway
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Line 580 bus, train
best- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580 / ...
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Cotatitrain Smart
3h 6mDrive 54.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Walnut Creek to Cotaticar 54.3 mi
1h 5m$10–15Bus
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Martinez Amtrak Unloadingbus 98X
- Take the bus from Martinez to Petalumabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
4h 6m$16–23BART, line 101 bus, train
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Cotatitrain
3h 9m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Walnut Creek to Cotati is to drive which costs $9 - $15 and takes 1h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Walnut Creek to Cotati is to drive which takes 1h 5m and costs $9 - $15.
No, there is no direct bus from Walnut Creek to Cotati. However, there are services departing from Walnut Creek BART and arriving at Old Redwood Hwy & Page Ave via Martinez and Petaluma Transit Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 6m.
The distance between Walnut Creek and Cotati is 64 miles. The road distance is 54.6 miles.
The best way to get from Walnut Creek to Cotati without a car is to line 580 bus and train which takes 3h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Walnut Creek to Cotati, including transfers.
Walnut Creek to Cotati bus services, operated by County Connection, depart from Walnut Creek BART station.
Walnut Creek to Cotati bus services, operated by County Connection, arrive at Martinez Amtrak Unloading station.
Yes, the driving distance between Walnut Creek to Cotati is 55 miles. It takes approximately 1h 5m to drive from Walnut Creek to Cotati.
There are 255+ hotels available in Cotati.
What companies run services between Walnut Creek, CA, USA and Cotati, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Walnut Creek BART to Old Redwood Hwy & Page Ave via Martinez Amtrak Unloading, Martinez, Petaluma, and Petaluma Transit Mall in around 4h 6m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Cotati
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Cotati
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 925-676-7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from Walnut Creek BART to Martinez Amtrak Unloading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Martinez to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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