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How to get fromWalnut Creek to Santa Cruzby subway, bus, car, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Walnut Creek to Santa Cruz by subway, bus, car, or train

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  1. BART, bus via San Jose

    best
    1. Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway subway Orange-S
    2. Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus bus 17
    3h 2m
    $21–33

  2. Drive 74.8 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Walnut Creek to Santa Cruzcar car 74.8 mi
    1h 26m
    $14–20

  3. BART, bus

    1. Take the subway from Walnut Creek to West Oaklandsubway subway
    2. Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus bus 17
    3h 36m
    $20–33

  4. BART, Caltrain, bus

    1. Take the subway from Walnut Creek to Embarcaderosubway subway
    2. Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Waterbus bus 17
    3h 32m
    $18–28

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Martinez to San Josetrain train Capitol Corridor / ...
    2. Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus bus 17
    4h 47m
    $35–67

Walnut Creek to Santa Cruz by subway and bus

Calendar355Weekly Services
Duration3h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket$21Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 88 mi
  • Duration: 3h 2m

What companies run services between Walnut Creek, CA, USA and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?

There is no direct connection from Walnut Creek to Santa Cruz. However, you can take the subway to 12th Street / Oakland City Center, take the subway to Berryessa / North San Jose, walk to Berryessa BART, take the bus to San Jose Diridon, walk to Diridon Station, then take the bus to Soquel Ave & Front. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Walnut Creek to Soquel Ave & Front via West Oakland, Oakland, San Jose Diridon Station, and Diridon Station in around 3h 36m.

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