There are 5 ways to get from Weed to Santa Cruz by train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Dunsmuir Amtrak Station to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
10h 50m$176–311Drive 342.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Weed to Santa Cruzcar 342.2 mi
5h 49m$63–91Bus
- Take the bus from Mt Shasta to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
11h 17m$89–153Bus to Redding Municipal Airport, fly, Caltrain, bus
- Take the bus from Mt Shasta to Redding Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDD - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
8h 17m$507–893Bus, taxi to Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport, fly, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Weed Ray's Market to Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Transit Center to Ashlandtaxi
- Fly from Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (MFR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MFR - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
7h 51m$270–495
Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Weed to Santa Cruz is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Weed to Santa Cruz is to drive which takes 5h 49m and costs $60 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Weed to Santa Cruz. However, there are services departing from Mt Shasta and arriving at Soquel Ave & Front via Sacramento Bus Station, Oakland and Diridon Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 17m.
The distance between Weed and Santa Cruz is 396 miles. The road distance is 344.2 miles.
The best way to get from Weed to Santa Cruz without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 50m and costs $170 - $320.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Weed to Santa Cruz, including transfers.
Weed to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Mt Shasta station.
Weed to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Weed to Santa Cruz is 344 miles. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from Weed to Santa Cruz.
There are 164+ hotels available in Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between Weed, CA, USA and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Weed to Soquel Ave & Front via Mt Shasta, Sacramento Bus Station, Oakland, San Jose Diridon Station, and Diridon Station in around 11h 17m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Dunsmuir Amtrak Station to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Mt Shasta to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- 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/
Bus from Mt Shasta to Redding Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- 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
- +1 530-842-8220
- [email protected]
- Website
- siskiyoucounty.gov
Bus from Weed Ray's Market to Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.siskiyoucounty.gov/stage/page/stage-schedule
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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