Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Santa Cruz is 75 miles south of San Francisco via coastal Hwy 1 or Hwy 17, a nail-bit-
ingly narrow, winding mountain road. Monterey is about an hour's drive further south via
Hwy 1.
shuttles to/from the airports at San Jose ($50), San Francisco ($80) and Oakland ($80),
with a $5 cash discount; the second passenger pays $10.
Ave)
has a few daily buses to San Francisco ($16.50, three hours), Salinas ($14, one hour),
Santa Barbara ($53, six hours) and Los Angeles ($59, nine hours).
local and countywide bus routes that converge on downtown's
Metro Center
(
Amtrak/CalTrain station ($5, 50 minutes, once or twice hourly).
From late May through early September, the
Santa Cruz Trolley
(
www.santacruztrolley.com
; per ride 25ยข)
shuttles between downtown and the beach from 11am
until 9pm daily.