There are 4 ways to get from Watsonville to San Juan Bautista by bus, taxi, car, or bus (Amtrak)
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Line 29 bus, line 59 bus, bus
best- Take the bus from Rodriguez / Second to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ridebus 29
- Take the bus from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
- Take the bus from Caltrain/Greyhound Station to Abbe Parkbus
3h 18m$5–9Drive 15.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Watsonville to San Juan Bautistacar 15.7 mi
23 min$3–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Watsonville to San Juan Bautistataxi 15.7 mi
23 min$55–70Line 1 bus, bus
- Take the bus from E Beach & Union to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 1
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus 68
5h 35m$7–21
Watsonville to San Juan Bautista by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Watsonville to San Juan Bautista is to drive which costs $2 - $5 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Watsonville to San Juan Bautista is to taxi which takes 23 min and costs $55 - $70.
No, there is no direct bus from Watsonville to San Juan Bautista. However, there are services departing from Rodriguez / Second and arriving at Abbe Park via Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride and Caltrain/Greyhound Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 18m.
The distance between Watsonville and San Juan Bautista is 46 miles. The road distance is 15.8 miles.
The best way to get from Watsonville to San Juan Bautista without a car is to line 29 bus and line 59 bus and bus which takes 3h 18m and costs $5 - $9.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Watsonville to San Juan Bautista, including transfers.
Watsonville to San Juan Bautista bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, depart from Rodriguez / Second station.
Watsonville to San Juan Bautista bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, arrive at Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride station.
Yes, the driving distance between Watsonville to San Juan Bautista is 16 miles. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Watsonville to San Juan Bautista.
There are 65+ hotels available in San Juan Bautista.
What companies run services between Watsonville, CA, USA and San Juan Bautista, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Rodriguez / Second to Abbe Park via Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride and Caltrain/Greyhound Station in around 3h 18m.
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Rodriguez / Second to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- (831) 636 4161
- Website
- SanBenitoCountyExpress.org
Bus from Caltrain/Greyhound Station to Abbe Park
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- SanBenitoCountyExpress.org
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from E Beach & Union to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- customer.service@vta.org
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Deluxe Taxi Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 831-475-3232
Go Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-246-1234
Santa Cruz Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-423-1234
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
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