How To Get To Downtown San Francisco

Highway 17 Express with Caltrain & BART

Take the Highway 17 Express bus from Santa Cruz Metro's Pacific station in downtown Santa Cruz to the San Jose Caltrain/Amtrak (Diridon) station. At the San Jose train station take a Northbound Line/San Francisco Caltrain to the Millbrae station. At the Millbrae station cross the platform to the BART train stop; board a Richmond BART train and get off at the Powell St. San Francisco station.

Highway 17 Express with Caltrain & Muni

Take the Highway 17 Express bus from Santa Cruz Metro's Pacific station in downtown Santa Cruz to the San Jose Caltrain/Amtrak (Diridon) station. At the San Jose train station take a Northbound Line/San Francisco Caltrain to the San Francisco station (end of the northbound line). Walk to the East Corner Of Townsend St. & 4th St. to board San Francisco Muni Bus #45/Lyon & Greenwich. Get off at 3rd St & Market St. for downtown San Francisco.

Greyhound Bus

Northbound buses depart the Santa Cruz Greyhound station located at 425 Front St. (next to Santa Cruz Metro's Pacific station) four times per day at 6:30 am, 12:30 pm, 5:00 pm and 10:30 pm. Schedule is subject to change; contact the service provider for current schedule.
Santa Cruz Station Phone: 831-423-1800
Station Hours: Monday-Sunday: 6:00 am-6:30 am, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, 2:30 pm-7:15 pm,
9:30 pm-10:00 pm

Other Options:

• Enterprise Rent-a-Car rents to students 18 years and older and offers daily and partial day rates. 18-20 years old , reference account #UCSC18; over 21 reference account #UCSC21.
PIN #UCS. Call 831-426-7799.

• Zipcar - a membership-based car rental program providing self-service access to vehicles on the UC Santa Cruz campus, 24/7. Daily rental rates are available.