City in California, United States

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Santa Cruz County, California, United States.

Every way there

San Jose → Santa Cruz
16132 km · quickest by air, 27h 47m · $2,540–3,940
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San Francisco → Santa Cruz
95 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · $9–13
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Oakland → Santa Cruz
95 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · $9–12
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Santa Cruz, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Santa Cruz has

YScheduled flightsSan Jose (SJC), 44 km
NTrains and coachesno timetable feed known for this country
YFerriesferry terminal, 2 km, Santa Cruz Harbor Water Taxi; sailings estimated
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Watsonville, 25 km.

36.972°, -122.026°

As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historic landmarks.

How locals move

Getting around Santa Cruz the local way

Get aroundShared taxis circulate the rings as well, they are called "trufis".
Go nextShared taxis leave from: Expresso Samaipata (Calle Soliz de Olguin - Tel.

From Wikivoyage: Santa Cruz (city, Bolivia), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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