Trains tickets from Berkeley to Santa Cruz (CA), US

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Next departures to Santa Cruz

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  • This trip is recommended because it is: Cheapest
    Departure time: May 4 at
    Departure city: Berkeley
    Departure location: Berkeley Amtrak Station
    Arrival time: May 4 at
    Destination city: Santa Cruz
    Destination location: Santa Cruz, CA
    Operated by: AmtrakAmtrak
    Vehicle: BusDuration:
  • This trip is recommended because it is: Fastest
    Departure time: May 4 at
    Departure city: Berkeley
    Departure location: Berkeley Amtrak Station
    Arrival time: May 4 at
    Destination city: Santa Cruz
    Destination location: Santa Cruz, CA
    Operated by: AmtrakAmtrak
    Vehicle: BusDuration:
  • Departure time: May 4 at
    Departure city: Berkeley
    Departure location: Berkeley Amtrak Station
    Arrival time: May 4 at
    Destination city: Santa Cruz
    Destination location: Santa Cruz, CA
    Operated by: AmtrakAmtrak
    Vehicle: BusDuration:
  • Departure time: May 4 at
    Departure city: Berkeley
    Departure location: Berkeley Amtrak Station
    Arrival time: May 4 at
    Destination city: Santa Cruz
    Destination location: Santa Cruz, CA
    Operated by: AmtrakAmtrak
    Vehicle: BusDuration:
  • Departure time: May 4 at
    Departure city: Berkeley
    Departure location: Berkeley Amtrak Station
    Arrival time: May 4 at
    Destination city: Santa Cruz
    Destination location: Santa Cruz, CA
    Operated by: AmtrakAmtrak
    Vehicle: BusDuration:

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Train Berkeley to Santa Cruz: Trip Overview

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Average ticket price$30
Average train trip duration3h
Number of daily trains6
Earliest train departure5:44am
Distance64 miles (103 km)
Latest train departure6:37pm

Berkeley to Santa Cruz Train

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Price is for a one-way ticket for one passenger and based on past searches.

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busbud logoThe cheapest trip from Berkeley to Santa Cruz was searched and found on May 2, 2025 with a price of $29

To save money and be sure you have the best seat, it's a good idea to buy your train tickets from Berkeley to Santa Cruz, as early as possible.

You can expect to pay from $29 to $29 for a train ticket from Berkeley to Santa Cruz based on the last 2 days. You can expect to find the cheapest price for the trip at $29 which is on 2025-05-04.

About Train Travel

Train Travel Tips

Do you like to go fast? With high-speed trains going faster than 300 km/h on certain routes, the time will fly by. Taking a train between Berkeley and Santa Cruz is also a great way to travel to arrive in the city centre and save more time for your stay in Santa Cruz.

Regional train? High-speed train? Whichever train to Santa Cruz you take, you’ll help reduce the environmental impact and carbon footprint of your trip. As you watch the landscapes unfold before your eyes, you can tell yourself that with this choice, you are making sure they remain protected.

By choosing the train between Berkeley and Santa Cruz, you emit up to 30 times less CO2 than for the same journey made by plane or car!

Make a music playlist for your train ride from Berkeley to Santa Cruz, and enjoy the scenery to tunes from your own personal soundtrack.

Did you know?

Some trains in Sweden can recover more than a fifth of the energy they use by braking. This is especially true with ore trains as they descend from Narvik to Kiruna.

The magnetic levitation train (Maglev for short) is currently the fastest train in the world. With a speed of 603 km/ h, it is closely followed by the French high-speed train (574.8 km / h) which remains in 2020, the fastest train to date

The first high-speed train line was inaugurated in 1964, in Japan, to connect Tokyo with Osaka. It was during the Olympics that the first passengers traveled aboard the Shinkansen at a speed of 210 km / h.

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Train from Santa Cruz to Berkeley

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