How to get from Austin to Santa Cruz by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Austin and Santa Cruz is 2361 kilometers (1464 miles).
Driving distance from Austin to Santa Cruz is 2779 kilometers (1723 miles)

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4 Ways from Austin (United States/Texas) to Santa Cruz (United States/California)

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Route instructions

1. Continue 53 m
2. Turn right onto Colorado Street 271 m
3. Turn right onto West 6th Street 2.74 km
4. Turn left onto Atlanta Street 71 m
5. Keep left 6.65 km
6. Keep right 1.05 km
7. Keep left 3.22 km
8. Keep right onto West US Highway 290, US 290, TX 71 61.86 km
9. Turn left onto East Main Street, US 290 45.94 km
10. Turn left onto Friendship Lane 4.64 km
11. Turn left onto South State Highway 16, TX 16 31.71 km
12. Turn right 761.56 km
13. Keep right 857 m
14. Keep left 37.73 km
15. Keep left 592.62 km
16. Keep left onto I 10 80.78 km
17. Keep left onto Papago Freeway, I 10 241.26 km
18. Keep right 320.98 km
19. Keep right 473 m
20. Keep right 37.26 km
21. Keep right onto Foothill Freeway, I 210 9.84 km
22. Keep left onto Foothill Freeway, I 210 31.54 km
23. Keep right 1.78 km
24. Continue onto Golden State Freeway, I 5 Truck 94.03 km
25. Keep right onto West Side Freeway, I 5 92.87 km
26. Keep right 527 m
27. Keep left 48 m
28. Turn left onto Paso Robles Highway, CA 46 52.43 km
29. Continue onto Antelope Road, CA 46 49.92 km
30. Turn right 154.82 km
31. Keep right 223 m
32. Turn sharp right onto Kern Street 181 m
33. Keep right 64 m
34. Turn slight right onto East Market Street, CA 183 1.50 km
35. Turn right onto West Market Street, CA 183 14.87 km
36. Turn slight right onto Cabrillo Highway, CA 1 39.19 km
37. Keep right 276 m
38. Keep left 1.02 km
39. Keep right 58 m
40. Keep left 97 m
41. Keep right 48 m
42. Turn slight right onto Soquel Avenue 1.81 km
43. Turn right onto Pacific Avenue 62 m
44. Turn left onto Walnut Avenue 425 m
45. Turn right onto Chestnut Street 206 m
46. Turn sharp right onto Locust Street 128 m
47. Arrive at destination 0 m
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