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

Distance between Santa Cruz and Santa Monica is 459 kilometers (285 miles).
Driving distance from Santa Cruz to Santa Monica is 545 kilometers (338 miles)

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Routes from santa-cruz-california to santa-monica-california
Cheapest
Car
5h 50m
545 km
cost $109
Fastest
Truck
5h 50m
price $109
Others
Bike
34h 32m
distance 619 km
Walk
5d 3h 25m
distance 617 km

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

Choose 1 of the options below and start your journey
Cheapest
Car
5h 50m
545 km
cost $109
Fastest
Truck
5h 50m
price $109
Others
Bike
34h 32m
distance 619 km
Walk
5d 3h 25m
distance 617 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Locust Street 47 m
2. Turn left onto Center Street 201 m
3. Turn slight right onto Center Street 42 m
4. Keep right 88 m
5. Turn left onto North Pacific Avenue 214 m
6. Turn left onto River Street 691 m
7. Turn right onto Cabrillo Highway, CA 1 42.17 km
8. Turn left onto Merritt Street, CA 183 14.85 km
9. Continue onto East Market Street, CA 183 233 m
10. Turn right onto East Market Street, CA 183 343 m
11. Keep right 118 m
12. Turn slight right onto East Market Street, CA 183 694 m
13. Turn right 154.49 km
14. Keep right 296 m
15. Turn left onto CA 46 101.94 km
16. Keep right 92.00 km
17. Keep right onto West Side Freeway, I 5 Truck 35.51 km
18. Continue onto Golden State Freeway, I 5 61.59 km
19. Continue onto Golden State Freeway, I 5 3.44 km
20. Keep right onto I 5 Truck 413 m
21. Keep right onto I 405 Truck 30.28 km
22. Keep right 284 m
23. Keep right 4.90 km
24. Keep right 469 m
25. Turn right onto Lincoln Boulevard 652 m
26. Arrive at destination 0 m
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