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Getting Around, Carmel Travel and Carmel Transport
(Carmel - Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California (CA), USA, US)



The streets around Carmel can be a little hilly at times, although this does not deter many of the local Californians, who chose to simply travel by bicycle. However, for tourists, bus transport is often a favored travel option, particularly for those heading to Carmel Valley or exploring the Monterey Peninsula.

Ocean Avenue is the most prominent thoroughfare in downtown Carmel and leads towards the beachfront. Just outside of town, Highway 1 (Cabrillo Highway) allows those who have chosen a rental car as their preferred mode of transport to travel around with ease, northwards to Santa Cruz and Sunnyvale, and southwards to Big Sur and San Luis Obispo, amongst other more distant destinations.




Carmel Travel and Transport: Travel by Air - Carmel, Monterey County, California (CA), USA, US
There really are a number of large and busy airports close to Carmel, each of which offers their own set of airlines, destinations are ground transport. Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY) is the closest of these, being just 7 miles / 11 km to the northeast, being reached along the Monterey-Salinas Highway. The other significant airports are as follows, all of which can be reached by taking the Monte Verde Street, Ocean Avenue, CA-1, CA-156 and US-101:

• Oakland International Airport (OAK) - 110 miles / 177 km (two hours, north)
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) - 108 miles / 173 km (two hours, north)
• Mineta San Jose Airport (SJC) - 77 miles / 124 km (one hour and 30 minutes, north)

Carmel Travel and Transport: Carmel Car Rental - Carmel, Monterey County, California (CA), USA, US
It is quite simple to travel to Carmel and the Monterey Peninsula by car, since Highway 1 is close by, connecting many wonderful places of interest. Tourists choose to hire a car during their stay, traveling northwards through Watsonville, Santa Cruz, San Jose and Fremont, before finally reaching San Francisco. Those using
a car as the chosen mode of transport will find that the famous Californian city of San Francisco is actually only just over two hours from Carmel and very easy to reach. Further afield and to the south, Highway 1 also connects Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, although this drive is likely to take upwards of five hours.

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Closer to home are a number of very appealing beaches, but being just that too far away to reach on foot, a rental car will really come into its own in this instances. Street parking in Carmel is generally easy to come by and tends to be free for at least periods of two hours. A large car park is located at the Carmel Plaza, next to Ocean Avenue, while most hotels also do try to provide parking spaces for their guests, if possible.

Carmel Travel and Transport: Travel by Bus and Coach - Carmel, Monterey County, California (CA), USA, US
A number of local buses travel around the Monterey area and also into Carmel Valley, although you should not expect to be able to rely solely upon bus transport to reach your chosen destination. Worth noting, the Monterey-Salinas Transit bus links Big Sur, to the south. A further bus service is provided for those wishing to visit some of the neighboring vineyards and wineries, transporting passengers into Carmel Valley on an hourly basis. Unlimited day passes provide excellent value for money for those planning to use this popular 'wine route'. And of course, since you are not driving, then you can quite happily sample some of the Californian wines!

Carmel Travel and Transport: Travel by Train - Carmel, Monterey County, California (CA), USA, US
Limited rail transport is on offer close to Carmel, with the Coast Starlight train being operated by Amtrak and traveling through Salinas, to the northeast. The Salinas train station can be reached onboard timetabled Amtrak buses, with the Coast Starlight route heading as far north as Seattle, and southwards to Los Angeles.

 
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