About 42 miles taking HIGHWAY 1 - NORTH.
Santa Cruz is technically on Monterey Bay.
43 miles
It is a little over 42 miles from Santa Cruz to Monterey. You take Highway 1 South to get there. It is a very nice scenic drive but can be dangerous. Drive safely.
18 miles
About 32 miles.
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70 ?
It is about 350 miles.
70 miles taking this route:Take I-880 (Nimitz Fwy) - SOUTH (towards SAN JOSE), from Oakland, to SR-17 to SANTA CRUZ, at San Jose.Continue on SR-17 SOUTH to Santa Cruz.
It is 3,144.97 miles according to MapQuest.
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