Distance between Santa Cruz CA and Bay KS
The distance from Santa Cruz to Bay is 2,028 miles by road including 1,837 miles on motorways. Road takes approximately 31 hours and 3 minutes and goes through Watsonville, Salinas, Soledad, Paso Robles, Bakersfield, California City and Flagstaff.
Shortest distance by air | 1,745 mi ✈️ |
Car route length | 2,028.2 mi 🚗 |
Driving time | 31 h 3 min |
Fuel amount | 69 gal |
Fuel cost | 169.7 USD |

Point | Distance | Time | Fuel | |
Santa Cruz | 0 mi | 00 min | 0.0 gal | |
CA 1 16 mi, 15 min
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Watsonville | 16 mi | 15 min | 0.5 gal | |
CA 1 21 mi, 23 min
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Salinas | 37 mi | 38 min | 1.2 gal | |
US 101 26 mi, 25 min
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Soledad | 63 mi | 1 h 04 min | 2.1 gal | |
US 101 68 mi, 1 h 03 min
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Paso Robles | 132 mi | 2 h 07 min | 4.3 gal | |
US 101 CA 46 109 mi, 1 h 51 min
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Bakersfield | 241 mi | 3 h 59 min | 8.1 gal | |
CA 58 70 mi, 1 h 05 min
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California City | 310 mi | 5 h 04 min | 10.4 gal | |
CA 58 I 40 415 mi, 6 h 12 min
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Flagstaff | 726 mi | 11 h 17 min | 24.4 gal | |
I 40 602 mi, 8 h 54 min
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Amarillo | 1,328 mi | 20 h 11 min | 44.9 gal | |
I 40 259 mi, 3 h 51 min
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Oklahoma City | 1,587 mi | 24 h 02 min | 53.2 gal | |
I 40 435 mi, 6 h 52 min
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Jonesboro | 2,022 mi | 30 h 55 min | 68.5 gal | |
I 555 9 mi, 10 min
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Bay | 2,031 mi | 31 h 06 min | 69.0 gal |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to drive from Santa Cruz to Bay?
Fuel cost: 169.7 USD
This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 2,028.2 mi) / (Fuel consumption 29.4 mpg) * (Fuel price 2.46 USD / gal)
You can adjust fuel consumption and fuel price here.
How long is a car ride from Santa Cruz to Bay?
Driving time: 31 h 3 min
This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.
- 1,522 mi with a maximum speed 68 mph = 22 h 23 min
- 183 mi with a maximum speed 65 mph = 2 h 48 min
- 53 mi with a maximum speed 62 mph = 51 min
- 28 mi with a maximum speed 60 mph = 28 min
- 112 mi with a maximum speed 56 mph = 2 h
- 48 mi with a maximum speed 55 mph = 52 min
- 2 mi with a maximum speed 50 mph = 2 min
- 76 mi with a maximum speed 50 mph = 1 h 31 min
- 1 mi with a maximum speed 45 mph = 1 min
- 1 mi with a maximum speed 40 mph = 2 min
The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.
How far is Santa Cruz to Bay by land?
The distance between Santa Cruz and Bay is 2,028.2 mi by road including 1,836.8 mi on motorways.
Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of Santa Cruz and Bay respectively.
How far is Santa Cruz to Bay by plane?
The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between Santa Cruz and Bay is 1,745.4 mi.
This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of Santa Cruz and Bay respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.
How many hours is Santa Cruz from Bay by plane?
Boeing 737 airliner needs 3 h 30 min to cover the distance of 1,745 mi at a cruising speed of 497 mph.
Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 12 h 46 min to flight this distance at average speed of 136 mph.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.
How long is a helicopter ride from Santa Cruz to Bay?
Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 11 h 42 min to cover the distance of 1,745 mi at a cruising speed of 149 mph.
Popular "Robinson R44" needs 13 h 22 min to flight this distance at average speed of 130 mph.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.
What city is halfway between Santa Cruz and Bay?
The halfway point between Santa Cruz and Bay is El Rito. It is located about 12 mi from the exact midpoint by road.
The distance from El Rito to Santa Cruz is 1,002 mi and driving will take about 15 h 20 min. The road between El Rito and Bay has length 1,025 mi and will take approximately 15 h 42 min.
The other cities located close to halfway point:
Where is Santa Cruz in relation to Bay?
Santa Cruz is located 1,745 mi west of Bay.
Santa Cruz has geographic coordinates: latitude 36.9742, longitude -122.02972. Click here to see Santa Cruz on map.
Bay has geographic coordinates: latitude 35.7423, longitude -90.56233.
Which highway goes from Santa Cruz to Bay?
The route from Santa Cruz to Bay follows I 40, CA 58, US 101, US 180, Future I 57, US 67, US 270, CA 46.
Other minor sections pass along the road:
- US 64: 60 mi
- US 54: 56 mi
- US 167: 27 mi
- I 5: 25 mi
- CA 1: 24 mi
- US 93: 22 mi
- US 62: 19 mi
- OK 3: 16 mi
- US 84: 16 mi
- AR 226: 14 mi
- US 95: 11 mi
- CA 183: 10 mi
- CA 41: 10 mi
- I 555: 9 mi
- AZ 95: 9 mi
- US 75: 9 mi
- US 49: 8 mi
- OK 34: 8 mi
- CR 66: 7 mi
- US 287: 7 mi
- US 63: 6 mi
- AZ 99: 6 mi
- US 71: 6 mi
- US 191: 6 mi
- AZ 77: 5 mi
- OK 3E: 4 mi
- I 15: 3 mi
- TX 70: 2 mi
- OK 102: 2 mi
- Hwy 463: 1 mi
- Hwy 158: 1 mi
- US 65: 1 mi
- I 35: 1 mi