San Jose to Carmel without a car
 

What's the easiest way to get to Carmel from San Jose without having to rent a car?

Maybe a Greyhound bus?

1. private plane<BR>2. helicopter<BR>3. limo<BR>4. cab<BR>5. have your friend from Carmel pick you up

You will need a car.

You can take the new route from Carmel to Monterey to Gilroy with MST (the local bus service. Then there must be a way with Caltrain from Gilroy to San Jose.<BR><BR>http://www.mst.org/frame_set.html

In addition to Caltrain from San Jose to Gilroy with a connection to a Monterey/Salinas transit bus to Carmel, there are several other options that are also available on weekends:<BR><BR><BR>Amtrak from San Jose to Salinas, and connect with a Monterey/Salinas Transit bus to Carmel.<BR><BR>Amtrak<BR>65 Cahill St.<BR>San Jose, CA 95110<BR>1(800) USA-RAIL<BR>www.amtrak.com<BR>www.mst.org<BR><BR><BR>M onterey-Salinas Airbus from San Jose International Airport to the Monterey Peninsula Airport and connect with a Monterey/Salinas Transit bus to Carmel.<BR><BR>http://www.montereyairbus.com/ <BR><BR><BR><BR>Greyhound (www.greyhound.com) from San Jose to Monterey, and then take Monterey/Salinas Transit bus to Carmel (www.mst.org)<BR><BR>Greyhound Bus Station<BR>70 S ALMADEN AVE<BR>San Jose CA 95113<BR>------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Telephone Numbers:<BR>Main: (408) 295-4151<BR>Baggage: (408) 295-6939<BR>Greyhound Package Express: (408) 295-8276<BR>Customer Service: (408) 295-4153<BR>Charter: (800) 454-2487<BR><BR>

Caltrain service between San Jose and Gilroy is very limited - commute hours only M-F. No weekend service south of Tamien station in San Jose.

Call the San Jose airport to see if they run commuter busses from and to the Monterey Peninsula/Airport. I think they do. You could also call a few hotels in the Monterey area to see what they recommend as this probably gets asked of them all the time.

I really think you need to rent a car!