Traveling along the West Coast of the USA along U.S. 101 using public transportation
I am current living at Vancouver. I am aiming to cross the border next week and travel all the way to San Francisco along U.S. Route 101, which goes along the coast.
Are there buses/coaches/trains or other public transportation that follow this route? Is it easy to just get in a bus and goes to the next city (between Newport to Coos Bay for example)?
I am concerned about the practicality, as well as the cost. It seems that one can go from Seattle to San Francisco by bus for about 100$ (ref) but it might be much more expensive if I want to go down to San Francisco step by step to enjoy spending some time in key cities along the way.
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After some time with Google, I believe the answer is no. There is no problem going inland via Sacramento, either by bus or train. I don't know Greyhound's stop-off policy. I believe with advance notice, Amtrak allows one. There are a great number of fine tourist attractions on that route, but it isn't what the OP asked for.
Greyhound runs a service up 101 from San Francisco as far as Eureka and Arcata, but I don't see any way further North, even on county bus systems. Mendocino County has buses from Santa Rosa (connected to San Francisco by Golden Gate Transit bus service, fairly frequent) that will eventually get you to Fort Bragg on the coast or Willits on 101, but they don't seem to connect to anything beyond (except at Willits, you could get Greyhound to Arcata).
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