Gilroy (California)

Gilroy is in the southern part of Santa Clara County south of San Jose in California. It is in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Almost halfway between San Jose and Monterey, Gilroy can make a less-expensive central home base for travelers who need to go up to Silicon Valley and also want to explore the Pacific Ocean or visit Pinnacles National Park.

Understand
It is also known as the "Garlic Capital of the World."

By plane
Gilroy is located about south of San Jose International Airport  via US Hwy 101.

By car

 * US 101.svg is the primary route through Gilroy and the region, linking it with San Jose in the north and Salinas to the south. Driving from San Jose it is or 35 min and  (1hr 20 min) from San Francisco through the Silicon Valley. Driving from Salinas it is  or 28 min while it's  or 41 min from Monterey through Castroville and Prunedale via CA Hwy-1 to US Hwy 101 without going through Salinas.
 * US 101.svg & California 25.svg: Hollister is  (22 min) southeast of Gilroy on US Hwy 101 and CA-Hwy 25.
 * California 152.svg from I-5.svg: Hwy 152 connects Watsonville (, 35 min west) with Exit 403A of Interstate 5 west of Los Banos (, 46 min east) through Gilroy. Hwy 152 goes through town as Leavesley Rd and 1st St, west of US Hwy 101 and Pacheco Pass Hwy east of US Hwy 101. It runs concurrent on US Hwy 101 between Leavesley Rd & Pacheco Pass Hwy.

By train
The at 7150 Monterey Rd in downtown Gilroy serves as a central station for CalTrain, Amtrak Thruway bus, Greyhound, San Benito County Express and the Gilroy Transit Center (south of the building) for VTA buses.



By bus
The following have a bus stop at another location:

Get around
Driving a car is the primary form of transportation, but Gilroy is the southernmost stop on Caltrain, which reaches north to San Francisco. Five local or regional VTA bus lines connect at the train station, plus the Greyhound bus to other cities.

Drink
The Gilroy area is home to several wineries.

Go next

 * Henry Coe State Park
 * Morgan Hill
 * Watsonville
 * Hollister