The average bus between Atherton and Santa Monica takes 11h 55m and the fastest bus takes 10h 29m. The bus service runs several times per day from Atherton to Santa Monica. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 3 times a day between Atherton and Santa Monica. The earliest departure is at 1:47 AM at night, and the last departure from Atherton is at 10:27 AM which arrives into Santa Monica at 9:16 PM. All services require a transfer at El Camino Real & Oak Grove Ave-Menlo Park Caltrain and take an average of 11h 55m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.




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No, there is no direct bus from Atherton to Santa Monica. However, there are services departing from Atherton station and arriving at Santa Monica station via Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
Atherton to Santa Monica bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
Atherton to Santa Monica bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
The distance between Atherton and Santa Monica is 508.1 km. The road distance is 611 km.
Hoang Express operates a bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station once daily. Tickets cost $45–60 and the journey takes 5h 30m.