The average bus between Costa Mesa and Carmel takes 17h 25m and the fastest bus takes 17h 21m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Costa Mesa to Carmel. 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 6 times a week between Costa Mesa and Carmel. The earliest departure is at 7:47 PM in the evening, and the last departure from Costa Mesa is at 8:14 PM which arrives into Carmel at 1:35 PM. All services require a transfer at Harbor-Katella and take an average of 17h 25m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Costa Mesa to Carmel. However, there are services departing from Costa Mesa station and arriving at Carmel station via San Jose Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 25m.
Costa Mesa to Carmel bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center station.
Costa Mesa to Carmel bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Carmel Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The distance between Costa Mesa and Carmel is 485.3 km. The road distance is 761 km.
You can take a bus from Park-19Th to Carmel Amtrak Bus Stop via Harbor-Katella, Katella-Harbor, Artic - Dock 6, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, San Jose Diridon Station, San Jose, and Salinas in around 14h 30m.