The average bus between Costa Mesa and San Clemente takes 2h 2m and the fastest bus takes 1h 33m. There is a bus service every few hours from Costa Mesa to San Clemente. 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 hourly between Costa Mesa and San Clemente. The earliest departure is at 5:09 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Costa Mesa is at 8:25 PM which arrives into San Clemente at 10:25 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 2m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Costa Mesa to San Clemente. However, there are services departing from Costa Mesa station and arriving at San Clemente station via Newport Trans Ctr Dock 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 2m.
Costa Mesa to San Clemente bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from 17Th-Newport station.
Costa Mesa to San Clemente bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at El Camino Real-Avd Cabrillo station.
The distance between Costa Mesa and San Clemente is 37.1 km. The road distance is 47 km.
You can take a bus from 17Th-Newport to El Camino Real-Avd Cabrillo via Newport Trans Ctr Dock 6 in around 2h 21m.