The average bus between Costa Mesa and San Juan Capistrano takes 1h 41m and the fastest bus takes 1h 21m. The bus service runs several times per day from Costa Mesa to San Juan Capistrano. 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 Costa Mesa and San Juan Capistrano. The earliest departure is at 10:55 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Costa Mesa is at 11:25 PM which arrives into San Juan Capistrano at 6:10 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 41m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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1h 26m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Costa Mesa to San Juan Capistrano. However, there are services departing from Costa Mesa station and arriving at San Juan Capistrano station via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 9. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 41m.
Costa Mesa to San Juan Capistrano bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Oc Fair-Yellow Gate station.
Costa Mesa to San Juan Capistrano bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Camino Capistrano-Old Mission station.
The distance between Costa Mesa and San Juan Capistrano is 28.3 km. The road distance is 45 km.
You can take a bus from Oc Fair-Yellow Gate to Camino Capistrano-Old Mission via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 7 in around 1h 43m.