The average bus between Downtown San Diego and El Cajon takes 1h 34m and the fastest bus takes 1h 8m. There is an hourly bus service from Downtown San Diego to El Cajon. 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 Downtown San Diego and El Cajon. The earliest departure is at 5:39 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Downtown San Diego is at 7:31 PM which arrives into El Cajon at 8:54 PM. All services require a transfer at 11th Av & Broadway and take an average of 1h 34m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Downtown San Diego to El Cajon. However, there are services departing from Downtown San Diego station and arriving at El Cajon station via SDSU Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 34m.
Downtown San Diego to El Cajon bus services, operated by San Diego Metro Transit, depart from 11th Av & Broadway station.
Downtown San Diego to El Cajon bus services, operated by San Diego Metro Transit, arrive at El Cajon Transit Center station.
The distance between Downtown San Diego and El Cajon is 19.8 km. The road distance is 34 km.
You can take a vehicle from Downtown San Diego to El Cajon Transit Center via 11th Av & Broadway, SDSU Transit Center, and College Av & SDSU Transit Center in around 2h 4m.