The average bus between Fountain Valley and Rancho Santa Margarita takes 2h 43m and the fastest bus takes 1h 59m. There is a bus service every few hours from Fountain Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita. 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 Fountain Valley and Rancho Santa Margarita. The earliest departure is at 12:46 AM at night, and the last departure from Fountain Valley is at 7:35 PM which arrives into Rancho Santa Margarita at 10:03 PM. All services require a transfer at Harbor-Katella and take an average of 2h 43m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Fountain Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita. However, there are services departing from Fountain Valley station and arriving at Rancho Santa Margarita station via Harbor-Katella. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 43m.
Fountain Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Harbor-Macarthur station.
Fountain Valley to Rancho Santa Margarita bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Santa Margarita-Avd Empresa station.
The distance between Fountain Valley and Rancho Santa Margarita is 33.3 km. The road distance is 60 km.
You can take a bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Santa Margarita-Avd Empresa via Harbor-Katella, Katella-Harbor, and Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 4 in around 3h 4m.