The average bus between Irvine and La Palma takes 3h 10m and the fastest bus takes 2h 24m. There is an hourly bus service from Irvine to La Palma. 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 Irvine and La Palma. The earliest departure is at 4:24 AM at night, and the last departure from Irvine is at 11:45 PM which arrives into La Palma at 5:56 AM. All services require a transfer at Artic - Dock 6 and take an average of 3h 10m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Irvine to La Palma. However, there are services departing from Irvine station and arriving at La Palma station via Artic - Dock 4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 10m.
Irvine to La Palma bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Main-Culver station.
Irvine to La Palma bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Lincoln-Moody station.
The distance between Irvine and La Palma is 28.5 km. The road distance is 51 km.
You can take a bus from Main-Culver to Lincoln-Moody via Artic - Dock 6 and Tustin-East Village Way in around 2h 59m.