The average bus between Rancho Santa Margarita and Costa Mesa takes 1h 19m and the fastest bus takes 1h 5m. The bus service runs several times per day from Rancho Santa Margarita to Costa Mesa. 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 twice daily between Rancho Santa Margarita and Costa Mesa. The earliest departure is at 9:16 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Rancho Santa Margarita is at 8:15 PM which arrives into Costa Mesa at 9:20 PM. All services require a transfer at Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 3 and take an average of 1h 19m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 34m • 1 change

1h 34m • 1 change

1h 13m • 1 change

1h 18m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Rancho Santa Margarita to Costa Mesa. However, there are services departing from Rancho Santa Margarita station and arriving at Costa Mesa station via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 19m.
Rancho Santa Margarita to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Santa Margarita-Avd Empresa station.
Rancho Santa Margarita to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Oc Fair-Yellow Gate station.
The distance between Rancho Santa Margarita and Costa Mesa is 29.2 km. The road distance is 38 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Margarita-Avd Empresa to Oc Fair-Yellow Gate via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 3 and Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 9 in around 2h 4m.