The average bus between San Clemente and Costa Mesa takes 2h 14m and the fastest bus takes 1h 34m. There is a bus service every few hours from San Clemente 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 hourly between San Clemente and Costa Mesa. The earliest departure is at 4:40 AM at night, and the last departure from San Clemente is at 8:51 PM which arrives into Costa Mesa at 4:42 AM. All services require a transfer at Newport Trans Ctr Dock 5 and take an average of 2h 14m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from San Clemente to Costa Mesa. However, there are services departing from San Clemente station and arriving at Costa Mesa station via Newport Trans Ctr Dock 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 14m.
San Clemente to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from El Camino Real-Avd Cabrillo station.
San Clemente to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at 17Th-Newport station.
The distance between San Clemente and Costa Mesa is 37.1 km. The road distance is 46 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino Real-Avd Cabrillo to 17Th-Newport via Newport Trans Ctr Dock 5 and Newport Trans Ctr Dock 8 in around 1h 59m.