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The average bus between San Francisco and Arcata takes 14h 15m and the fastest bus takes 6h 35m. There is at least one bus per day from San Francisco to Arcata. 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 once daily between San Francisco and Arcata. The earliest departure is at 2:30 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from San Francisco is at 5:59 PM which arrives into Arcata at 5:50 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 14h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Arcata. However, there are services departing from North Point St & Jones St station and arriving at Arcata station via Copeland St Transit Mall-Copeland St station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
San Francisco to Arcata bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from North Point St & Jones St station.
San Francisco to Arcata bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Arcata station.
The distance between San Francisco and Arcata is 372.3 km. The road distance is 448 km.
You can take a bus from North Point St & Jones St to Arcata via Petaluma in around 7h 21m.
