The bus between San Francisco and Santa Cruz takes 1h 46m. The bus runs, on average, 4 times per week from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. 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 4 times a week between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. The earliest departure is at 7:10 AM in the morning, and the last departure from San Francisco is at 7:10 AM which arrives into Santa Cruz at 8:56 AM. All services require a transfer at San Jose Diridon Station and take an average of 1h 46m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. However, there are services departing from San Francisco station and arriving at Santa Cruz station via San Jose Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 46m.
San Francisco to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Soquel Ave & Front station.
Book your San Francisco to Santa Cruz bus tickets online with Flixbus USA and Santa Cruz Metro.
The distance between San Francisco and Santa Cruz is 95.4 km. The road distance is 126 km.
You can take a bus from San Francisco to Soquel Ave & Front via San Jose Diridon Station and Diridon Station in around 1h 57m.
