The bus between San Jose and Arcata takes 28h 10m. The bus runs, on average, 3 times per week from San Jose 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 3 times a week between San Jose and Arcata. The service departs San Jose at 4:55 PM in the afternoon, which arrives into Arcata at 21:05:00. All services require a transfer at San Francisco and take an average of 28h 10m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Arcata. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Arcata station via San Francisco station and Copeland St Transit Mall-Copeland St station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 10m.
San Jose to Arcata bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
San Jose to Arcata bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Arcata station.
The distance between San Jose and Arcata is 435.2 km. The road distance is 518 km.
You can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Arcata via San Francisco, Perry St & 3rd St, and Petaluma in around 9h 59m.
