The average bus between San Jose and Santa Monica takes 9h 14m and the fastest bus takes 8h 35m. The bus service runs several times per day from San Jose to Santa Monica. 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 San Jose and Santa Monica. The earliest departure is at 11:30 AM in the morning, and the last departure from San Jose is at 12:30 PM which arrives into Santa Monica at 9:05 PM. All services require a transfer at Tully & King and take an average of 9h 14m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Santa Monica. However, there are services departing from San Jose station and arriving at Santa Monica station via Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 14m.
San Jose to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
San Jose to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
The distance between San Jose and Santa Monica is 480.3 km. The road distance is 578 km.
Hoang Express operates a bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station once daily. Tickets cost $45–60 and the journey takes 5h 30m.
