The average bus between San Juan Capistrano and Costa Mesa takes 1h 24m and the fastest bus takes 1h 14m. The bus service runs several times per day from San Juan Capistrano 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 3 times a day between San Juan Capistrano and Costa Mesa. The earliest departure is at 9:32 AM in the morning, and the last departure from San Juan Capistrano is at 7:36 PM which arrives into Costa Mesa at 8:50 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 24m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 18m • 1 change

1h 18m • 1 change

1h 17m • 1 change

1h 17m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa. However, there are services departing from San Juan Capistrano station and arriving at Costa Mesa station via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 24m.
San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Camino Capistrano-Old Mission station.
San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Oc Fair-Yellow Gate station.
The distance between San Juan Capistrano and Costa Mesa is 28.3 km. The road distance is 44 km.
You can take a bus from Camino Capistrano-Old Mission to Oc Fair-Yellow Gate via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 9 in around 2h 12m.