The average bus between Santa Barbara and Costa Mesa takes 7h 2m and the fastest bus takes 6h 56m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Santa Barbara 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 6 times a week between Santa Barbara and Costa Mesa. The earliest departure is at 12:30 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Barbara is at 12:55 AM which arrives into Costa Mesa at 4:51 AM. All services require a transfer at Los Angeles and take an average of 7h 2m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Costa Mesa. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara station and arriving at Costa Mesa station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 2m.
Santa Barbara to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Harbor-19Th station.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Costa Mesa is 185.5 km. The road distance is 234 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara to Harbor-19Th via Los Angeles, Fullerton Amtrak Station, and Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 in around 5h 41m.
