The average bus between Santa Cruz and Almaden Valley takes 1h 56m and the fastest bus takes 1h 32m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Cruz to Almaden Valley. 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 hourly between Santa Cruz and Almaden Valley. The earliest departure is at 5:25 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 8:25 PM which arrives into Almaden Valley at 10:35 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 1h 56m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Almaden Valley. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Almaden Valley station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 56m.
Santa Cruz to Almaden Valley bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Almaden Valley bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Almaden & Camden station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Almaden Valley is 31.3 km. The road distance is 65 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Almaden & Camden via Diridon Station and San Jose Diridon in around 2h 5m.