The average bus between Santa Cruz and Bass Lake takes 15h 13m and the fastest bus takes 14h 7m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to Bass Lake. 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 once daily between Santa Cruz and Bass Lake. The earliest departure is at 2:50 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:30 PM which arrives into Bass Lake at 12:37 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 15h 13m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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14h 7m • 5 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Bass Lake. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Bass Lake station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 13m.
Santa Cruz to Bass Lake bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Bass Lake bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Bass Lake - Pines Resort station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Bass Lake is 221.9 km. The road distance is 428 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Bass Lake - Pines Resort via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, King & Virginia, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, Fresno, CA, Fresno, and Intermodal Center/Downtown Madera in around 9h 23m.