The average bus between Santa Cruz and El Monte takes 10h 3m and the fastest bus takes 7h 45m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to El Monte. 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 El Monte. The earliest departure is at 6:30 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:30 PM which arrives into El Monte at 2:15 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 10h 3m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to El Monte. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at El Monte station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 3m.
Santa Cruz to El Monte bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to El Monte bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and El Monte is 485.3 km. The road distance is 618 km.
You can take a bus from Front to El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, Tully & King, and San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich in around 8h 22m.