The average bus between Santa Cruz and Grass Valley takes 17h 8m and the fastest bus takes 9h 25m. The bus service runs several times per day from Santa Cruz to Grass 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 twice daily between Santa Cruz and Grass Valley. The earliest departure is at 5:25 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:30 PM which arrives into Grass Valley at 6:45 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 17h 8m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Grass Valley. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Grass Valley station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 8m.
Santa Cruz to Grass Valley bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Grass Valley bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Tinloy St at Bank St station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Grass Valley is 263.6 km. The road distance is 359 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Tinloy St at Bank St via Diridon Station, San Jose, Stockton, Sacramento, Auburn Amtrak, and Nevada St at Amtrak Station in around 10h 34m.