The average bus between Santa Cruz and Long Beach takes 10h 26m and the fastest bus takes 10h 25m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to Long Beach. 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 Long Beach. The earliest departure is at 10:20 PM at night, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:25 PM which arrives into Long Beach at 8:50 AM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 10h 26m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Long Beach. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Long Beach station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 26m.
Santa Cruz to Long Beach bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Ocean & Water station.
Santa Cruz to Long Beach bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Long Beach is 498.4 km. The road distance is 639 km.
You can take a bus from Ocean & Water to 1st Street Station via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, Tully & King, San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA, and Chinatown Station in around 9h 20m.
