The average bus between Santa Cruz and Los Angeles takes 9h 48m and the fastest bus takes 7h 30m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles at 2:00 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 9h 48m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Los Angeles station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
Santa Cruz to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Los Angeles is 472.2 km. The road distance is 600 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, Tully & King, and San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich in around 8h 7m.
