The average bus between Santa Cruz and Mammoth Lakes takes 29h and the fastest bus takes 13h 3m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to Mammoth Lakes. 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 Mammoth Lakes. The earliest departure is at 5:26 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:51 AM which arrives into Mammoth Lakes at 6:30 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 29h. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Mammoth Lakes. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Mammoth Lakes station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h.
Santa Cruz to Mammoth Lakes bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Mammoth Lakes bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Mammoth Lakes is 281 km. The road distance is 685 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, Tamien Caltrain Southbound, San Jose Park and Ride, Heavenly Valley Ski Lodge, Stateline Transit Center, Douglas County Community/Senior Center, and Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395 in around 12h 28m.
