The average bus between Santa Cruz and Marin County takes 10h 53m and the fastest bus takes 10h 14m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to Marin County. 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 Marin County. The earliest departure is at 6:30 PM in the evening, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:30 PM which arrives into Marin County at 8:44 AM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 10h 53m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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10h 14m • 3 changes
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12h 41m • 3 changes
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10h 29m • 3 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Marin County. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Marin County station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 53m.
Santa Cruz to Marin County bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Marin County bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Marin County is 129.5 km. The road distance is 173 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Glen Dr via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, San Francisco Bus Station, Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A, and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C in around 5h 15m.