The average bus between Santa Cruz and Placerville takes 8h 20m and the fastest bus takes 6h 20m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to Placerville. 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 Placerville. The earliest departure is at 5:25 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:25 PM which arrives into Placerville at 11:45 AM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 8h 20m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Placerville. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Placerville station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
Santa Cruz to Placerville bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Placerville bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Placerville Station Transfer Center.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Placerville is 223.2 km. The road distance is 331 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Placerville Station Transfer Center via Diridon Station, San Jose, Stockton, Sacramento, and Sacramento - Amtrak in around 8h 44m.
