The average bus between Santa Cruz and San Rafael takes 8h 16m and the fastest bus takes 4h 25m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to San Rafael. 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 San Rafael. The earliest departure is at 6:25 PM in the evening, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:25 PM which arrives into San Rafael at 8:10 AM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 8h 16m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at San Rafael station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 16m.
Santa Cruz to San Rafael bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to San Rafael bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and San Rafael is 119.6 km. The road distance is 164 km.
You can take a bus from Front to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 4h 24m.
