The average bus between Santa Cruz and Santa Ynez takes 8h 16m and the fastest bus takes 8h 11m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Cruz to Santa Ynez. 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 Santa Ynez. The earliest departure is at 7:20 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:25 PM which arrives into Santa Ynez at 6:46 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 Santa Ynez. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Santa Ynez station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 16m.
Santa Cruz to Santa Ynez bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Santa Ynez bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Santa Ynez is 315.9 km. The road distance is 465 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Edison St. & Sagunto St. via Diridon Station, San Jose, and Solvang Park in around 8h 23m.