The average bus between Santa Cruz and Yosemite Valley takes 13h 24m and the fastest bus takes 10h 14m. The bus service runs several times per day from Santa Cruz to Yosemite Valley. 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 twice daily between Santa Cruz and Yosemite Valley. The earliest departure is at 10:45 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:30 PM which arrives into Yosemite Valley at 3:01 PM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 13h 24m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Yosemite Valley. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Yosemite Valley station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 24m.
Santa Cruz to Yosemite Valley bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Yosemite Valley bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Curry Village station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Yosemite Valley is 232.9 km. The road distance is 376 km.
You can take a bus from Front to Curry Village via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, King & Virginia, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, Los Baños, Pacheco @ Target, Transpo, and Merced Transpo in around 10h 30m.
