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The average bus between Santa Monica and Dana Point takes 5h 7m and the fastest bus takes 4h 57m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Santa Monica to Dana Point. 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 6 times a week between Santa Monica and Dana Point. The service departs Santa Monica at 1:25 AM at night, which arrives into Dana Point at 06:22:00. All services require a transfer at Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and take an average of 5h 7m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Dana Point. However, there are services departing from 2nd / Broadway station and arriving at San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
Santa Monica to Dana Point bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to Dana Point bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Dana Point is 95.7 km. The road distance is 109 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Pacific Coast-Dana Point Harbor via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda, Los Angeles, San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station, and Camino Capistrano-Old Mission in around 4h 48m.
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