The bus between Santa Monica and Lake Forest takes 2h 35m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Monica to Lake Forest. 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 Monica and Lake Forest. The service departs Santa Monica at 1:25 AM at night, which arrives into Lake Forest at 04:00:00. All services require a transfer at Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and take an average of 2h 35m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Lake Forest. However, there are services departing from 2nd / Broadway station and arriving at Irvine station via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 35m.
Santa Monica to Lake Forest bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to Lake Forest bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Irvine station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Lake Forest is 84.9 km. The road distance is 95 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Irvine via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and Los Angeles in around 3h 55m.
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