The average bus between Santa Monica and San Clemente takes 5h 19m and the fastest bus takes 5h 9m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Santa Monica to San Clemente. 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 San Clemente. The service departs Santa Monica at 1:25 AM at night, which arrives into San Clemente at 06:34:02. All services require a transfer at Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and take an average of 5h 19m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to San Clemente. 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 19m.
Santa Monica to San Clemente bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to San Clemente bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station.
The distance between Santa Monica and San Clemente is 104.7 km. The road distance is 117 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Calle De Los Molinos-Avd Pico via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda, Los Angeles, San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station, and Camino Capistrano-Old Mission in around 5h 1m.
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