The bus between Santa Monica and San Diego takes 4h 10m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Monica to San Diego. 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 San Diego. The earliest departure is at 1:25 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 1:25 AM which arrives into San Diego at 5:35 AM. All services require a transfer at Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and take an average of 4h 10m. 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 Diego. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at San Diego station via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
Santa Monica to San Diego bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to San Diego bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at San Diego station.
The distance between Santa Monica and San Diego is 190.4 km. The road distance is 243 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to San Diego via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and Los Angeles in around 5h 30m.
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