The average bus between Santa Monica and San Francisco takes 10h 9m and the fastest bus takes 9h 42m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Monica to San Francisco. 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 Francisco. The earliest departure is at 10:47 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 9:28 PM which arrives into San Francisco at 7:10 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 10h 9m. 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 Francisco. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at San Francisco station via San Francisco Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
Santa Monica to San Francisco bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Santa Monica to San Francisco bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
The distance between Santa Monica and San Francisco is 547.2 km. The road distance is 675 km.
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $60–120 and the journey takes 8h 5m.
