The bus between Santa Monica and San Juan Capistrano takes 2h 50m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Monica to San Juan Capistrano. 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 Juan Capistrano. 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 Juan Capistrano at 4:15 AM. All services require a transfer at Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and take an average of 2h 50m. 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 Juan Capistrano. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at San Juan Capistrano station via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 50m.
Santa Monica to San Juan Capistrano bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to San Juan Capistrano bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station.
The distance between Santa Monica and San Juan Capistrano is 95.8 km. The road distance is 133 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and Los Angeles in around 4h 10m.