The average bus between Santa Monica and San Mateo takes 10h 48m and the fastest bus takes 10h 31m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Monica to San Mateo. 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 Mateo. The earliest departure is at 8:34 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 8:37 AM which arrives into San Mateo at 7:33 PM. All services require a transfer at Cesar E Chavez / Vignes and take an average of 10h 48m. 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 Mateo. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at San Mateo station via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 48m.
Santa Monica to San Mateo bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to San Mateo bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at El Camino Real & E 5th Ave station.
The distance between Santa Monica and San Mateo is 524.2 km. The road distance is 637 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to El Camino Real & E 5th Ave via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, King & Tully, and Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 in around 11h 36m.
