The bus between Santa Monica and Santa Ana takes 2h 15m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Monica to Santa Ana. 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 Santa Ana. 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 Santa Ana at 3:40 AM. All services require a transfer at Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and take an average of 2h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Santa Ana station via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 15m.
Santa Monica to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Santa Ana station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Santa Ana is 65.1 km. The road distance is 96 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Santa Ana via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and Los Angeles in around 3h 35m.
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