There are 6 ways to get from Costa Mesa to Gardena by train, bus, car, taxi, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Gateway Transit Centerbus Metro J Line
2h 49m$16–29Line 43 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park-19Th to Harbor-East Shuttle Areabus 43
- Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Picobus 460
3h 46m$4–6Drive 32.3 mi
- Drive from Costa Mesa to Gardenacar 32.3 mi
36 min$6–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Costa Mesa to Gardenataxi 32.3 mi
36 min$110–140Train, tram
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Linetram Metro A Line
3h 5m$17–29Line 43 bus, line 460 bus, line 125 bus
- Take the bus from Park-19Th to Harbor-East Shuttle Areabus 43
- Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Norwalk Stationbus 460
- Take the bus from Norwalk Station to Rosecrans / Kingsleybus 125
4h 22m$4–5
Costa Mesa to Gardena by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Mesa to Gardena is to line 43 bus and line 460 bus and line 125 bus which costs $4 - $5 and takes 4h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Mesa to Gardena is to drive which takes 36 min and costs $5 - $9.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Mesa to Gardena. However, there are services departing from Park-19Th and arriving at Harbor Gateway Transit Center via Disneyland Employee's Entrance and Flower / Pico. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Costa Mesa to Gardena station. However, there are services departing from Santa Ana and arriving at Crenshaw C-Line Station via Union Station - Metro A-Line and Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 5m.
The distance between Costa Mesa and Gardena is 59 miles. The road distance is 32.5 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Mesa to Gardena without a car is to train and bus which takes 2h 49m and costs $16 - $29.
It takes approximately 2h 49m to get from Costa Mesa to Gardena, including transfers.
Costa Mesa to Gardena bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Park-19Th station.
Costa Mesa to Gardena train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Ana station.
Costa Mesa to Gardena bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Harbor-East Shuttle Area station.
What companies run services between Costa Mesa, CA, USA and Gardena, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Park-19Th to Harbor Gateway Transit Center via Harbor-East Shuttle Area, Disneyland Employee's Entrance, Figueroa / Pico, and Flower / Pico in around 3h 46m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Pico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Norwalk Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Norwalk Station to Rosecrans / Kingsley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 310-618-6266
- Website
- transit.torranceca.gov
Bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://transit.torranceca.gov
- Schedules at
- https://transit.torranceca.gov/routes-schedules
- Seniors 65+
- $1
- Students
- $1
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Park-19Th to Harbor-East Shuttle Area
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Park-19Th to Harbor-East Shuttle Area
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
California Yellow Cab
- Phone
- (714) 444-4444
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
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Costa Mesa to Gardena train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Mesa to Gardena is 33 miles. It takes approximately 36 min to drive from Costa Mesa to Gardena.
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