There are 5 ways to get from Santa Ana to La Palma by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, line 123 bus
best- Take the train from Santa Ana to Buena Parktrain OC Line
- Take the bus from Buena Park Metrolink Station Zone 1 to Valley View-La Canadabus 123
1h 38m$9–11Drive 14.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Ana to La Palmacar 14.5 mi
19 min$3–4Train, line 123 bus via Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 5
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Valley View-La Palmabus 123
1h 52m$9–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Santa Ana to La Palmataxi 14.5 mi
19 min$55–70Line 53 bus, line 50 bus, line 42 bus
- Take the bus from Main-1St to Artic - Dock 4bus 53 / ...
- Take the bus from Artic - Dock 6 to Tustin-East Village Waybus 50
- Take the bus from Tustin-East Village Way to Lincoln-Moodybus 42 / ...
2h 29m$6
Santa Ana to La Palma by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to La Palma is to drive which costs $2 - $4 and takes 19 min.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to La Palma is to taxi which takes 19 min and costs $55 - $70.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana to La Palma. However, there are services departing from Main-1St and arriving at Lincoln-Moody via Artic - Dock 6 and Tustin-East Village Way. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 29m.
The distance between Santa Ana and La Palma is 19 miles. The road distance is 14.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to La Palma without a car is to train and line 123 bus which takes 1h 38m and costs $8 - $12.
It takes approximately 1h 38m to get from Santa Ana to La Palma, including transfers.
Santa Ana to La Palma bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Main-1St station.
Santa Ana to La Palma bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Artic - Dock 4 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to La Palma is 15 miles. It takes approximately 19 min to drive from Santa Ana to La Palma.
There are 1329+ hotels available in La Palma.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and La Palma, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Main-1St to Lincoln-Moody via Artic - Dock 6 and Tustin-East Village Way in around 2h 29m.
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Santa Ana to Buena Park
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Santa Ana to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Buena Park Metrolink Station Zone 1 to Valley View-La Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Valley View-La Palma
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Main-1St to Artic - Dock 4
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Artic - Dock 6 to Tustin-East Village Way
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Tustin-East Village Way to Lincoln-Moody
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Estimated price
- $55–70
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
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