The average bus between Santa Monica and San Rafael takes 18h 45m and the fastest bus takes 11h 23m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Santa Monica to San Rafael. 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 6 times a week between Santa Monica and San Rafael. The earliest departure is at 10:27 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 9:01 PM which arrives into San Rafael at 8:25 AM. All services require a transfer at Gayley Nb & Strathmore Ns and take an average of 18h 45m. 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 Rafael. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at San Rafael station via San Francisco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 45m.
Santa Monica to San Rafael bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, depart from Los Angeles station.
Santa Monica to San Rafael bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, arrive at San Francisco station.
The distance between Santa Monica and San Rafael is 570.3 km. The road distance is 672 km.
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco once daily. Tickets cost $50–90 and the journey takes 7h 25m.
