Bus Tickets from Santa Cruz, CA to Los Angeles, CA

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Bus Santa Cruz to Los Angeles: Trip Overview

Average ticket price$98
Average bus trip duration12h 44m
Number of daily buses3
Earliest bus departure8:00am
Distance293 miles (472 km)
Latest bus departure8:25pm

Santa Cruz to Los Angeles Bus

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Bus Travel Tips

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Much more than a mere vehicle taking you from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles, riding the bus will expose you to some of the most stunning panoramas while enroute to your final bus stop.

Buses have one of the smallest carbon footprints of motorized transport modes. A bus going from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles will emit less CO2 than a car or an airplane.

Make a music playlist for your bus ride from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles, and enjoy the scenery to tunes from your own personal soundtrack.

Did you know?

The word 'bus' is an abbreviation of 'omnibus" which means 'for all' in Latin as buses were meant to be transportation for everybody.

Did you know some bus companies in Germany offer to their passenger low-costs snacks and regional beer based on their destination? Prosit!

Did you know there are on average 4,400 intercity bus departures every day in the US only? This number has been growing for 9 years in a row, yay!

Will you be returning to Santa Cruz by bus?

Bus from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles

You can also go to Los Angeles by train

Train from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles

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