Find buses from San Francisco to Los Angeles

Greyhound is the provider of all buses to Los Angeles from San Francisco. Some of the amenities that passengers will find in these buses include free Wi-Fi, power outlets near every seat, leather seats that recline, extra legroom compared to other buses, and no middle seats, meaning everyone rides near a window or next to an aisle. In addition to that, there is also plenty of storage overhead for your baggage and there are restrooms on board the bus.

While there are many different ways that you can travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles, the most common route for buses aboard Greyhound is to head across the bridge from San Francisco to Oakland. From there, your trip continues south through the cities of Fremont, San Jose, and Gilroy. During this time, you'll have great views of San Francisco Bay through the right side of the bus. As you continue your way south, you'll be driving through the San Joaquin Valley on Interstate 5 and marveling at all the amazing agriculture you will find here. Finally, as you get to the end of San Joaquin Valley, you will travel over the famous Grapevine on your San Francisco to Los Angeles bus, heading right past the Castaic Lake State Recreation Area before dropping into the San Joaquin Valley, and eventually ending up in the center of Los Angeles.

One of the best features of traveling on buses from San Francisco to Los Angeles aboard Greyhound is that the bus company offers a very generous luggage allowance. All travelers are permitted to bring one carry-on bag aboard the bus with them. After that, they can always store at least one bag under the bus free of charge and they can also put a second or third bag under the bus. Depending on the bus ticket from San Francisco to Los Angeles purchased, the second bag may or may not travel for free while the third bag will always incur a fee. You can also bring oversized items such as bicycles, golf bags, or strollers and store them under the bus, although these will incur an additional fee as well.

It should come as no surprise that since these are two very large metropolitan cities in the state of California, there are quite a few options for buses from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Daily, you will find roughly four choices for buses to Los Angeles from San Francisco that make this trip. The first of these buses will depart San Francisco at around 8:45 a.m. while the second and third buses will both depart at around 11:00 a.m. This is due to the very high demand that you will find during this time of the day for buses from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The final bus of the day is an overnight bus that departs San Francisco at around 9:30 p.m.

All of the buses to Los Angeles from San Francisco will both depart and arrive at the same stations. These are both Greyhound bus stations that are located in the heart of both San Francisco and Los Angeles. The bus station in San Francisco is on Mission St. right in the center of San Francisco while the bus station in Los Angeles is the Los Angeles bus terminal, located on E. 7th St. in the center of Los Angeles.

The most time-efficient journey by bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles currently available is 7h 35m. Travel time can vary by 0h 02m, so prioritize nonstop options for the quickest arrival.

A bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles will travel much more than the 345.0 mi distance between them. The actual distance depends on the route taken, which can change based on traffic, tolls and closures. 7h 35m by bus is normal for this route.