Getting to Santa Monica: By bus

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Santa Monica is accessible by bus from throughout the Los Angeles region. Take 720 from downtown LA or 704 from Union Station.

If you are arriving via LAX, you and your luggage can access the Downtown area for less than $1 by taking airport shuttle C and asking the driver to let you off closest to the stop for Big Blue Bus line 3. Once you step off the shuttle, exit the lot, and turn right, and look for a blue triangular-shaped sign at the corner of the street. Buses arrive about every 20 minutes on weekdays, and less often on weekends; the fare is $0.75.