The average bus between Expo/Western Station and Santa Monica takes 1h 15m and the fastest bus takes 59 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Expo/Western Station to Santa Monica. 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 hourly between Expo/Western Station and Santa Monica. The earliest departure is at 12:07 AM at night, and the last departure from Expo/Western Station is at 11:41 PM which arrives into Santa Monica at 12:47 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Expo/Western Station to Santa Monica. However, there are services departing from Expo/Western Station station and arriving at Santa Monica station via Western / Wilshire. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 15m.
Expo/Western Station to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Western / Exposition station.
Expo/Western Station to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Wilshire / Lincoln station.
The distance between Expo/Western Station and Santa Monica is 16.8 km. The road distance is 29 km.
You can take a bus from Western / Exposition to Wilshire / Lincoln via Wilshire / Western in around 1h 34m.