The average bus between Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles and Universal City takes 1h 52m and the fastest bus takes 1h 26m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles to Universal City. 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 every 30 minutes between Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles and Universal City. The earliest departure is at 8:25 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles is at 10:39 PM which arrives into Universal City at 12:17 AM. All services require a transfer at 5th / Colorado and take an average of 1h 52m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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1h 44m • 2 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles to Universal City. However, there are services departing from Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles station and arriving at Universal City station via Wilshire / Vermont. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 52m.
Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles to Universal City bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 5th / Colorado station.
Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles to Universal City bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Wilshire / Vermont station.
The distance between Hilton Santa Monica, Los Angeles and Universal City is 18.9 km. The road distance is 37 km.
Metro Los Angeles operates a bus from 5th / Colorado to Wilshire / Vermont every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 1h 9m.