The average bus between Monterey Park and Santa Monica takes 2h 28m and the fastest bus takes 1h 49m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Monterey Park 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 every 20 minutes between Monterey Park and Santa Monica. The earliest departure is at 1:59 AM at night, and the last departure from Monterey Park is at 10:01 PM which arrives into Santa Monica at 12:20 AM. All services require a transfer at Grand / Venice and take an average of 2h 28m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

2h 19m • 1 change

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1h 53m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Monterey Park to Santa Monica. However, there are services departing from Monterey Park station and arriving at Santa Monica station via Grand / Venice. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 28m.
Monterey Park to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Garvey / Garfield station.
Monterey Park to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at 5th / Santa Monica station.
The distance between Monterey Park and Santa Monica is 34.3 km. The road distance is 49 km.
You can take a bus from Garvey / Garfield to 5th / Santa Monica via Grand / Venice and Venice / Hill in around 2h 39m.