The average bus between Santa Monica Pier and Hollywood Hills takes 1h 55m and the fastest bus takes 1h 26m. There is an hourly bus service from Santa Monica Pier to Hollywood Hills. 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 Santa Monica Pier and Hollywood Hills. The earliest departure is at 5:12 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica Pier is at 5:17 PM which arrives into Hollywood Hills at 7:38 PM. All services require a transfer at Santa Monica / 4th and take an average of 1h 55m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica Pier to Hollywood Hills. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica Pier station and arriving at Hollywood Hills station via Santa Monica / Vermont. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 55m.
Santa Monica Pier to Hollywood Hills bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Santa Monica / 4th station.
Santa Monica Pier to Hollywood Hills bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Santa Monica / Vermont station.
The distance between Santa Monica Pier and Hollywood Hills is 18.6 km. The road distance is 31 km.
Metro Los Angeles operates a bus from Santa Monica / 4th to Santa Monica / Vermont every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 1h 20m.