The average bus between Santa Monica Pier and La Palma takes 3h 35m and the fastest bus takes 2h 43m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Monica Pier to La Palma. 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 La Palma. The earliest departure is at 2:39 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Monica Pier is at 9:17 PM which arrives into La Palma at 4:31 AM. All services require a transfer at Venice / Olive and take an average of 3h 35m. 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 La Palma. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica Pier station and arriving at La Palma station via Venice / Olive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 35m.
Santa Monica Pier to La Palma bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica Pier to La Palma bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Norwalk Station.
The distance between Santa Monica Pier and La Palma is 45.3 km. The road distance is 76 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to La Palma-Moody via Venice / Olive, Flower / Pico, Norwalk Station, Norwalk Station Bay 11, and Gridley-187Th in around 3h 31m.