The average bus between Santa Monica Pier and Runyon Canyon Park takes 1h 15m and the fastest bus takes 54 min. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Santa Monica Pier to Runyon Canyon Park. 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 Santa Monica Pier and Runyon Canyon Park. The earliest departure is at 6:16 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica Pier is at 2:42 PM which arrives into Runyon Canyon Park at 4:10 PM. All services require a transfer at 4Th Nb & Colorado Fs and take an average of 1h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

54 min • 1 change

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59 min • 1 change

1h 2m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica Pier to Runyon Canyon Park. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica Pier station and arriving at Runyon Canyon Park station via Westwood Nb & Le Conte Ns. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 15m.
Santa Monica Pier to Runyon Canyon Park bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, depart from 4Th Nb & Colorado Fs station.
Santa Monica Pier to Runyon Canyon Park bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, arrive at Sunset / Martel station.
The distance between Santa Monica Pier and Runyon Canyon Park is 17.2 km. The road distance is 23 km.
You can take a vehicle from Santa Monica Pier to Runyon Canyon Park via 4Th Nb & Colorado Fs, Le Conte / Westwood, and Sunset / Martel in around 1h 33m.