The average bus between Santa Monica Pier and Sunset Boulevard takes 48 min and the fastest bus takes 35 min. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Santa Monica Pier to Sunset Boulevard. 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 Sunset Boulevard. The earliest departure is at 6:16 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica Pier is at 7:10 PM which arrives into Sunset Boulevard at 7:49 PM. All services require a transfer at 4Th Nb & Colorado Fs and take an average of 48 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

35 min • 1 change

41 min • 1 change

38 min • 1 change

41 min • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica Pier to Sunset Boulevard. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica Pier station and arriving at Sunset Boulevard station via Westwood Nb & Le Conte Ns. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 48 min.
Santa Monica Pier to Sunset Boulevard bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, depart from 4Th Nb & Colorado Fs station.
Santa Monica Pier to Sunset Boulevard bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, arrive at Westwood Nb & Le Conte Ns station.
The distance between Santa Monica Pier and Sunset Boulevard is 9.6 km. The road distance is 13 km.
Big Blue Bus operates a bus from 4Th Nb & Colorado Fs to Westwood Nb & Le Conte Ns every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 34 min.