The average bus between Santa Monica Pier and Valley Village takes 1h 54m and the fastest bus takes 1h 31m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Monica Pier to Valley Village. 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 Valley Village. The earliest departure is at 1:38 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Monica Pier is at 8:53 PM which arrives into Valley Village at 10:26 PM. All services require a transfer at 5th / Colorado and take an average of 1h 54m. 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 Valley Village. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica Pier station and arriving at Valley Village station via Wilshire / Westwood. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 54m.
Santa Monica Pier to Valley Village bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 5th / Colorado station.
Santa Monica Pier to Valley Village bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Ventura / Sepulveda station.
The distance between Santa Monica Pier and Valley Village is 19.2 km. The road distance is 33 km.
You can take a vehicle from Santa Monica Pier to Magnolia / Laurel Canyon via 5th / Colorado, Wilshire / Westwood, Westwood / Lindbrook, Ventura / Sepulveda, and Sepulveda / Ventura in around 2h 17m.