The average bus between Santa Monica Pier and Wilmington takes 2h 23m and the fastest bus takes 1h 43m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Santa Monica Pier to Wilmington. 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 Wilmington. The earliest departure is at 4:54 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Monica Pier is at 11:05 PM which arrives into Wilmington at 12:49 AM. All services require a transfer at 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place and take an average of 2h 23m. 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 Wilmington. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica Pier station and arriving at Wilmington station via LAX/Metro Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 23m.
Santa Monica Pier to Wilmington bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, depart from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place station.
Santa Monica Pier to Wilmington bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, arrive at Anaheim / Avalon station.
The distance between Santa Monica Pier and Wilmington is 33.6 km. The road distance is 53 km.
You can take a vehicle from Santa Monica Pier to Anaheim / Avalon via 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place and LAX / Metro Transit Center in around 2h 36m.