The bus between Santa Monica and Big Bear Lake takes 27h 8m. The bus runs, on average, once a week from Santa Monica to Big Bear Lake. 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 once a week between Santa Monica and Big Bear Lake. The service departs Santa Monica at 8:15 AM in the morning, which arrives into Big Bear Lake at 11:23:00. All services require a transfer at Los Angeles Union Station and take an average of 27h 8m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Big Bear Lake. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Big Bear Lake station via Patsaouras Transit Plaza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
Santa Monica to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Big Bear Lake is 147.7 km. The road distance is 199 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via Los Angeles Union Station, San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, and San Bernardino in around 5h 38m.
