The average bus between Santa Monica and Glendale / Cerritos takes 1h 42m and the fastest bus takes 1h 29m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Monica to Glendale / Cerritos. 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 and Glendale / Cerritos. The earliest departure is at 4:08 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 9:24 PM which arrives into Glendale / Cerritos at 11:10 PM. All services require a transfer at Wilshire / Alvarado and take an average of 1h 42m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Glendale / Cerritos. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Glendale / Cerritos station via Wilshire / Alvarado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 42m.
Santa Monica to Glendale / Cerritos bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Wilshire / Lincoln station.
Santa Monica to Glendale / Cerritos bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at San Fernando / Cerritos station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Glendale / Cerritos is 24.9 km. The road distance is 35 km.
You can take a bus from Wilshire / Lincoln to Glendale / Cerritos via Wilshire / Alvarado, Westlake / Macarthur Park Station, and San Fernando / Cerritos in around 1h 46m.