The average bus between Santa Monica and Hollywood Bowl takes 1h 16m and the fastest bus takes 54 min. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Santa Monica to Hollywood Bowl. 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 and Hollywood Bowl. The earliest departure is at 6:18 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 2:44 PM which arrives into Hollywood Bowl at 4:13 PM. All services require a transfer at Le Conte / Westwood and take an average of 1h 16m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

54 min • 1 change

1h 2m • 1 change

1h 2m • 1 change

58 min • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Hollywood Bowl. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Hollywood Bowl station via Westwood Nb & Le Conte Ns. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 16m.
Santa Monica to Hollywood Bowl bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, depart from Santa Monica Eb & Lincoln Ns station.
Santa Monica to Hollywood Bowl bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, arrive at Sunset / Orange station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Hollywood Bowl is 17.5 km. The road distance is 24 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Monica Eb & Lincoln Ns to Hollywood Bowl via Le Conte / Westwood and Sunset / Orange in around 1h 37m.