The average bus between Santa Monica and North Hollywood takes 2h 8m and the fastest bus takes 1h 32m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Monica to North Hollywood. 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 North Hollywood. The earliest departure is at 5:48 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 11:04 PM which arrives into North Hollywood at 5:25 AM. All services require a transfer at Santa Monica / Vermont and take an average of 2h 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 North Hollywood. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at North Hollywood station via Santa Monica / Vermont. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 8m.
Santa Monica to North Hollywood bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, depart from Santa Monica / Lincoln station.
Santa Monica to North Hollywood bus services, operated by Big Blue Bus, arrive at Santa Monica / Vermont station.
The distance between Santa Monica and North Hollywood is 19.9 km. The road distance is 37 km.
Metro Los Angeles operates a bus from Santa Monica / Lincoln to Santa Monica / Vermont every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 1h 18m.