The average bus between Santa Monica and Old Town Pasadena takes 2h 35m and the fastest bus takes 2h 13m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Monica to Old Town Pasadena. 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 Old Town Pasadena. The earliest departure is at 12:05 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 11:00 PM which arrives into Old Town Pasadena at 2:06 AM. All services require a transfer at Wilshire / Western and take an average of 2h 35m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Old Town Pasadena. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Old Town Pasadena station via Wilshire / Western. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 35m.
Santa Monica to Old Town Pasadena bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Wilshire / Lincoln station.
Santa Monica to Old Town Pasadena bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Colorado / Raymond station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Old Town Pasadena is 34.6 km. The road distance is 49 km.
You can take a bus from Wilshire / Lincoln to Colorado / Raymond via Wilshire / Western, Western / Wilshire, Vine / Selma, and Hollywood / Argyle in around 2h 34m.