The average bus between Santa Monica and Santa Anita Park takes 2h 58m and the fastest bus takes 2h 18m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Monica to Santa Anita Park. 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 Santa Anita Park. The earliest departure is at 3:18 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 7:50 PM which arrives into Santa Anita Park at 10:30 PM. All services require a transfer at Hill / 5th and take an average of 2h 58m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Santa Anita Park. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Santa Anita Park station via Hill / 5th. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 58m.
Santa Monica to Santa Anita Park bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Santa Monica / Lincoln station.
Santa Monica to Santa Anita Park bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Hill / 5th station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Santa Anita Park is 44 km. The road distance is 63 km.
Metro Los Angeles operates a bus from Santa Monica / Lincoln to Hill / 5th every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 1h 50m.