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There are 13 ways to get from Glendale to Santa Monica by bus, plane, tram, taxi, train, car, or subway

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  1. Line 59 bus, line 13 bus to Phoenix, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram

    best
    1. Take the bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Avbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane PHX - LAX
    4. Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Expo / Crenshaw K-Line Stationtram tram
    5. Take the tram from Expo / Crenshaw E-Line Station to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    5h 9m
    $106–258

  2. Line 59 bus, line 13 bus to Phoenix, fly to Long Beach Airport, line 191 bus, tram

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Avbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane plane PHX - LGB
    4. Take the bus from Del Amo & Lakewood NW to Del Amo Station Bay 3bus bus
    5. Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Pico Stationtram tram
    6. Take the tram from Pico Station to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    6h 55m
    $38–208

  3. Bus via East Los Angeles

    1. Take the bus from Phoenix to East Los Angelesbus bus Nogales / ...
    9h 20m
    $51–76

  4. Taxi, train

    1. Take the taxi from Glendale to Maricopa Amtraktaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain train Texas Eagle / ...
    10h 31m
    $230–400

  5. Drive 383.6 mi

    1. Drive from Glendale to Santa Monicacar car 383.6 mi
    6h 16m
    $70–102

  6. Fly Scottsdale Airport to Santa Monica

    1. Fly from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) to Santa Monica (SMO)plane plane SCF - SMO
    4h 38m
    $53–333

  7. Fly Scottsdale Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram

    1. Fly from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane SCF - BUR
    2. Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway subway
    3. Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    5h 43m
    $66–376

  8. Line 59 bus, line 13 bus to Phoenix, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram

    1. Take the bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Avbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane PHX - BUR
    4. Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway subway
    5. Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    5h 52m
    $176–456

  9. Line 59 bus, line 13 bus to Phoenix, fly to Ontario International Airport, train, tram

    1. Take the bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Avbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane plane PHX - ONT
    4. Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    5. Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    7h 35m
    $156–330

  10. Line 59 bus, line 13 bus to Phoenix, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 76 bus, line 43 bus, bus, tram

    1. Take the bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Avbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane plane PHX - SNA
    4. Take the bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harborbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-East Shuttle Areabus bus
    6. Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Picobus bus
    7. Take the tram from Pico Station to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram tram
    9h 3m
    $74–610

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Phoenix to Los Angeles Downtownbus bus Guadalajara
    10h 7m
    $50–76

  12. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Phoenix to Los Angelesbus bus El Paso
    11h 8m
    $58–89

  13. Bus via LAX/Metro Transit Center

    1. Take the bus from Phoenix to Huntington Park, CA - 2470 E Florence Avebus bus El Paso
    14h 52m
    $64–95

Glendale to Santa Monica by bus and tram

Calendar56Weekly Services
Duration9h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$51Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 407.9 mi
  • Duration: 5h 9m

What companies run services between Glendale, AZ, USA and Santa Monica, CA, USA?

Tufesa operates a bus from Phoenix to East Los Angeles 5 times a day. Tickets cost $70–100 and the journey takes 6h 30m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route 3 times a day. Alternatively, JSX flies from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) to Santa Monica (SMO) twice daily.

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