How to get fromLos Angeles Downtown to Whittierby bus, taxi, car, or tram

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There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Whittier by bus, taxi, car, or tram

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from 4th/San Pedro to Beverly / Norwalkbus 40 Beverly Blvd
1h
$1–2
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Los Angeles Downtown to Whittiertaxi 14.7 mi
22 min
$55–70
Drive 14.7 mi
1. Drive from Los Angeles Downtown to Whittiercar 14.7 mi
22 min
$3–4
Tram, bus
1. Take the tram from Little Tokyo / Arts District Station to Atlantic Stationtram Metro E Line
2. Take the bus from Beverly/Woods to Beverly / Norwalkbus 40 Beverly Blvd
1h 9m
$3–4
Line 18 bus, bus
1. Take the bus from 6th / San Pedro to Garfield / Whittierbus 18
2. Take the bus from Whittier/Garfield to Philadelphia/Painterbus 10 Whittier Blvd
1h 27m
$3–4

Los Angeles Downtown to Whittier by bus

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Distance: 11.9 mi
Duration: 1h

What companies run services between Los Angeles Downtown, CA, USA and Whittier, CA, USA?

Montebello Bus Lines operates a bus from 4th/San Pedro to Beverly / Norwalk hourly. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 1h.

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Whittier(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Whittier is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The 38.0 km2 city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 census figure. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College.

Things to do in Whittier

Knott's Berry Farm(Opens in a new window)

Knott's Berry Farm is a 57 acre amusement park in Buena Park, California, United States, owned and operated by Six Flags. In March 2015, it was ranked as the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America, while averaging approximately 4 million visitors per year. The park features over 40 rides, including roller coasters, family rides, dark rides, and water rides.

Knott's Scary Farm(Opens in a new window)

Knott's Scary Farm or Knott's Halloween Haunt is a seasonal Halloween event at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is an event in which the theme park is transformed into "160 acres of horror", via a series of roaming monsters, terrifying haunted houses and 'scare zones'. As of 2010, it was said to be the first, largest and longest-running Halloween event to be held at a theme park.

GhostRider (roller coaster)(Opens in a new window)

GhostRider is a wooden roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is located in the Ghost Town section of the park, south of the main entrance. Manufactured by Custom Coasters International, GhostRider is the longest wooden coaster on the West Coast of the United States, measuring 4533 ft long and 118 ft tall. The ride follows an L-shaped double out and back pattern, with a station themed to a mining building. There are three trains, each themed to a different precious metal, though only two are in use at any given time.

It's a Small World(Opens in a new window)

It's a Small World (stylized in all lowercase and in quotations or with exclamation mark) is an Old Mill boat ride located in the Fantasyland area at various Disney theme parks around the world. Versions of the ride are installed at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California; Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida; Tokyo Disneyland; Disneyland Paris; and Hong Kong Disneyland. The inaugural version of the ride premiered at the 1964 New York World's Fair before permanently moving to Disneyland in 1966.

Places to stay in Whittier

Doubletree by Hilton Whittier(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Vagabond Inn Whittier(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Friendly Hills Inn - Whittier, Los Angeles(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

'The Castle' Hacienda Heights Home w/ Patio & Pool(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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