How to get fromSanta Monica to Knott's Berry Farmby tram, bus, train, car, or taxi

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There are 6 ways to get from Santa Monica to Knott's Berry Farm by tram, bus, train, car, or taxi

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Tram, bus
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1. Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to Pico Stationtram Metro E Line
2. Take the bus from Flower / Pico to Knotts Berry Farmbus 460
2h 31m
$3–4
Tram, train
1. Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram Metro E Line
2. Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Buena Parktrain OC Line / ...
3h 1m
$13–16
Drive 36 mi
1. Drive from Santa Monica to Knott's Berry Farmcar 36 mi
40 min
$7–10
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Santa Monica to Knott's Berry Farmtaxi 36 mi
40 min
$130–160
Line 33 bus, bus
1. Take the bus from 2nd / Broadway to Venice / Olivebus 33
2. Take the bus from Flower / Pico to Knotts Berry Farmbus 460
3h 13m
$3–4
Line 4 bus, bus
1. Take the bus from Santa Monica / Lincoln to Hill / 5thbus 4
2. Take the bus from 5th / Hill to Knotts Berry Farmbus 460
3h 51m
$3–4

Santa Monica to Knott's Berry Farm by tram, bus, and foot

253Weekly Services

2h 31mAverage Duration

$3Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Santa Monica to Knott's Berry Farm.

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Distance: 48.9 mi
Duration: 2h 31m

What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Knott's Berry Farm, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Knott's Berry Farm via Venice / Olive, Flower / Pico, and Knotts Berry Farm in around 3h 13m.

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Knott's Berry Farm

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.

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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.

Disneyland(Opens in a new window)

Disneyland is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It was the first theme park opened by the Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney, and opened on July 17, 1955.

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.

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