How to get fromEl Segundo to Santa Monicaby bus, tram, taxi or car

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There are 4 ways to get from El Segundo to Santa Monica by bus, tram, taxi, or car

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Line 109 bus, line 3 bus
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1. Take the bus from Main St. / Holly Ave. to LAX Transit Center Bay 9bus 109
2. Take the bus from LAX/Metro Transit Center to 4Th Nb & Santa Monica Nsbus 3
1h 13m
$2
Line 109 bus, tram
1. Take the bus from Main St. / Holly Ave. to Century Blvd./ Aviation Blvd..bus 109
2. Take the tram from Aviation / Century Station to Expo / Crenshaw K-Line Stationtram
3. Take the tram from Expo / Crenshaw E-Line Station to Downtown Santa Monica Stationtram
1h 15m
$5
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from El Segundo to Santa Monicataxi 10 mi
15 min
$40–55
Drive 10 mi
1. Drive from El Segundo to Santa Monicacar 10 mi
15 min
$2–3

El Segundo to Santa Monica by bus

137Weekly Buses

1h 13mAverage Duration

$2Cheapest Price

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Distance: 14.4 mi
Duration: 1h 13m

What companies run services between El Segundo, CA, USA and Santa Monica, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Main St. / Holly Ave. to 4Th Nb & Santa Monica Ns via LAX Transit Center Bay 9 and LAX/Metro Transit Center in around 1h 13m.

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Santa Monica(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Santa Monica (; Spanish: Santa Mónica) is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Lionsgate, Illumination and The Recording Academy.

Things to do in Santa Monica

Getty Center(Opens in a new window)

The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California, is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $1.3 billion Center opened to the public on December 16, 1997 and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The Center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors' parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three-car, cable-pulled hovertrain funicular.

Venice(Opens in a new window)

Venice is a residential, commercial, and recreational beachfront neighborhood within Los Angeles, California. It is located within the urban region of western Los Angeles County known as the Westside.

University of California(Opens in a new window)

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. It became the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest undergraduate campus of the ten-campus University of California system. It offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. UCLA enrolls about 31,000 undergraduate and 13,000 graduate students, and had 119,000 applicants for Fall 2016, including transfer applicants, the most applicants for any American university.

Getty Villa(Opens in a new window)

The Getty Villa is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA, the Getty Villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The collection has 44,000 Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD, including the Lansdowne Heracles and the Victorious Youth. The UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation is housed on this campus. The collection is documented and presented through the online GettyGuide as well as through audio tours.

Places to stay in Santa Monica

Casa Del Mar(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Shutters On The Beach(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Santa Monica Proper Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Hampton Inn & Suites Santa Monica(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

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