There are 4 ways to get from Santa Monica to Altadena by tram, bus, car, or taxi
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Tram, line 662 bus
best- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Del Mar Stationtram
- Take the bus from Raymond / Del Mar to Altadena / Lakebus 662
2h 7m$3–4Line 20 bus, line 81 bus
- Take the bus from Wilshire / Lincoln to 6th / Mainbus 20
- Take the bus from Hill / 5th to La Loma / Colorado Layoverbus 81
3h 29m$5–8Drive 28.7 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to Altadenacar 28.7 mi
36 min$6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Santa Monica to Altadenataxi 28.7 mi
36 min$95–120
Santa Monica to Altadena by tram and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Altadena is to tram and line 662 bus which costs $2 - $4 and takes 2h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Altadena is to drive which takes 36 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Altadena. However, there are services departing from Wilshire / Lincoln and arriving at Lake / Fontanet via Hill / 5th, Colorado / Genevieve and Lake / Colorado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 29m.
The distance between Santa Monica and Altadena is 35 miles. The road distance is 28.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Altadena without a car is to tram and line 662 bus which takes 2h 7m and costs $2 - $4.
It takes approximately 2h 7m to get from Santa Monica to Altadena, including transfers.
Santa Monica to Altadena bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Wilshire / Lincoln station.
Santa Monica to Altadena bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at 6th / Main station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to Altadena is 29 miles. It takes approximately 36 min to drive from Santa Monica to Altadena.
There are 1475+ hotels available in Altadena.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Altadena, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Wilshire / Lincoln to Lake / Fontanet via 6th / Main, Hill / 5th, La Loma / Colorado Layover, Colorado / Genevieve, Colorado / Lake, and Lake / Colorado in around 3h 29m.
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Del Mar Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Raymond / Del Mar to Altadena / Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Wilshire / Lincoln to 6th / Main
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Hill / 5th to La Loma / Colorado Layover
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Santa Monica Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 877.733.3305
- Website
- layellowcab.com
Sunshine-deluxe-transportation
- Phone
- 310-709-8480
- Website
- yelp.com
Taxi Taxi
- Phone
- 310-444-4444
- Website
- santamonicataxi.com
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