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Santa Monica is much better than staying in Burbank or Long Beach - the big question is time vs. money if you have the option to fly into LAX, its much closer. If you can find a bus or shuttle that will get you to SM for less than $50 from Burbank or Long Beach, great, but you may spend hours waiting or trying to navigate your way around. Its really a cost benefit decision, but there's not much worthy in Burbank (unless you want to go to Universal Studios, which is pretty close to there and may be near where Leno films) and SM is a way better beach city than Long Beach... Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 bus in Santa Monica near 3rd
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One route that I would reccomend for visitors is the #3 (Montana Ave. & Lincoln Blvd. From LAX, go from the L.A. Airport Bus Terminal to UCLA, with great stops along the way like downtown Marina Del Rey and Third Street Promenade of course. One time on this route, I sat next to a reality star, the first hottie of ABC's The Bachelor. Well, he wasn't so hot to me but he did wear a very good cologne! Perhaps another celebrity who's modest enough to take the bus will ride this route after leaving the airport.
I have had no problems with this line. The buses are mostly clean and air-conditioned. The regular fare is only $0.75 one-way ticket. Pay $1.25 to get a transfer ticket (to another BBB , MTA or another bus). Also, there is a day pass option for $2.50. Other fares are mentioned on website. Leave a Comment
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 by Sharrie
No. 3 route plies along L.A. LAX Transit Center to downtown Santa Monica & stops along Arizona Avenue. It then proceeds to UCLA campus. It takes about 35 mins from LAX to Santa Monica.
No. 14 route stops at Getty Center.
Fare = 50 cents.
For schedules & routes, please proceed to the official website at http://www.bigbluebus.com/bus.
Tel: (310) 451 5444.
THE TIDE SHUTTLE: An electronic bus that serves a loop with 18 stops along Main Street & the Pier.
Fare = 25 cents. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 by tetonski1
Santa Monica has an excellent system called the 'Big Blue Bus' which travels all around the city really cheap. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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If you don't have a car, take the Santa Monica Big Blue bus, from downtown Los Angeles its the 10 ($1.25) and from LAX bus terminal its the 3 ($0.50).
Walking is the best way around the promenade and beach area. Park your vehicle in one of the public parking buildings provided for by the city and avoid parking tickets. You can rent bicycles on the beach too. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 by su_jen
the Big Blue Bus's website: -> http://www.bigbluebus.com/home/index.asp
Parking may be a problem. The parking attendants are like sharks lurking for prey. So make sure you read the signs posted before parking else you'll get ticket. *That's how the city makes so much $$$ :) Keep in mind 'YOU ARE BEING WATCHED!' Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Jeannie (our host) picked us up there. She drove us all around with her fancy car. So, I sugget you to rent a car, but be careful that you don't stuck on your way.
For exploring city centre just walk, relax, and have fun! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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The best way to get there is to drive.
It's so easy to get a rental car from LAX and get onto the No. 1 highway, aka Lincoln Blvd. Just follow the road all the way and you'd reach Santa Monica!
We navigated our way around using the map found in Lonely Planet and the one given to us from Hertz.
Parking is expensive, but the mobility you get from driving far outweighs the cost, at least that's what i think.
We drove on the No. 2 highway, aka Santa Monica Boulevard all the way towards Beverly Hills and onto Hollywood.
And we took the No. 10 East to Cabazon for the Factory Outlets at Desert Hills. It was an amazingly long ride on a very hot day! Be prepared to drive for about 2 hours! ;) Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Get cheap flights to Santa Monica. Airports in the area include Los Angeles Intl (LAX) and Burbank (BUR). When you fly to Santa Monica you can take in Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade, Palisades Park, Sunset, Main Street, Visitors Center, Topanga Canyon State Park, Temescal Canyon, Museum of Flying and Rodeo Drive. Check flights to Santa Monica when you want to visit these nearby places: Brentwood, Venice, Pacific Palisades, West Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Westwood Village, Westwood, Century City, Bel Air and Culver City.
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Destinations near Santa Monica- Brentwood Travel Guide, 3.94 km / 2.45 miles
- Venice Travel Guide, 4.28 km / 2.66 miles
- Pacific Palisades Travel Guide, 4.55 km / 2.83 miles
- West Los Angeles Travel Guide, 4.96 km / 3.08 miles
- Marina del Rey Travel Guide, 5.67 km / 3.52 miles
- Westwood Village Travel Guide, 6.20 km / 3.85 miles
- Westwood Travel Guide, 6.90 km / 4.29 miles
- Century City Travel Guide, 7.85 km / 4.88 miles
- Bel Air Travel Guide, 8.11 km / 5.04 miles
- Culver City Travel Guide, 8.72 km / 5.42 miles
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