Travel to Santa Monica

Long Beach Airport (LGB / KLGB) has domestic flights from Long Beach, California and is 29 miles from Santa Monica, CA.

John Wayne Airport (SNA / KSNA) has international and domestic flights from Santa Ana, California and is 50 miles from Santa Monica, CA.

Car

Santa Monica is located at the western terminus of the 10 (Santa Monica) Freeways, about 15 miles west of downtown Los Angeles and 7 miles north of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The city is roughly bounded by Centinela Blvd to the east, Ocean Park Blvd to the south, San Vicente Blvd to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

The tourist center of Santa Monica is the downtown area located near the famous Santa Monica Pier, which was once the western end of historic Route 66. By car, take the 10 Freeway to the 4th/5th Street exit, then head left toward the ocean. From the north, turn left off the Pacific Coast Highway (California 1) at the California Incline, which deposits you just a few blocks north of the pier.

Bus

Santa Monica is accessible by bus from throughout the Los Angeles region. Take 720 (night owl line 20) from downtown LA or 704 (night owl Line 04) from Union Station.

A Rapid 10 Big Blue Bus, the downtown LA express 10, runs between Union Station/downtown LA and Santa Monica