Santa Monica is the perfect place to explore without a personal vehicle. If you find yourself in the city without a car, it’s truly not a problem. Santa Monica transportation is easy to come by and is available in many forms. This article is going to detail how you can spend your day exploring about the city without using your own car.
Bicycles
If you enjoy the freedom that riding a pedal bike gives you, you’re in luck! Santa Monica offers a bike action plan as well as a bicycle sharing system. Using a bike as a means of transportation within the city limits is one of Santa Monica’s most popular ways to travel. In fact, the city received the Bicycle Friendly Community Award in both 2009 and 2013.
If you’d like to leave the hustle and bustle of the city for a bit, hop on the Marvin Braude Bike Trail and enjoy the California nature scene.
Scooters In The Santa Monica Transportation System
In the summer of 2018, Santa Monica issued permits to various platforms like Lyft and Jump Bikes to operate dockless scooter-sharing systems. Scooters are a fantastic way to explore the city because they are compact and easy to maneuver through crowds.
Bus
The Big Blue Bus is Santa Monica’s own bus system. Many people opt to take the bus around the city because of the cheap rates. It costs just $1.25 for a ride, if you pay cash. Riding the bus also lets you take a little break and relax between sight-seeing.
Light Rail
Metro is known as L.A.’s light rail system and has an east to west route called the Expo Line. This form of transportation begins in Downtown Los Angeles and ends in Downtown Santa Monica. Catching a ride on the light rail is known to be reasonably priced at just $1.75 per one-way trip or a day pass for $7.
Subway
Another form of Santa Monica transportation is the Purple Line Subway. Although not an ideal way for tourists to travel around the city, the subway still gets you from point A to point B.
Walking
Spending a leisurely day in Santa Monica can best be done on foot. With so many places to see, shopping to do and of course enjoy some food at Big Dean’s Ocean Front Café, walking is the best form of transportation at your own pace.
Make Sure You End Up At Big Dean’s!
No matter which form of Santa Monica transportation you decide to utilize, always make sure you end up at Big Dean’s Ocean Front Café. We have a delicious menu filled with foods for all tastes. Check out our juicy burgers, fresh fish tacos, and adult beverages after your long day of sight-seeing. Make sure to take a peek at our menu.
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1615 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: (310) 393-2666
