I disagree with most of the negative reviews below, most of which address one-time experiences on the Silver Streak. In my experience, it's great, especially from El Monte station. If you haven't tried the Silver Line/Silver Streak to Downtown LA from El Monte Station, you must. Since it travels in a dedicated busway along the 10 freeway to CSULA, County USC hospital, and then Union Station, it is lightning fast -- 15 minutes from El Monte to Union Station, which is definitely faster than driving. Metro should publicize this service more (but they don't). You can also park at El Monte for $2/weekday, or $39/mo (and free on weekends), which is a fraction of what it costs to park in Downtown LA. Staples Center/Crypto.com parking starts at $30-$35, if you can find it. Give it a try. You won't regret it once you get the hang of it. read more

I've had very bad experience with Silver streak from Montclair Transcenter. The bus never shows up for the 12:05 pm on Sundays. As I have to transfer to another bus to get to my destination on time, it's critical that I get on this bus or I'll be late getting on the transfer bus and will end up arriving late to the destination. With the gas price going up, and other personal reasons, I thought taking bus instead of driving was my best choice. But for multiple times after waiting for a long time at the bus station the bus failed to show up. I had no choice but drive all the way to my destination. I felt frustrated and very disappointed with Foothill Transit. A lot of people rely on public transportation to get to places and even preplanned the trip to ensure they get to the destination on time. It's sad that the company doesn't seem to care much about it. Their service is very unreliable. read more

I don't know the bus drivers or badge cuz he isn't showing it on the top but the bus number is 2403 on1/6/26 at 11:30am. The driver has some attitude and giving people snarky answers and I entered the bus and tapped my card but i didn't work so i wanted to do it again and the driver started saying "go ahead" and i thought he meant to tap again but then he started saying "hellooo helloo go ahead" like he could've said "just pass" because go ahead can mean different things. Another thing too is a man entered the bus asking where he can get a bus to pomona and the driver answered with attitude saying "i stop there". The driver can really improve his attitude since he has to deal with customer service and that's the first rule to treat them with respect. If he doesn't like his job the he can leave read more

2022/11/26, we waited for the 707 east montclair, the bus 707 just passed us without stop at 3:11 pm at stop 2095.

The bus is usually late on the weekends. The call center people are always nice so that's why I'll give it 2 stars. They are understaff over the weekends though and that's unfortunate for people who run late to work. I was waiting for over an hour and when I called, they said the bus was still over 30 minutes away because they did not have drivers. read more

The route is excellent, fast, and very convenient for me to get to school in Walnut. Buses are clean and very comfortable. My biggest issue, which I'm sure people can agree, it's the time schedule. Never arrives on time as scheduled online, no brochures on buses, or no consistency on arrival within a same time period from previous day. Please adjust online time schedule so riders may navigate and adjust accordingly read more

This is the worst line. I am trying out the service from cal state la to montclair foothill silver streak. Been standing here 1 hr since 4:45pm. In that span of time I saw 3 metrolink trains passed by, 11 silver line 911, 20 other foothill buses, so it's not traffic problem.. Whoever scheduled the silverstreak line should be fired. Certainly won't get the repeat rider from me. If I could give it a negative star I would. read more

it is the slowest & more expensive bus in the LA area. All other LA buses are free, but silver streak driver asked me to pay, not the others who boarded on to the bus in the subsequent stops. The bus driver stopped by one of the station to go to toilet. Ridiculously slow and I changed to Silver 910 bus and 3X faster. read more

I love Metrolink. And I love the various park n ride express buses. But Silver Streak takes the gold (see what I did there?) in for best public transportation option to get from the San Gabriel Valley to Downtown. Of those three options it is the cheapest - $2.75 one way, compared with ~5.00 for the park n ride express and ~6.00 for Metrolink. (with a 7 day pass). I'll admit to having a preference for trains, but buses in LA are just a bit more convenient. Instead of having to transfer to some other bus at Union Station, the silver streak hits enough stops to get you where you need to go. And if you hit an after work happy hour, there's still buses that you can take late into the night. Better hours, better routes, better cost - silver streak makes downtown commuting actually possible. read more

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This is a good way to travel to downtown LA if you don't want to deal with heavy traffic. It is solid and reliable public transportation. I usually take it from Plaza West Covina to the L.A. Union Station on Alameda. The Foothill Silver Streak buses are large than your typical public bus and have that accordion-like extension and pivot at their center. The inside of the buses are clean and well maintained and are nicely air conditioned on hot days and heated on cold days. I recommend getting a TAP card (http://foothill.taptogo.net/) to make getting on and off the bus quick. You can also use the card at Union Station to take the Metro Rail Lines (the subway system). read more

Foothill Transit Silver Streak - Public Transportation Near Me

They claim to be an express service but with how slow they drive and process boarding passengers they end up being slower than regular metro buses. In addition to this they don't cover uPass for students so even another reason to avoid them. Each time I board one because there isn't a regular metro bus in sight. I always end up regretting the decision because a metro bus eventually overtakes us. read more

I usually take this or the Metro Silver Line to get to downtown LA, whichever ones arrives first. I usually add a day pass to my TAP card since it's $2.45 each way so roundtrip, you pay only 10 cent more. I even take it at night and have had no problems. My only complaint is that I wish the times were better coordinated with the Metro Silver Line. I've seen numerous times both the Silver Line and Silver Streak arrive at El Monte station the same time on Saturday. Because it's a weekend schedule, the next Silver Streak bus doesn't arrive until another 30 min, and the next Silver Line is 20 min. So it'd be better if both Metro and Foothill Transit stagger the schedules more! Another thing I've noticed is if you're attending an event at Staples Center/LA Live, the bus stop eastbound is in a bit of a sketchy area on Olive.St. I'd probably be OK taking it during the day, but a bit scary at night. So I usually take the Silver Line stop on Figueroa where there's way more traffic and people. read more

Thank you Silver Streak for being an express to downtown L.A. Thank you for being clean, comfy, and air conditioned. Thank you for being on time MOST of the time. Thank you for not having weird people talk to me asking me what time it is or how wonderful Jesus is. Thank you for being the good first part of a lengthy bus trip to Torrance that I do not enjoy all of the time. Thank you for having a stop so close to my house. Thank you for being cheap. Thank You. read more

I used to love taking the Silver Streak but lately as in the past few weeks it's becoming more unreliable. The buses are never on time anymore and sometimes up to 30-40 minutes late. The silver streaks are suppose to arrive at each stop 10-12 minutes apart on weekdays but don't count on it. I called and spoke to an operator and all she could say was "the buses are broken down" and this is happening more and more. The AC on the buses are worthless and you're lucky if you're on one that works. I really can't complain much since it's a public transportation and I understand running a few minutes late but 30-40 minutes late constantly? I'm giving 2 stars since it still gets me from point A to point B but rarely on time. read more

Goes where I want, and relatively quickly. Runs frequently (8 times/hr) for commuting times and (3 times/hr) for off-peak hours. Pomona to West Covina was about 30 minutes. West Covina to DTLA was 40 minutes. Trip was $2.45. Can't beat that price when the equivalent metrolink ride is $9 and takes the same amount of time (1 hr from Union Station to Pomona). The major bottleneck of the system is when the bus moves from the El Monte Station to the Freeway's carpool lane on the East bound trip. That might add up to half an hour to the commuting time during rush hour. Still worth the cost/time. My request is for longer operating hours during the weekends. It doesn't go anywhere during the weekends. read more

Review is for the time period of October 2012 - January 2013. I always got on at West Covina Mall in between 7:00-7:30am heading to DTLA. That stop was always almost a first bus, so seating was easy. No complaints with the ride. Became familiar with the bus driver who was usually the same person. Many of the passengers were regulars so most were familiar with one another. Longest stop would be at the El Monte station. I never had to worry about falling asleep during the ride because I always got off at the last stop around the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising to continue my walk to my then job. Going home was easy as well, as it would be the first stop along Hill (I think). Towards the end of me using the Silver Streak, most busses got replaced with smaller ones. However, they were much cleaner and new. It didn't affect me with seating since I always was one of the first to enter. I hope it doesn't affect seating problems with those who had to get on from later stops. There were about 5-6 times during the ~50 trips I took to work where one bus didn't show up at all, so we all had to wait for the next bus, which happened to be NOT a new empty bus, and it would be crowded. I believe this had nothing to do with being on a holiday schedule. Still my favorite bus transportation to use. read more

Ahh, the good ol' silver streak. I mostly took this bus to get to downtown LA from West Covina. Can't beat the $2.45 one-way fare, which was a bargain compared to the express buses. Knocking off a star due to inconsistent scheduling. There would be times where 3 buses arrive at the same time, then nothing will show up for over 30 minutes, which was a huge annoyance. However, it was a plus that the bus ran 24/7. Overall, a good value and convenient method of traveling to and from downtown LA read more

A good mode of transportation for those that work early hours because it runs 24 hours. But early hours its a sleeping central for the homeless they ride back and forth all night and others have no seat to sit because they are laid all across the seats. Have been bitten twice by bedbugs. Half of the people walk right pass driver and do not pay while paying customers have to stand read more

I don't go into DTLA but when I do I take the bus. Who wants to or can pay $20-30 for parking? I pad $5 round trip from El Monte bus station, which by the way has an amazing security team and helpful staff, and free parking all day. The Silver Streak drivers are awesome, got to and from DTLA on schedule. The riders were pleasantly and polite. If I was to work in DTLA I would definitely ride the bus, no problem. read more

I am very disappointed in your services. My son helped a woman on the bus that was out in the rain. The woman had on 1 shoe and was looking for the other. The bus driver (because of policy) refused to move the bus until the other shoe was found. The process too 15 minutes. Unacceptable, in my eyes because it made other passengers late as well as my son who had to lyft from his connecting bus because of this. This person was coming from outside the rain. Smh.... anyway I called and spoke with a rep and I just received a follow up. Mr. Tommy Maund informed me the the driver was within guidelines because of policy. What happened to human dignity? We will treat a dog better than we treat each other! I'm so glad my son did not see the appearance of a homeless woman, he saw a woman who had been in the rain and just needed help. So he helped her! He is 16! The driver a grown man! Speechless..... read more

Even though from Rowland I had to transfer to this bus at West Covina, this is a great affordable way to get to DTLA. If you live near West Covina Mall or El Monte Station, this bus is a crazy good deal at $2.75 running 24/7. Compare that with $4.90 and last bus 8:30am for the Commuter Express 493 line going from Rowland to DTLA; it's a great alternative and the only way if you need to get out to LA in the afternoon. read more

Negative star! Again this bus service is very dissapointing and sucks!!..buses and drivers are not reliable. Silver streak bus broke 2 days straigth in a row yesterday july 31 and today aug 1 2014.its the same driver and its the same bus 9:06am schedule from west covina to downtown LA. Is it just a coincident or they are really not reliable? And the driver is treating this as just nothing like happen because they move really really slow like there is no 50+ people are getting late for work. Again Im very very very very very angry and dissapointed!!! read more

I have a mobility impairment and travel with my service dog. She wears a balance harness which allows me to stand and walk with less risk of falling. All previous times I have boarded the Silver Streak I have not had a problem with the driver allowing my service dog on board, nor with obtaining a seat. Yesterday was a different story. The first Silver Streak bus I tried to pick up at Union Station was completely full, so the driver said there was another bus behind her which the people waiting could take. That was fine of course. I get on the second bus and pay my fare. The driver asks me if I have "a card". Thinking she was talking about a disabled patron card for reduced fare, which I haven't bothered to get, I said no. Turns out she was talking about a "certification card" for my service dog. By ADA law, these are not required. She tells me that next time she will not let my dog on board without one. I respond that I have one and will produce it, but am not required to do so. I also said that I thought it was quite evident she was an actual service dog because of her balance harness. She then asks me if I have any idea of how many people try to bring their chihuahuas on board. I step to the side and look for my card, while mentioning that obviously I can't stand for long periods of time. This bus has no seats left. She tells me "that's just too bad". By ADA law, bus drivers are required to move non-disabled patrons out of priority seating for disabled patrons, but are not required to have people leave the bus or move disabled patrons from priority seating. I stand for about 3 minutes hanging on to both my dog's balance harness and the hand bar, while the bus is moving. Then finally some nice young woman leaves the priority seat she was occupying so I could sit down. I don't know what I would have done if nobody had moved. I did not want to ask anyone since most everyone in front had heard the conversation with the driver and did not move. The card incident by itself would have been aggravating but fine. It happens to me all the time and I try to educate people but can still manage since I am lucky enough to have a trainer who provided me with an ID card (for incidents like this where people are unaware of ADA laws). The driver's complete disregard for my comfort and safety is unacceptable though. If the young woman who offered her seat had not done so, and I had to stand, I have no doubt that I would have fallen. I was also not inclined to take another bus (nor should I have been forced to) as I had already been traveling for hours at that point and most buses at that time were just as full. I am filing a complaint with the Foothill Transit company, though they seem to be giving me the run-around. They need to educate their drivers about ADA laws. read more

Have taken the Silver Streak between downtown and Montclair several times. Great experience. Buses are clean and comfortable, they run often even on weekends, and the fare is cheap. Door to door from downtown, I've discovered it's actually faster than Metrolink since I don't have to get to Union Station first. read more