The worst website for locating or navigating public transportation downtown LA. Not even Siri knows…read morehow the hell to ID or find either. Fits well with the insanity and most LA city government dealings for public help or information, God save the City of Angels from the hell of its public websites clouding this wonder capital of entertainment! Hailing a taxi (in short supply) might be the best of getting to your downtown short distance destinations. And don't get me wrong .......I love the LA metro subway system....can hardly wait for a direct access from downtown to the beach, WEHO and Beverly Thrills ....in the planning to be complete around 2075 in man is still alive!

I came from the metropolitan city of New York so I am familiar with public transportation. When I…read morecame to LA, I was not expecting to take any kind of public transportation so when I found out the Big Blue bus in LA, I just had to try it out. To my amazement, it was cheap ($1.75), clean and efficient! I took this from Santa Monica and I was in Beverly Hills in no time!! This was a huge difference from the NY MTA buses even though the exterior looks exactly the same. The seats inside were colorful and the floors weren't sticky. It was well taken care of.

The best bus lines are the ones that (a) take you to places you want to go; and (2) take you there…read moredirectly, without transfer. Metro Rapid Line 780 fits the bill. Going east to west: -The line starts in Pasadena, at Lake Ave.& Colorado Blvd., then moves its way down Colorado Boulevard, stopping at Paseo Colorado and then the heart of Old Town Pasadena. -From Old Town it makes a rapid bee line to Eagle Rock and all the places you can go around the corner of Eagle Rock Blvd. & Colorado. - From there, you make your way to Glendale, stopping at the Americana & Galleria mall. -A few minutes later, you're entering Los Feliz, with Griffith Park to your right and the Mulholland Fountain to the left as you cross the intersection of Riverside Dr. and Los Feliz Blvd. -Up the hill along Los Feliz Blvd, you're now making your way towards the heart of Los Feliz, stopping at Hillhurst Ave. and then turning down Vermont Ave. 'till you reach Hollywood Blvd. and make a sharp right. -Soon you're on your way down Hollywood Blvd, passing a Metro Red Line stations at Western & Vine, and then another at Highland as you gawk at tourists and super heroes posting for photos. -Another left turn as you approach Fairfax Ave. and you make your way down Fairfax, past Sunset Blvd, Santa Monica Blvd, Melrose Ave., Beverly Blvd. and then 3rd Street, where you can exit and visit the Farmer's Market & the Grove. -The line continues on for another couple of miles, ending at Washington Blvd. There are so many sites to see on this trip. You can take your time and explore each one and make a day of it. Or, get on and get going to where you need to go. The trip to the Farmer's Market is particularly nice, as you can avoid the parking hassles. Rapid Buses are usually newer and are the "articulated" or "bendy" buses, so they accommodate many more passengers. Cleanliness levels vary, as do characters you might come across while on board. But, hey, it's public transit in a big city, you gotta roll with it. A book and/or iPod helps to make the time move along. Fare is $1.25 each way, or you can get a Day Pass for $5, which entitles you to unlimited travel on bus & rail. Rapid Buses, generally, have less frequent schedules on weekends, so consult the http://metro.net site for a timetable. Here's a list of attractions along the way: Pasadena City College Paseo Colorado Old Town Pasadena Norton Simon Museum Americana at Brand Glendale Galleria Glendale Transportation Center Metrolink, Amtrak, Glendale Beeline Griffith Park Hillhurst & Vermont Avenues Hollywood & Vine Hollywood & Highland Kodak Theater The Grove Farmer's Market La Brea Tar Pitts LA County Museum of Art Petersen Automotive Museum West LA Transit Center

Very good. speedy service. Neatly dressed and clean people riding it. Highly recommended.read more

I can't believe I am goving them 5 stars , reason it is clean, no homelesd all over pissing like a…read moredog. The art work is God insane bueautiful, I dpent extra time in there like a kid, I love art with a passion.they sure can use more than one bench to sit on.

The very first train stop going west from the main 7th Street/Metro Center, the Westlake /…read moreMacArthur Park Metro stop is serviced by both the B (Red) and D (Purple) lines. I've passed by this stop many times, either going to K-Town or WeHo, but never had the need to get off until now. It has paddle style toll gates now active. One needs to tap to be able to enter, and it now accepts any tap enabled credit cards for payment ($1.75 fee, free transfers, with $5 daily maximum). The station has one island platform, with one side handling both B and D line trains going west (K-Town and We-Ho) and east (Union Station). This means one can take either line if going east, but must choose the appropriate line if going west. The station does not require a tap to exit, though there has been talk to implement tap-to-exit sometime in the future. Escalators were working this day (the station is about 80 feet deep), with the exit being right across the street from MacArthur Park. Westlake/MacArthur Park Station is one of the five original stations in LA, opening in 1993. It was the original terminus of west bound trains (with Union Station being the eastern end point), serving segment1 (4.4 mile underground rapid transit route) of the Metro Red Line (since renamed the B line). One interesting tidbit is that the lake at MacArthur needed to be drained, to allow construction of a storage area underneath it, as part of the initial implementation of the subway system in 1993.

A spot for LADOT. It has a modicum amount of parking spaces. There not much shade. The cool thing…read moreis, it has spots to park your bike. It's right next to the Encino Little League

By far the best bus. Kind, on time, beautiful luxury bus. Less stinky or dangerous people, theres…read morewifi and its never crowded. Las best bus period.

Oh 704, steal my heart away, whisk me away to Santa Monica and rumble sweet emissions into my ear…read more I trusted you to be my first to take me to SM, to reliably snatch me away and show me the wonders of a city I've oft heard about but never dared to explore. You took me by the hand and guided me gently, sweetly into the fresh streets before reliably dropping me off at 4th and Lincoln to meet another sweetheart. There were no hard feelings, and that makes me love you more. You took me here so quickly I do not know what to with myself. You didn't mind me doing my make up or plumping up my lips, or practicing for another sweet lover... You even took me to the NuArt! You will always be my favorite ride after work going to Santa Monica. Know this, 704, that I'll never cheat on you for any other line. ...Going to Santa Monica that is.

Yahoo..day life / night life.. LA life.. the 704 cuts to the best. DON'T BE AFRAID save our air and…read moregotta ride the bus

I gotta say, it does what I need it to do, but man... this bus can be a little bit on the dirty…read moreside inside. As with the other buses, I do have crazy stories. My favorite is this one time when this blond lady who looked like a meth addict started mumbling very loudly, "F*cking illegals," "Go back to where you came from. About 90% of the bus was Latino. Another 5% was Asian, including myself. So I turned around and said to her, "I don't think that language is appropriate." To which she screamed back at me, "F*CK YOU! F*cking chink!" Ahhhh the bus. You get a real look at the society in which we live.

My dad once drove me and my sister down the entirety of Sunset Blvd. and we thought that was pretty…read morefun. Now that I ride the 2 a few times a week I find it less enchanting. If you're in the mood to experience the city like a tourist, try this bus- you'll see pretty much all stereotypes of the city in about 75 minutes. A few times that I've taken this to UCLA, an independent tour guide was showing off the sights, so I've even learned a few things. However, don't naively believe that because this bus claims 24 hour service that it will be easy to catch after 7 pm.

I would take this bus just about EVERYDAY from Washington and Fairfax all the way up to the…read moreGlendale galleria, basically around the corner from where I previously worked. It's a Metro Rapid line, so there are less stops for a somewhat quicker ride. The 780 would arrive on time and the driver was usually personable. Because this stop is a bus transit HUB, our group of passengers are the first on the bus - a definite advantage to strategically find a comfortable seat. The bus travels North up Fairfax Ave. and hooks a right on Hollywood blvd. Basically every morning and evening I'd get a little Hollywood / LA Tour. It passes the 10 Fwy, Canter's Deli, the Grove, TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Highland Center, Pantages Theatre, The W., House Of Pies, Griffith Park, Los Feliz, Bigfoot's Lodge, Glendale Galleria, the Americana at Brand, The Oinkster (Eagle Rock), rides along the 210 Fwy, Paseo Pasadena.. To top it off it crosses the infamous Colorado 'Suicide' Street Bridge far East from Eagle rock going into Pasadena. It's a wonderful sight from the bus because its raised higher than other vehicles, so you can see a little beyond the railing giving you a beautiful view of what the San Gabriel Valley has to offer. Fair warning: there are moments where it gets ridiculously crowded on this bus. It's because it goes right through highly congested traffic arteries most LA natives know to avoid if they're going to drive themselves (Fairfax Ave, Hollywood Blvd, Vermont Blvd, Los Feliz Blvd and Colorado Blvd). It's a route a normal Angelino would NOT drive. But because you're not driving and you're the passenger, it truly is like a mini tour where you can take in the greater Los Angeles area without the hassle of being behind the wheel.

Great Inexpensive and Convenient way to Travel Los Angeles…read more I'm a LA NATIVE and proud of it, I guess.... =) and never really rode the Bus or the Public transportation system after High school. During high school I rode it allot although after that I stopped and got spoiled with driving so much all around LA, North side, east side and West Side, and really forgot about the Public Trans systems. The Buses are Clean and I felt Safe, not like back in the days... in the late 1990s.... Theirs plenty of space and connecting buses to get all around our Beautiful City we call home... I think we all Take For Granted the great things in front us, once in a while.

Where do I begin? I was greeted at LAX by the driver inside the terminal and I felt like a…read morecelebrity. He immediately took over and handled my carry-ons and even waited while my luggage came on the carrosel . Then the car came and it was a nice new black Lincoln town car. Inside we got fresh bottles of water and mints. It was nice after a long flight. Aram was the best. He was very nice and knowledgable. Every question was answered with extra information to make sure we were informed about all the touresty things we were interested in,. He drove us directly to our hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn in Marina del Rey. The great service didn't stop when we were dropped off. Aram brought our luggage into the hotel where we were greeted by two lovely agents, Drew and Kenny. They were great as well. We liked the service so much that we had him take us back to the airport at the end of our stay.

this is Allen and Lisa thanks for driving us around we ll see you next time when we are in town.read more