One elevator... that wasn't working and you had to climb all those stairs which played in my favor since I have been doing walking aerobics but not for those who are in wheelchairs or mobile chairs. Standing on the Rosecrans side street don't have any benches or something to shield you from the sun. The ride was awesome on the silver line bus. The tap vending machine wasn't working at the Harbor Transitway and Slauson Other then that...Metro is doing a good job. read more

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 caught the 950 at Nine O'Clock in the morning and I was surprised to see how quickly we traveled from San Pedro to my exit at the Harbor Freeway Station. Normally, this line gets packed, only on this occasion there were plenty of seats the entire ride. read more

Metro Silver Line - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The address listed on this page doesn't convey the breadth of the silver line, which extends from the Artesia Transit Center to El Monte Station. The address above denotes only the Rosecrans stop. For detailed schedules/stops, input your starting point and destination here: http://socaltransport.org/tm_pub_start.php The silver line resulted from a merger of various metro buses that essentially traversed the same route (e.g., the 484 and 490). In effect, it eliminated the need for "zone" fares while increasing efficiency a bit by cutting down the number of stops in between. If you want to travel between El Monte station and the Artesia Transit Center, all you have to pay is $2.45. HOWEVER, not all buses will make the full trip. Be sure the call sign doesn't just say "7th/Figueroa" if you want to ride past downtown. --The Good-- Almost all silver line buses are new looking, and there are no more tv screens blaring ads and other nonsense during trips. Trips departing from a transit center are more punctual. Useful stops include: Cal State LA, the downtown civic center (at the red/purple line entrance), and 7th/Flower. Being able to ride a bus on the carpool lane feels great. Transfers are cheap: 30 cents! --The Bad-- The $2.45 bus fare is pretty pricey (monthly passes are $98), esp. if you just want to go for a short distance (regular buses are still $1.25). Some buses (you gotta read the call sign) don't go all the way to the Artesia Transit Center, so be aware of that when you board. (NOTE: Bus fares and monthly passes will increase after 7/1/10, but the Silver Line's $2.45 fare remains unchanged.) The fact that the silver line buses are coming from longer distances means, given the capriciousness of rush hour traffic, the bus may either arrive behind or ahead of schedule. Also, during rush hour at certain spots, when a bus does finally arrive, it's usually packed full of people (standing room only), and is then followed by two or three buses that are nearly empty. Metro should try doing a better job at distributing its passengers between buses. Also, today the bus I was on broke down in the carpool lane. Thankfully, another silver line bus was just behind us and saved us all from having to hitchhike on the 10 West. read more

Metro Silver Line - Silver Line at El Monte Station - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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One of the worse bus lines I've taken. The plus side is that the silver line takes you to many major stops including Union Station, Blue Line, Green Line, and El Monte. It makes getting from the valley to downtown much more reasonable. On the downside: -The bus is rarely on time. This is slightly mitigated by the frequency of the bus during peak hours. During nights you'll be left standing for who knows how long.. -Bus is usually ridiculously crowded -About half the people don't pay. Metro doesn't bother to check - chairs are hit or miss. Once in a while you'll sit on a chair that will have the most putrid smell that will linger on your clothes for the entire day. - the people.. often loud, rude, smelly. - If you transfer buses that both take the same express route, you will be double charged. The tap card system doesnt seem to be implemented well. -bus itself is loud and uncomfortable read more

When traveling from the Metro Green line to downtown this is a much better option than taking the Blue line. It is a bus not metro so you do deal with traffic in the HOV lanes on the 110 north but you avoid all the Blue line stops, which are more frequent and go through certain parts of LA that may scare some people away. Depending on the time you are traveling, I've had as a little a wait as 5 minutes to as long as 15. Sometimes you come across rowdy unpleasant folks but generally speaking if you are commuting to downtown during work hours it is pretty safe. I would recommend the Commuter Express if not for the Aviation/Imperial parking lot filling up so quickly and the latest Commuter Express from the south bay is 8:15am. Also, a Metro Day Pass is now $5 but you can transfer to the Silver at no extra cost. Happy public transit! read more

Great option for commuting to jury duty at Stanley Mosk Superior Courthouse in DTLA from Harbor Gateway Transit Station by the Gardena Home Depot. Weekday mornings, the 910 or 950 comes every 10 minutes or even more often. They take cash or Tap card (very convenient), but warning -- the 7-day pass does NOT work. Instead, load your Tap card with Stored Value and you're good to go. It is $2.50 each way, more expensive than regular routes because it's more of an express bus. The bus stop to get off at the Superior Courthouse is at First and Hill (check your summons, it should say 111 Hill Street). The stop immediately before it is Olive & General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Way. read more

Being an environmentalist by schooling and trade, I don't think I can ever give a low rating on public transportation. Whether It is too crowded, not enough buses, everyone smells, the man is breathing on my neck, for the sake of the environment it is worth it! It is also worth it to ride the silver line because you get to skip all the 110 traffic and cut your commute in half! Saving time and the environmental is a total five stars in my book. LONG LIVE MOTHER EARTH! read more

I've taken the Metro Silver Line at night and during the day and have had no reoccurring problems. It's convenient way to connect to the Metro rail system from El Monte Station as it stops near Union Station and several Metro rail stops along its route. It stops near LA Live unlike the Foothill Silver Streak, so you can take it before and after events at Staples Center, Club Nokia, Nokia Theatre, etc and not worry about traffic and parking. My only complaint is that I wish the times were better coordinated with the Foothill Silver Streak. 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! read more

The concept of the service is great. But the reality of it is a very unpleasant experience in my experience: nuisance types who may ride it and disturb other passangers near Downtown LA. I would only take it if I really have to. I was on it today and there was a older destitute looking woman who was loud and obnoxious, smelled like rancid garbage and was cussing and spitting on other passengers. There were two MTA operators on the Silver Line (one driving and another standing by him) and they did not even ask her to get off the bus. Instead they allowed her to keep cussing and spitting and harassing another man she was next to. This is inexcusable. MTA operators should be trained to handle situations like this and expel people like this from the bus system and coordinate with LAPD. In general our society has to do something about the overwhelming destitute types that are hostile to other people. People that are being a nuisance to other riders should be asked to leave by operators or fined and arrested. MTA has to work with LAPD to ensure the safety of riders away from nuisances caused by hostile riders like this woman. My experience taking public transit in LA recently is that if the bus passes by nice areas the experience will usually be good but if you know you're going near a shady looking area where people like the woman I described here frequent you have to look for bus lines that tend to be free of these people or take the DASH or Commuter Express service (both are very nice). read more

(to all the backed up non carpool traffic) SEE YA AT FIGUEROA!!!!! BEEEEEYOOTCH!!!!! XD read more

It's bad enough not to have a car with the luxury of getting places early. Some Metro drivers add to this hardship. I've encountered two very rude, nonhelpful,drives all on the same route. They get mad when you ask for help like your suppose to know every inch of the city, excuse me that's their job to help. On top of that they had very bad attitudes, with a please stop talking to me look on their face. Dam iam not from here I don't know this city I would expect the dam driver to know their route, and to be helpful!!!! Then they acted like they wanna fight when you ask a question. Sooo sorry Metro Line gets no Love from me. And sorry to all the good drivers but y'all need to get better trained employees!!!!! read more

Metro Silver Line - Long ride!!! You half to wait an hour for this bus if u don't catch it on time. It only come once every hour. - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The pricing system is a little bit whack and unintuitive, but that's about all the negativity I have for this line. It has creature comforts. It feels like a tinted-windowed tour line, or that one bus that goes from Notre Dame and makes all those random stops before getting you to O'Hare in time for your flight. All of this, and it's in L.A.! The city of angels! One of my favorite places in the world! The place I'll always call home, even if I only technically lived there from August 1995 to May 1999. By the way, it's all about West 80th Street, even though that has nothing to do with the Silver Line. I'm hoping for a Silver Line reference in a future Jurassic 5 song. I know it's a stretch, but Chali 2na is my boy, and he has only really let me down like once, and it's not really that big a deal. (So sorry I can't say the same of Cecily Strong. What's going on, girl? I think the 'mercialism has gotten to you.) read more

I almost got injured using the back door . This happens Everytime I'm at Union station. As one person gets off the back door, I enter half way and the bus driver closes the door and gets my hands stuck. I manage to pull my hands out since the driver refused to open the doors so I end up running to the front. A few other times i let the old people get in front of me and the bus drivers close the doors in my face as I'm about to get on. I have to nock a few times so they notice that I'm still there. This usually happens at night. Overall the bus is fast which is the only thing I like. It's the bus drivers who are very rude to paying customers. My wrists are always in pain and am thinking of taking legal action if this happens again. read more

Probably too early to review because I've only been riding for 2 weeks, but so far so good. I just moved to Arcadia but still need to commute to El Segundo twice a week and wanted an alternative to driving. I was a little hesitant because of the numerous negative comments about Metro bus service, but (so far) the Silver Line buses are reasonably clean and reasonably free of weirdos. Since this is an express/limited stop service that helps (similar to LADOT's commuter express), and the fact that the fare is more probably helps as well. I go from the El Monte bus terminal to the Green Line station on the 105 and it takes about 50 minutes. I then take the Green Line to the LAX station. Half of the Silver Line buses end at downtown, half go to the Artesia Transit Center. In the morning, the bus is crowded (but not packed) until downtown, then half empty down the 110. Coming home, the bus is packed for the entire route all the way to El Monte, but very few people seem to get on downtown. Kind of weird, but it might be a timing issue. Positives: reasonably clean, reasonably weirdo-free (especially compared to the Blue Line!), moves faster than the freeway in rush hour, limited stops on freeways. Negatives: too many stops downtown from my perspective, only half the buses go the entire route. read more

The silver line is a very convenient way to get to Cal State LA, County Hospital, 7th/Metro, etc. The busses are all newer models and are very clean. I'm a fan :) read more

Bus is usually clean, I find that the express busses that I take to go Downtown are often cleaner than the train. I use this bus or the 450 to go Downtown. The silver line makes a lot of stops but it goes on the freeway and can get you from Torrance (Harbor Gateway transit Center) to Downtown anywhere between 35-40 min depending on traffic. read more

used this the other day,here is the nitty gritty.. Pros: fast to LA,clean air conditioned buses,if you're a regular rider there are ways to save $ by using a pass,you can relax and let someone else drive but keep your eyes open so you don't miss your stop,frequent(similar to the Foothill Transit 480 bus,every 15 or 30 mins) so if you miss one/bus is too packed, another is probably turning the corner before the exhaust smoke hits your face,park and ride at El Monte Station,fast!!! I went on a weekday and we zipped to and from dwtn LA 10-15 minutes each way during morning&afternoon rush hour Cons:pricey(I had some old tokens,cost me 4 tokens round trip and because I had to take another bus back to dwn la the whole trip actually cost 5 tokens (1.50x5=$7.50) but if you pay out of pocket may be a little cheaper. driving may have been cheaper but gas ate up all my $ so wasn't really an option agree about the drivers, expecting you to be an expert on bus routes. There are so many bus stops in LA,a person is bound to get confused some parts of the route are awkward. Return route is slightly different which is confusing overall I'd do it again. If I need to go into downtown and have no other business to deal with anywhere else in LA,taking the bus is more convieniet parking wise There may be better routes depending on where you are actually going. Check out metro.net,they have all the info you need! read more

great service. On time. Driver's friendly . Efficient route to Beach. edfficiency is not something I find via the MTA but this was fabulous!! Hermosa Beach from and to Union Station on a sunday: great connections via the 130 and fabulous experience read more

To the rude bus driver on the Silver line 910 southbound at 1:15am who couldn't answer a simple politely asked question without a scowl and a rude remark ..please find another job. It's not my fault you don't like your job. Don't make everyone else as miserable as you. I know it's kind of a prerequisite for being a Metro driver that you try to be the rudest and most unhelpful people in Los Angeles but I'm a little sick of it. You deal with the public on a daily basis but yet you hate people. Didn't you think about that before you applied. Wake up Metro. Get your head out of your tail pipe and start cleaning your house of these rude, unhelpful, mean spirited, anti social losers that your hire as your drivers. We the public that pay you salaries deserve better. read more

I always get on from pch going towards El Monte everytime it's either late by 5 mins or early by five minutes it does not go by it's schedule period the bus never wait it keeps going when it's early it's crazy bc you'll have to wait 30 mins for the next one. I'm just a few of the Working ppl that try to be on time. read more

as effective as the metro. I get from El Monte to Staples Center in 22 minutes.

Absolutely HORRIBLE. I've been taking metro for 7+ years so I'm quite a veteran. Earlier I used to think Silver line was a God send. But in the past year, it has ALWAYS ALWAYS been late. So I plan to get there half hour early to be on time at work. Looking to switch to carpooling soon so I don't have to deal with this Slow Silver line. read more

Super convenient, fast, and almost always on time. Better than the slow Silver-Streak (Foothill). Bus can get quite crowded during morning/evening rush hour. Can get some creepers and smellies on the bus at times, but hey we all gotta get somewhere! Just be vigilant for your safety. read more

I take the bus in the morning from Harbor Gateway to Downtown and the bus is not crowded. In the evening from Downtown to Harbor Gateway it gets crowded and people at times take two seats by putting their belongings on seats. Its very annoying. The ride is not the most comfortable ride either. The bus bounces around too much causing me car/bus sickness. read more

This line definitely offers convenient access to places in LA that you want to be. The spot were I believe they should improve most is cleanliness. The buss and especially the stations can be disgusting. They need to have someone come out with a pressure washer and blast the urine smell off the concrete. read more

Way too crowded. There simply aren't enough 950X buses to meet the morning commute demand. The 6:50am-ish buses are filled to capacity and nobody can even move. If they don't make these buses more frequent, it's only going to get worse. read more

The bus is okay. I use it to get to work in Downtown LA. This is the best option for me. From time to time, there is annoying movie shootings in the city, and that makes buses change their routes. What is even more annoying is that there is no sign on the stop that there has been a route change. This one particular day, I was waiting for the bus at First/Spring stop but only the silver line bus did not come to that stop. All other buses came to the stop. I walked to Union Station to catch the bus and asked the bus driver to find out why the route changed. He said there was a movie shooting with road closures. I have been trying to call the Metro customer complaints line, but I couldn't get hold of anyone for more than 10 mins. If you have other options, avoid this bus. read more

I absolutely LOVE the Silver line. But I'm only giving it 4 stars for the fact that it doesn't let you off on the plaza of Union Station where a lot of buses do. Its lets you off on the street on the outskirts of Union Station. Other than that, I get from the South Bay to Downtown LA in 30 minutes. Try doing that on a regular city bus. It will take you a good hour. Also the Silver line is a litte more costly than the regular buses, due to the fact that it is an express bus. Mostly working, productive citizens on this bus route. read more

Much better for travelling southbound from Downtown or USC than any Metro Rapid route running on surface streets. I only go as far as the Green line connection, and from downtown it takes only about 10 minutes as this bus runs in the carpool lane the entire time. Compared to the 754 so-called "Rapid" bus which takes 30+ minutes to reach the Green Line from USC. However, they recently moved the stops off of Figueroa street back onto the freeway bus stations, making it harder to get there from USC. And the freeway bus stations like 37th Street are way sketchy, lots of people sleeping in shopping carts under there. And once you are up waiting for the bus, which is basically right in the middle of the 110 freeway, its extremely loud. Service frequency is kind of a problem, since if you're not travelling at rush hour, you could wait 20-30 minutes for a Silver Line bus to come to your stop. And forget about weekend service, 60 minute frequency basically means they have a single bus running the entire line those days, and you don't want to be waiting at the stop that long. These buses are new, so they are clean and nicer, but I can only expect that they won't stay that way for more than a year or two. read more

I love the Silver Line concept, I've ridden it several times. Wish it came a tad further into La Puente. Also wish it could eliminate one or two DTLA stops, but that's just me nit-picking. It goes where I need it to go. read more

Every year they have an event on Grand Avenue and every year the buses are given the wrong information on detours some silver line drivers use there common sense and others refuse to. I will say this once again for the last 5 years or longer since this event has taken place 2nd street IS NOT CLOSED .. you can go down olive to 2nd street and turn right up to Grand avenue. and make a left . there is no reason to drop passengers off on hill. PLEASE MANAGERS OR WHOEVER GIVES THESE DRIVERS BAD INFORMATION GO TAKE A LOOK BEFORE YOU MAKE THESE DETOURS. read more

I have ridden on a lot of metro's bus and rail lines, and none has given me anywhere near as many problems as the silver line. I absolutely agree with other reviewers about rush-hour overcrowding and I've had trouble with the drivers not knowing metro's bike policies, but the biggest problem by far is late-night reliability. After 9 PM or so, northbound buses from harbor freeway station (ie, the green line) only show up about half the time. No exaggeration. I have tried to get metro to address this, but have gotten nowhere. I started a blog http://fixmetro.blogspot.com/ in hopes that public embarrassment might produce results. And I hope it makes for entertaining reading. read more

I hate this bus so much. I took it one time from downtown LA when my prolonged meeting at work caused me to miss my usual commuter express which is a clean and civilized bus. But this metro silver line bus is gross. The seats smelled strong urine when I was there. I changed seats several times but I still couldn't escape the insult of the urine smell. Compared to buses in many other countries which I enjoyed tremendously, this bus line is so barbaric. Thank God there was no tourist there at the time because if the government isn't embarrassed by this bus, I am deeply embarrassed by it. It was a torture for me to sit on seats that were previously peed on or sat by people whose pants were soaked of urine. I have since reverted back to driving my car to work because I don't want to take a chance and miss the commuter express which stopped running too early in the afternoon before I had a chance to get out of my office. This bus is an example that shows why public transportation will never work in America no matter how many billions or trillions the government is going to waste our tax dollars on it... read more