Los Angeles Metro Bus

Los Angeles Metro Bus is the transit bus service in Los Angeles County, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). In 2024, the system had a ridership of 242,600,700, or about 763,700 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2024.^{[Note 1]}

Los Angeles Metro Bus

Metro Bus ENC Axess bus in North Hollywood
Parent	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Founded	February 1, 1993; 32 years ago (1993-02-01)
Headquarters	Metro Headquarters Building
Service area	Los Angeles County, California
Service type	Transit bus
Routes	116 (excluding Metro Busway)
Fleet	2,066 buses
Daily ridership	763,700 (weekdays, Q4 2024)[1][Note 1]
Annual ridership	242,600,700 (2024)[2][Note 1]
Fuel type	CNG, battery electric
Operator	Metro, MV Transportation, Southland Transit, Transdev
Website	metro.net

As of December 2024^[update], there are 116 routes in the system (excluding Metro Busway routes). The Los Angeles Metro bus has the third largest fleet in North America, with 2,066 buses as of 2024^[update].^[3] The majority of Metro Bus lines are operated by Metro directly, with select services operated by private contractors.^[4]

History

Main article: History of Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway

The Metro Bus brand dates back to the 1993 founding of Metro, but many of the routes in the system are little changed from the bus routes of the prior Southern California Rapid Transit District (RTD) or the streetcar routes operated by the Pacific Electric Red Cars or the Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars.

Starting in 2003, Metro operated its bus network under three different brands: orange Metro Local buses for traditional routes, red Metro Rapid buses for limited stop routes, and blue Metro Express buses for minimal stop services along the region's extensive freeway network. The separate brands were retired in 2020 as part of Metro's NextGen Bus Plan, a major restructuring of the agencies routes, with most of the Metro Rapid routes retired in favor of more frequent service on the former Metro Local routes, which will now make fewer stops.

Full map of the Los Angeles Metro system, with Metro Bus lines shown in orange (local lines) and red (Metro Rapid lines)

Routes

Metro buses are given line numbers that indicate the type of service offered. This method was devised originally by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro's predecessor.

• Line numbers lower than 100 are local routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles, numbered counterclockwise from least to greatest.
• Line numbers in the 100s are local east/west routes in other areas
• Line numbers in the 200s are local north/south routes in other areas
• Line numbers in the 300s are limited-stop routes
• Line numbers in the 400s are freeway express routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles
• Line numbers in the 500s are freeway express routes in other areas
• Line numbers in the 600s are shuttle/circulator routes
• Line numbers in the 700s are limited-stop rapid routes.
• Line numbers in the 800s are used to designate Metro Rail routes as well as supplementary shuttles for suspended rail service.
• Line numbers in the 900s are Metro Busway routes.

1-99 (Local routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles)

Local bus service to/from Downtown Los Angeles and other areas. The line numbering begins at line 2 (Sunset Bl, a line leading west from USC) and proceeds counterclockwise around Downtown Los Angeles, ending at line 94 (Magnolia Bl).

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
2 [5]	Westwood UCLA (Le Conte Av & Westwood Bl)	University Park Expo Park/USC station	Sunset Bl, Alvarado St, Hoover St	24 hours	Owl service interlined with Line 602 (10p-2a) The only non-triple digit route to not serve Downtown LA
4 [6]	Santa Monica 6th St & Santa Monica Bl	Downtown LA Venice Bl & Broadway	Santa Monica Bl	24 hours	Big Blue Bus Line 1 provides daytime service between West LA and Santa Monica
	Santa Monica 2nd St & Santa Monica Bl (owl)
10 [7]	West Hollywood Santa Monica Bl & San Vicente Bl	Downtown LA Main St & Venice Bl (see notes)	Melrose Av, Temple St	Daily (4am-12:30am)	Most trips interlined with Line 48: Westbound trips originate at Avalon station and change signs to Line 10 upon reaching Main & Venice Eastbound trips continue as Line 48 to Avalon station after reaching Temple & Figueroa
	Larchmont Melrose Av & Arden Bl
14 [8]	Beverly Grove Beverly Bl & La Cienega Bl	Downtown LA Hill St & Adams Bl (westbound; see notes) 1st St & Beaudry Av (eastbound; see notes)	Beverly Bl	24 hours	Most trips interlined with Line 37: Westbound trips originate in Culver City and change signs to line 14 upon reaching Hill & Adams Eastbound trips continue as line 37 to Culver City after reaching 1st & Beaudry
	Koreatown Beverly Bl & Western Av (late nights)
16 [9]	West Hollywood San Vicente Bl & Santa Monica Bl	Downtown LA Alameda St & 6th St	West 3rd St	24 hours
	Beverly Grove Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
18 [10]	Koreatown Wilshire/Western station	Montebello Montebello/Commerce station	6th St, Whittier Bl	24 hours
	Koreatown Wilshire/Vermont station
		Commerce Commerce Center (short line)
	Downtown LA 6th St & Broadway (early morning)	East Los Angeles Whittier Bl & Garfield Av (owl)
	Downtown LA 6th St & Hope St (late night)
20 [11]	Westwood Westwood Bl & Wilshire Bl	Downtown LA 5th/6th St & Main St	Wilshire Bl	24 hours	Big Blue Bus Line 2 and Line 720 provide daytime service between Westwood and Santa Monica
	Santa Monica Main St & Pico Bl (owl)
28 [12]	Century City Constellation Bl & Century Park W	Downtown LA Union Station	West Olympic Bl	Daily (4:20am-1am)
	Miracle Mile Fairfax Av & Olympic Bl
30 [13]	Mid-City Pico/Rimpau Transit Center	Arts District Little Tokyo/Arts District station	West Pico Bl	24 hours	Meets Big Blue Bus Line 7 at Pico/Rimpau to provide continuing service to Santa Monica (See Pico/Rimpau Transit Center for history)
33 [14]	Santa Monica 5th St & Santa Monica Bl	Downtown LA LA Union Station	Venice Bl	24 hours
	Santa Monica Ocean Av & Santa Monica Bl	Downtown LA Union Station (owl)
35 [15]	Culver City Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub	Downtown LA Broadway & Venice Bl (see notes)	West Washington Bl	Daily (Mon-Sat: 4:30a-12a, Sun: 5a-12a)	Some trips interlined with Line 38
		Downtown LA 7th St & Maple Av (evenings)
37 [16]	Culver City Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub	Downtown LA 1st St & Beaudry Av (westbound; see notes) Hill St & Adams Bl (eastbound; see notes)	West Adams Bl	24 hours	Most trips interlined with Line 14: Westbound trips originate in Beverly Hills and change signs to line 14 upon reaching 1st & Beaudry Eastbound trips continue as line 14 to Beverly Hills after reaching Hill & Adams
	West Adams Adams Bl & La Brea Av (owl)
38 [17]	Culver City Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub	Downtown LA Broadway & Venice Bl	West Jefferson Bl	Daily (5a-12a)	Most trips interlined with Line 35
		Downtown LA Spring St & 7th St (evenings)
	West Adams Jefferson Bl & La Brea Av (evenings)	Downtown LA Hill St & Adams Bl (owl)
40 [18]	Downtown LA Union Station	Redondo Beach Redondo Beach Transit Center	West Martin Luther King Jr. Bl, Crenshaw Bl, Florence Av, Hawthorne Bl	24 hours
		Westchester LAX/Metro Transit Center (owl)
45 [19]	Lincoln Heights Broadway & Thomas St	South LA Harbor Freeway station	Broadway	24 hours
48 [20]	Downtown LA Main St & Venice Bl (northbound; see notes) Temple St & Figueroa St (southbound; see notes)	South LA Avalon station	South Main St, Maple Av, San Pedro St	Daily (5a-11p)	Most trips interlined with Line 10: Northbound trips change signs to Line 10 upon reaching Main & Venice Southbound trips originate in West Hollywood and continue as Line 48 to Avalon station after reaching Temple & Figueroa
		South LA San Pedro St & Manchester Av
51 [21]	Westlake Westlake/MacArthur Park station	Carson CSU Dominguez Hills	Avalon Bl, San Pedro St, 7th St	24 hours
	Downtown LA 7th Street/Metro Center (short line)
	Downtown LA 7th St & Broadway (owl)	Florence Avalon Bl & Florence Av (owl)
53 [22]	Downtown LA Beaudry Av & 4th St (northbound) Grand Av & 2nd St (southbound)	Carson CSU Dominguez Hills	Central Av	Daily (4:30a-12a)
		Willowbrook Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station (short line)
55 [23]	Downtown LA Sunset Bl & Figueroa St	Willowbrook Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station	Adams Bl, Compton Av	24 hours
	Downtown LA Spring/Main St & 7th St (owl & late evening)
60 [24]	Downtown LA Figueroa St & Sunset Bl	Compton Artesia station	Santa Fe Av, Pacific Bl, Long Beach Bl	24 hours	Long Beach Transit Line 51 provides daytime service between Artesia station and Downtown Long Beach station
		Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station (owl)
62 [25]	Downtown LA Beaudry Av & 4th St (northbound) Grand Av & 3rd St (southbound)	Hawaiian Gardens Norwalk Bl & 226th St	Telegraph Rd, Pioneer Bl	Daily (5a-11:30p)
		Hawaiian Gardens Norwalk Bl & Civic Center Dr
		Norwalk Pioneer Bl & Mapledale St
66 [26]	Koreatown Wilshire/Western station	Montebello Montebello/Commerce station	West 8th St, East Olympic Bl	Daily (5a-1a)
	Koreatown 8th St & Western Av	East LA Commerce Center
		Boyle Heights Soto St & Olympic Bl
70 [27]	Downtown LA 18th St and Olive St (westbound) Olive St and Venice Bl (eastbound)	El Monte El Monte Station	Cesar E Chavez Av, Garvey Av	24 hours
76 [28]	Downtown LA 18th St & Olive St (westbound) Olive St & Venice Bl (eastbound)	El Monte El Monte Station	Valley Bl, North Main St	24 hours
	Downtown LA Grand Av/Olive St & 7th St (evening/owl)
78 [29]	Downtown LA 18th St & Olive St (westbound) Olive St & Venice Bl (eastbound)	Temple City Live Oak Av & McCulloch Av	Mission Rd, Main St/Las Tunas Dr	Daily (6a-12:30a)
	Downtown LA Grand Av & 7th St (westbound, evening/owl) Olive St & 7th St (eastbound, evening/owl)	Alhambra Main St & Garfield Av (short turn)
81 [30]	Eagle Rock Colorado Bl & Eagledale Av	South LA Harbor Freeway station	Figueroa St	24 hours
90 [31]	Sunland Sunland Bl & Foothill Bl	Downtown LA Historic Broadway Station	Glendale Av, Cañada Bl, Foothill Bl, Sunland Bl, Vineland Av	Daily (5:30a-11p)
	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	Glendale Glendale Av & San Fernando Road (late evenings)
92 [32]	Burbank Downtown Burbank station (late evenings & owl)	Downtown LA Main St & Olympic Bl	Glenoaks Bl, Brand Bl, Glendale Bl	24 hours
	Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station
94 [33]	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	Downtown LA Hill St & Venice Bl	Magnolia Bl, San Fernando Road	Daily (Mon-Sat: 5a-1a, Sun: 6:30a-1a)

100s (Local east/west routes in other areas)

East/west service, not necessarily serving Downtown Los Angeles.

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
102 [34]	Westchester LAX/Metro Transit Center	Huntington Park Palm Pl & Seville Av	La Tijera Bl, Stocker St, Exposition Bl, Jefferson Bl	Daily (6a-12a)
		University Park Jefferson/USC station
105 [35]	West Hollywood Santa Monica Bl & San Vicente Bl	Vernon Pacific Bl & Santa Fe Av	La Cienega Bl, Vernon Av	24 hours
	Leimert Park Martin Luther King Jr. station (late evenings & owl)
106 [36]	Montebello The Shops at Montebello	Monterey Park Garvey Av & Atlantic Bl	Garvey Av, Mission Rd, 1st, Riggin St	Daily (4:30a-12a)
	East LA East LA College Transit Center (short line)
108 [37]	Marina Del Rey Washington Bl & Palawan Wy	Pico Rivera Slauson Av & Passons Bl	Slauson Av	Daily (5a-10:30p)
	Culver City Mesmer Av & Major St (short line)	Commerce Slauson Av & Eastern Av (short line)
110 [38]	Culver City Culver City Transit Center	Bell Gardens Granger Av & Florence Av	Centinela Av, Hyde Park Bl, Gage Av (daily) Jefferson Bl (weekdays)	Daily (6a-11p)
	Playa Vista Jefferson Bl & Waters Edge Wy (select trips)
111 [39]	Westchester LAX/Metro Transit Center station	Norwalk Norwalk station	Florence Av	24 hours
	Inglewood Inglewood Transit Center (short turn)	Bell Gardens Florence Av & Pacific Bl (short turn)
	Inglewood Downtown Inglewood station (short turn, early AM)
115 [40]	Playa Del Rey Pacific Av & Culver Bl	Norwalk Norwalk station	Manchester Av/Bl, Firestone Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-12a, Sat/Sun: 6a-11:30p)
	Westchester Manchester Bl & Sepulveda Bl
117 [41]	Westchester LAX/Metro Transit Center	Downey Lakewood Boulevard station	Century Bl, 103rd St, Tweedy Bl, Imperial Hwy	Daily (5:30a-1a)
120 [42]	Westchester LAX/Metro Transit Center station	Whittier Whittwood Town Center	Imperial Hwy, Telegraph Rd,	Daily (5:30a-12a)
		Norwalk Norwalk station
125 [43]	El Segundo Plaza El Segundo	Norwalk Norwalk station	Rosecrans Av	Daily (5a-9p)	Operated by MV Transportation
127 [44]	South LA Harbor Freeway station	Downey Downey Depot Transportation Center	Compton Bl, Somerset Bl, Bellflower Bl	Daily (4:30a-12:15a)
		Compton Compton station
128 [45]	Compton Compton station	Cerritos Cerritos Towne Center	Alondra Bl	Daily (6:30a-8:30p)	Operated by MV Transportation
134 [46]	Malibu Pacific Coast Hwy & Trancas Canyon Rd	Santa Monica Downtown Santa Monica station	Pacific Coast Hwy	Daily (6:30a-8p)	Buses temporarily not stoping on a 10-mile (16 km) section of Pacific Coast Hwy between Rambla Vista and Temescal Canyon Rd due to Palisades Fire recovery work.
150 [47]	Chatsworth Chatsworth station	Encino Ventura Bl & Zelzah Av	Topanga Canyon Bl, Ventura Bl	Daily (5a-11p)	Operates alongside Line 240 from Encino to Reseda Bl via Ventura Bl
	Canoga Park Canoga station (short line)	Tarzana Ventura Bl & Reseda Bl (short line)
152 [48]	West Hills West Hills Medical Center	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	Fallbrook Av, Roscoe Bl, Lankershim Bl	Daily (4:30a-12:30a)
154 [49]	Burbank Downtown Burbank station	Van Nuys Sepulveda station	Oxnard St, Burbank Bl	Daily (5:30a-8:30p)
155 [50]	Burbank Downtown Burbank station	Sherman Oaks Moorpark St & Van Nuys Bl	Olive Av, Riverside Dr, Magnolia Bl	Daily (5a-10p)
		North Hollywood North Hollywood station
158 [51]	Chatsworth Chatsworth station	Sherman Oaks Moorpark St & Van Nuys Bl	Devonshire St, Woodman Av	Daily (Mon-Fri: 6a-9:30p, Sat/Sun: 7a-8p)
161 [52]	Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks Transit Center	Canoga Park Canoga station	Thousand Oaks Bl, Agoura Rd, US 101, Ventura Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 6a-8p, Sat/Sun: 7a-8p)
	Westlake Village Westlake Bl & Townsgate Rd (short line)
162 [53]	Woodland Hills Fallbrook Av & Ventura Bl	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	Fallbrook Av, Sherman Way, Vineland Av	24 hours
	West Hills West Hills Medical Center (short line)
164 [54]	West Hills Platt Av & Victory Bl	Burbank Downtown Burbank station	Victory Bl	Daily (5:30a-11p)
165 [55]	West Hills Platt Av & Victory Bl	Burbank Downtown Burbank station	Vanowen St	Daily (5:30a-11:30p)
	Canoga Park Vanowen St & Topanga Cyn Bl (late evenings)
166 [56]	Chatsworth Nordhoff station	Sun Valley Glenoaks Bl & Branford St	Nordhoff St, Osborne St	Daily (6a-10:30p)
167 [57]	Chatsworth Chatsworth station	Studio City Ventura Bl & Goodland Av	Plummer St, Coldwater Canyon Av	Daily (6a-11p)
169 [58]	Canoga Park Canoga station	Burbank Hollywood Burbank Airport	Mulholland Dr, Valley Circle Bl, Saticoy St, Topanga Cyn Bl	Daily (6a-8:30p)
179	Rose Hills Rose Hill Transit Center	Arcadia Arcadia station	Huntington Dr	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5:30a-12a, Sat/Sun: 6a-12a)
180 [59]	Hollywood Hollywood/Vine station	Pasadena Pasadena City College	Hollywood Bl, Los Feliz Bl, Colorado Bl	24 hours
		Pasadena Colorado Bl & Lake Av (owl)
182	East Hollywood Vermont/Sunset station	El Sereno Huntington Dr & Monterey Rd	York Bl, Fletcher Dr	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-10p, Sat/Sun: 6a-10p)

200s (Local north/south routes in other areas)

North/south service, not serving in Downtown Los Angeles.

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
202 [60]	Willowbrook Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station	Rancho Dominguez Del Amo Station	Willowbrook Av	Weekdays (5:30a-7p)
204 [61]	East Hollywood Vermont Av & Hollywood Bl	Athens Vermont Av & 120th St	Vermont Av	24 hours	Operates alongside Metro Rapid Line 754
205 [62]	San Pedro 6th St & Harbor Bl	Willowbrook Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station	Western Av, Vermont Av, Wilmington Av	Daily (4:30a-10:45p)
206 [63]	East Hollywood Vermont/Sunset station	Athens Vermont/Athens station	Normandie Av	Daily (6:15a-12:45a)
207 [64]	Hollywood Hollywood/Western station	Athens Western Av & Imperial Hwy	Western Av	24 hours
		Hawthorne Crenshaw station
209 [65]	Jefferson Park Expo/Crenshaw station	Gardena Crenshaw Bl & Rosecrans Av	Arlington Av, Crenshaw Bl, Van Ness Av	Weekdays (5:30a-8:30p)
210 [66]	Hollywood Hollywood/Vine station	Redondo Beach Redondo Beach Transit Center	Vine St, Western Av, Crenshaw Bl	Daily (4:30a-1:30a)
	Koreatown Wilshire/Western station (short turn)
211 [67]	Inglewood Downtown Inglewood station	Redondo Beach Redondo Beach Transit Center	Prairie Av	Weekday rush hours	Interlined with Line 215 at Downtown Inglewood station
212 [68]	Hollywood Hollywood/Highland station	Hawthorne Hawthorne/Lennox station	La Brea Av	Daily (6a-1:30a)
215 [67]	Redondo Beach Redondo Beach station	Inglewood Downtown Inglewood station	Inglewood Av	Weekday rush hours	Interlined with Line 211 at Downtown Inglewood station
217 [69]	Eagle Rock Colorado Bl and Eagle Dale Av	West Adams La Cienega/Jefferson station	Broadway, Los Feliz Bl, Hollywood Bl, Fairfax Av	24 hours
	East Hollywood Vermont/Santa Monica station (owl)
218 [70]	Studio City Ventura Pl & Ventura Bl	Beverly Grove Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Laurel Canyon Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-9:30p, Sat/Sun: 6a-9:30p)	Operated by Southland Transit
222 [71]	Sun Valley Roscoe Bl & Lankershim Bl	Hollywood Hollywood/Vine station	Hollywood Wy, Cahuenga Bl	Daily (5a-11p)
224 [72]	Sylmar Olive View–UCLA Medical Center	Studio City Universal City/Studio City station	Lankershim Bl, San Fernando Road	24 hours
	Sylmar Sylmar station (short turn)	Hollywood Highland Av & Santa Monica Bl (owl)
230 [73]	Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station	Studio City Laurel Canyon Bl & Ventura Bl	Laurel Canyon Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5:30a-10:30p; Sat: 6a-10p; Sun: 7a-10p)
232 [74]	Westchester LAX/Metro Transit Center	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Sepulveda Bl, Pacific Coast Hwy, Anaheim St	Daily (Mon-Fri: 3:45a-11:45p, Sat/Sun: 4:45a-11:45p)	Operated by MV Transportation
233 [75]	Lake View Terrace Eldridge Av & Terra Bella St	Sherman Oaks Moorpark St & Van Nuys Bl	Van Nuys Bl	24 hours	Operates alongside Metro Rapid Line 761 which provides daytime service between West LA and Sherman Oaks
	Pacoima Van Nuys Bl & Glenoaks Bl (short line)	West LA Expo/Sepulveda station (late night)
234 [76]	Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks Galleria	Sylmar Los Angeles Mission College	Sepulveda Bl, Brand Bl	24 hours
		Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station (short line)
235 [77]	Encino Balboa Bl & Ventura Bl	Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station	Balboa Bl, Glenoaks Bl	Weekdays (5a-10p)
236 [77]	Encino Balboa Bl & Ventura Bl	Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station	Balboa Bl, Rinaldi St	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-10p; Sat/Sun: 7a-8p)
237 [78]	Encino Ventura Bl & Zelzah Av	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	White Oak Av, Rinaldi St, Woodley Av	Daily (5a-10:30p)
	Van Nuys Van Nuys station
240 [47]	Northridge Reseda Bl & Devonshire St	Studio City Universal City/Studio City station	Reseda Bl, Ventura Bl	24 hours	Operates alongside Line 150 on Ventura Bl from Universal City/Studio City station to Reseda Bl
		Tarzana Reseda Bl & Ventura Bl
242 [79]	Northridge Devonshire St & Winnetka Av	Woodland Hills Ventura Bl & Winnetka Av	Tampa Av	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-8:30p, Sat/Sun: 5:45a-7:30p)
243 [79]	Northridge Devonshire St & Winnetka Av	Woodland Hills Ventura Bl & Winnetka Av	Mason Av, Winnetka Av	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-8:30p, Sat/Sun: 6a-7p)
244 [80]	Chatsworth Chatsworth station	Woodland Hills Ventura Bl & Topanga Cyn Bl	De Soto Av	Daily (Mon-Fri: 4:30a-9:30p, Sat/Sun: 5a-8:30p)
246 [81]	Gardena Harbor Gateway Transit Center	San Pedro Point Fermin (Paseo Del Mar & Meyler)	Avalon Bl, Pacific Av	24 hours
		San Pedro Pacific Av & 21st St (evenings & owl)
251 [82]	Eagle Rock Colorado Bl & Eagle Dale Av	Lynwood Lynwood station	Eagle Rock Bl, Av 26, Daly St, Soto St	24 hours
	Cypress Park Av 26 & Idell St	Huntington Park Palm Pl & Seville Av
258 [83]	Highland Park Garvanza Av & Av 63	Paramount Paramount Bl	York Bl, Mission St, Fremont Av, Eastern Av	Daily (Mon-Fri: 6a-10p, Sat/Sun: 7a-8p)
		East Los Angeles Cal State LA station (weekday evenings)
260 [84]	Pasadena Walnut St & Fair Oaks Av	Willowbrook Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station	Fair Oaks Av, Huntington Drive, Atlantic Bl & Imperial Hwy	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-10p, Sat/Sun: 6a-10p)	Will operate alongside Line 261 between Pasadena and Atlantic/Imperial on December 15, 2024.
261 [85]		Compton Artesia station	Fair Oaks Av, Huntington Drive, Atlantic Bl & Artesia Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-10p, Sat/Sun: 6a-10p)	Will operate alongside Line 260 between Pasadena and Atlantic/Imperial on December 15, 2024.
265 [86]	Pico Rivera Rosemead Bl & Whittier Bl	Lakewood Lakewood Center	Paramount Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 6a-8:30p, Sat/Sun: 8a-8p)
266 [87]	Pasadena Sierra Madre Villa station	Lakewood Lakewood Center	Rosemead Bl, Lakewood Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-10p, Sat/Sun: 6a-10p)	Operated by Southland Transit
267 [88]	Altadena New York Dr and Allen Av	El Monte El Monte Station	Temple City Bl, Del Mar Bl, Colorado Bl, Allen Av	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5:30a-10p, Sat/Sun: 6a-10p)
268 [89]	Pasadena Sierra Madre Villa station	El Monte El Monte Station	Sierra Madre Villa Av, Sierra Madre Bl, Baldwin Av	Daily (Mon-Fri: 6a-9p, Sat/Sun: 7a-9p)
287 [90]	Arcadia Arcadia station	Montebello The Shops at Montebello (weekdays)	Santa Anita Av & Tyler Av, Rush St	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5:30a-10:30p, Sat/Sun: 6a-10p)
		El Monte El Monte Station (weekends)
294 [91]	Burbank Burbank Station	Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station	San Fernando Road	Daily (5a-12:30a)
296 [92]	Burbank Downtown Burbank station	Lincoln Heights Lincoln/Cypress station	Riverside Dr	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5:30a-8:30p, Sat: 6:30a-8:30p, Sun: 7a-7:30p)	Operated by Southland Transit

300s (Limited-stop routes)

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
344 [93]	Rancho Palos Verdes Palos Verdes Dr S & Seacove Dr	Gardena Harbor Gateway Transit Center	Hawthorne Bl, Artesia Bl	Daily (5:30a-9p)	Limited-stop service on Artesia Bl between Harbor Gateway Transit Center and Hawthorne Bl, and Hawthorne Bl between Artesia Bl and Pacific Coast Hwy Operates alongside Torrance Transit Line 8 on Hawthorne Bl and Torrance Transit Line 13 on Artesia Bl

400s (Freeway express routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles)

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
460 [94]	Downtown LA Los Angeles St & 5th St/6th St	Anaheim Disneyland	5th St/6th St, Flower St/Figueroa St, Harbor Transitway, I-105, Rosecrans Av, Alondra Bl, Beach Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 3:45a-12a; Sat/Sun: 4:30a-12a)	Line has the highest ridership for the Metro Express category. Longest bus line in the Metro system. Operates in local service in Downtown LA, and east of Norwalk station OC Bus accepts Metro's 30-day pass at stops where Line 460 connects to OC Bus routes in Orange County. Serves Knott's Berry Farm and Fullerton Park and Ride.
487 [95]	Downtown LA Los Angeles Union Station	Pasadena Sierra Madre Villa station	El Monte Busway, Ramona St, Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel Bl, Foothill Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 6a-9p; Sat/Sun: 7a-8p)	Operates in local service off the El Monte Busway. Serves the Mission/Broadway and Del Mar Park and Ride lots in San Gabriel and Sierra Madre Villa station.
489 [95]	Downtown LA 7th Street/Metro Center station	Temple City Rosemead Bl & Huntington Dr	Wilshire Bl, Grand Av/Olive St, El Monte Busway, Valley Bl, Rosemead Bl	Weekday peak hours (6a-8a, 4p-7p) in the peak direction (AM: westbound, PM: eastbound)	Operates in local service off the El Monte Busway Serves the Del Mar Park and Ride Lot in San Gabriel.

500s (Freeway express routes in other areas)

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
501 [96]	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	Pasadena Del Mar station	SR 134	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-10p; Sat/Sun: 5:45a-9:30p)	Marketed as “Metro NoHo-Pasadena Express” Also serves Burbank Media District and Glendale Galleria/Americana at Brand area due to the NextGen Plan restructure.
550 [97]	Exposition Park McClintock Av & W Jefferson Bl	Gardena Harbor Gateway Transit Center	I-110	Weekday peak hours (5-10a, 2:30-8:30p)	Northern half of the route originated at West Hollywood via San Vicente Bl before June 2012. Southern half of the route between the Harbor Gateway Transit Center and San Pedro was replaced by portions of Lines 205 and 246 on Vermont Av and Gaffey St, respectively, on December 11, 2022.
577 [98]	El Monte El Monte Station	Long Beach Cal State Long Beach	I-605, 7th St	Weekdays (5:30a-11:15p)	Serves Norwalk Station and Rio Hondo College Operated by Southland Transit

600s (Shuttles/circulators)

Shuttles, special routes and local service within one or two adjacent neighborhoods.

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
601 [99]	Canoga Park Canoga station	Woodland Hills DeSoto Av & Burbank Bl	Canoga Av, Owensmouth Av, Burbank Bl	Daily (5a-12a)	Late-night service extended to operate via DeSoto Av, Ventura Bl, Canoga Av in clockwise direction
602 [100]	Pacific Palisades Sunset Bl & Pacific Coast Hwy	Westwood Westwood Bl & Wilshire Bl	Sunset Bl	Daily	Due to the Palisades Fire, the route is currently shortened and not operating in the Pacific Palisades community.
603 [101]	Glendale Glendale Galleria	Downtown Los Angeles Grand/LATTC station	San Fernando Road, Rampart Bl, Hoover St	Daily	Operated by MV Transportation
605 [102]	Boyle Heights Los Angeles General Medical Center	Boyle Heights Grande Vista Av & Olympic Bl	Soto St, 4th St, Lorena St	Daily	Operated by Southland Transit
611 [103]	Cudahy Cecelia St & Atlantic Bl	South Los Angeles Vernon station	Santa Ana St, Seville Av, Florence Av, Compton Av, Vernon Av/Pacific Bl, Leonis Bl/District Bl, Wilcox Av (operates in a loop)	Daily
617 [104]	Beverly Hills Beverly Dr & Pico Bl	Culver City Culver City station	Beverly Dr, Burton Wy, Robertson Bl	Daily
660 [105]	Altadena Fair Oaks St & Alta Loma Dr	Pasadena Del Mar station	Fair Oaks Av	Daily	Operates alongside Pasadena Transit Line 20 on Fair Oaks Av between Woodbury Rd. and Orange Grove Blvd. and Line 51 along Fair Oaks Av between Mountain and Walnut streets.
662 [106]	Altadena Altadena Dr & Lake Av	Pasadena Del Mar Station	Lake Av, Del Mar Bl, Los Robles Av, Washington Bl, Lincoln Av, Altadena Dr (operates as a circulator route)	Daily	Operates alongside Pasadena Transit Line 20 on Lake Av between Woodbury Rd. and Del Mar Blvd.
665 [107]	Monterey Hills Rose Hill Transit Center	East Los Angeles Indiana St & Olympic Bl	Eastern Av, City Terrace Dr, Gage Av, 1st St, Indiana St, and Olympic Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5:30a-8:45p; Sat: 6a-7:45p; Sun: 8a-7:45p)
690 [108]	Sylmar Olive View–UCLA Medical Center	Tujunga Summitrose St & Tinker Av	Foothill Bl	Daily (6a-11p)

700s (Rapid limited-stop routes)

See also: Metro Rapid

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
720 [109]	Santa Monica Downtown Santa Monica station	Downtown LA 6th & Central	Wilshire Bl	Daily (Mon-Fri: 4:30a-1a; Sa/Su: 5a-1a)	Operates alongside Line 20, which is extended to Santa Monica when Line 720 is not in service during the night
	Westwood Wilshire Bl & Westwood Bl
754 [110]	East Hollywood Vermont Av & Hollywood Bl	Athens Vermont Av & 120th St	Vermont Av	Daily (Mon-Fri: 5a-9:30p; Sa: 6a-9:15p; Su: 6a-8:30p)	Operates alongside Line 204
761 [111]	Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station	West LA Expo/Sepulveda station	Van Nuys Bl, Sepulveda Bl	Daily (6a-9p)	Operates alongside Line 233, which is extended to West LA when Line 761 is not in operation for the night

800s (Metro Rail shuttle)

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
857 C & K Line Link	Inglewood Westchester/Veterans station	Los Angeles Aviation/LAX station	Aviation Bl, Manchester Bl, Hindry Av	Daily (4:30a-12a)	Operating until completion of LAX/Metro Transit Center station.

900s (Metro Busway)

See also: Los Angeles Metro Busway

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
G Line 901 [112]	Chatsworth Chatsworth station	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	G Line Busway	24 hours
J Line 910 [113]	El Monte El Monte Station	Harbor Gateway Harbor Gateway Transit Center	El Monte Busway, Harbor Transitway	24 hours
J Line 950 [113]		San Pedro Pacific Av/21st St		Daily (6a-8p)

Fleet

Main article: Los Angeles Metro bus fleet

As of November 2024^[update], Metro operates 2,066 buses in revenue service, the third-largest fleet in North America behind New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (5,840) and New Jersey's NJ Transit (2,221).^[114]

Gallery

• 
  Metro Bus NABI CompoBus laying over on Platt Avenue in West Hills
• 
  Metro Bus ENC Axess arriving at North Hollywood Station
• 
  Stop in Downtown Los Angeles
• 
  Interior of a NABI 45C bus on Metro Local Line 239.

See also

• List of former Metro Local routes
• List of former Metro Rapid routes
• List of former Metro Express routes

Notes

1. Ridership data also includes Metro Busway (G & J Line) operations