Big Blue Bus

Big Blue Bus
Big Blue Bus at UCLA Hilgard Terminal
ParentCity of Santa Monica, Department of Transportation
Founded1928 (as Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines)
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California
LocaleSanta Monica, Westwood, and Venice, California
Service areaUnited States
Service typeTransit Bus
Routes20[1]
Fleet195
Daily ridership26,900 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2]
Annual ridership8,289,600 (2023)[3]
Fuel typeCNG, Electric
OperatorCity of Santa Monica
Chief executiveAnuj Gupta (Interim)
Websitebigbluebus.com

Big Blue Bus (stylized in lowercase) is a public transit agency that provides public bus services for the city of Santa Monica and the greater Westside region of Los Angeles County, California. The service, operated by the city of Santa Monica, was founded on April 14, 1928 and throughout its existence has used a blue color scheme for its buses, leading to the Big Blue Bus nickname that would later become the official name of the agency. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 8,289,600, or about 26,900 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Big Blue Bus receives funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and offers connections to its Metro Bus and Metro Rail systems, but is operated independently from Metro.

  1. ^ "Routes and Schedules". Big Blue Bus. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.