Santa Monica Transportation

Renting a car in Santa Monica for a week seems logical until you see the hotel parking rate on top of the daily rental fee. Can you actually do a full LA week based in Santa Monica without a rental car?” The honest answer, for most visitors, is yes — and santa monica without rental car private car service through […]

Staying near Hollywood and doing the full westside — Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach, Abbot Kinney — sounds like a perfect LA day until the Uber receipts add up. Every Uber between these spots is adding up fast — I spent more on rides than on food.” This is the defining friction of a westside LA day for visitors who […]

Forty-five minutes circling Santa Monica Pier on a July Saturday with no parking in sight is not a rare experience — it is the standard one. “We land at LAX and our hotel is in Hollywood. But we want to see the Pacific Ocean on day one — is it worth going to Santa Monica first? It is only 8 […]

The experience is almost universal among LA visitors who try to drive to Santa Monica on a weekend between June and September. “Spent 45 minutes trying to park near Santa Monica Pier on a July Saturday. Gave up. Found a lot 8 blocks away. Then Uber home was over $50 because of beach surge pricing. I need a better system.” […]