Metro
You can get from one side of the county to the other via Metro for only $1.75, and that’s kind of remarkable. But your time is valuable, too, so the key to making the most of L.A. County’s network of subways, light rail and buses is knowing exactly where and when it’s worthwhile.
In our experience, taking the B Line between Downtown L.A. and Hollywood (or North Hollywood) is almost always quicker than putting up with traffic on the 101. The E Line can be frustratingly slow leaving DTLA, but we’d still suggest it for rush hour treks to and from Santa Monica over driving on the 10.
Under Metro’s revised fare capping system, you’ll never need to pay more than $5 in a day or $18 a week as long as you use a TAP card (the transit agency ditched its fixed-price single and multi-day passes in favor of this fare structure).