Best Neighborhoods for Public Transit in Los Angeles, CA
With a Transit Score of 53, Los Angeles has good public transit with many bus, rail, light rail and subway options. LA Metra covers a service area of nearly 1,500 square miles with 165 bus routes, four light rail and two subway lines.
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With a world-class score of 98, Downtown Los Angeles has the highest score in the city. Home to more than 50 bus lines, residents and visitor alike can easily reach the plethora of shops, restaurants, and bars in the busy neighborhood. Whether you’re a tourist visiting one of the sights, such as the Grammy Museum or the Orpheum Theatre, or a local just trying to get to work, you can easily reach almost any neighborhood in the city and surrounding area via transit.
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The Historic Cultural neighborhood of Los Angeles encompasses six communities including Chinatown, El Pueblo, Solano Canyon, Little Tokyo, and Victor Heights. With an excellent Transit Score of 91, the Historic Cultural neighborhood has the second-highest score in Los Angeles. The 36 bus and six rail lines that pass through the area make it easy to reach the 580 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in the area, so pick your favorite spot, hop on your public transit option of choice, and have fun exploring.
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With an excellent Transit Score of 87—the third-highest in the city—Westlake commuters will find that most trips are easily accomplished via public transit. Conveniently located by both Chinatown and Downtown, commuters will love how well the multiple bus lines keep them connected to different neighborhoods, and visitors will enjoy how easy it is to explore with transit. If you’re hungry, there are more than 280 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in the neighborhood, so pick your favorite and make use of the convenient transit to get you to your destination.
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Named for the famed World War 2 general, MacArthur Park has an excellent Transit Score of 82 which is the fourth-highest in Los Angeles. Wonderfully located near both Downtown and Central Hollywood, MacArthur Park has multiple bus lines, meaning commuters will be happy to find that they can reach as far as Chinatown and Los Feliz within a 30-minute transit ride. With about 290 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops accessible by transit in the area, there's no shortage of great places to eat in MacArthur Park.
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A wonderful mix of historical and contemporary, Wilshire Center-Koreatown has an excellent Transit Score of 76, the fifth-highest in Los Angeles. If you're looking to experience the wonderful food options and sights, such as the iconic Wiltern Theatre, the 11 bus lines that run through the neighborhood will get you where you need to go. With about 980 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops to choose from, pick your favorite or try something new then hop on a bus to reach your destination with ease.
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Rampart Village has an excellent Transit Score of 75—the sixth-highest in Los Angeles—meaning that most daily trips will be completed with the help of transit. Commuters will love how both Downtown Los Angeles and Beverly Hills are both just a 30-minute transit ride away. Utilizing the bus lines that pass through the area, residents can explore 240 restaurants, coffee shops, and bars in the neighborhood.
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With an excellent Transit Score of 74, Pico Union has the seventh-highest Transit Score in the Los Angeles area which means riders should find that most daily tasks are easily achieved with the use of public transit. Situated near MacArthur Park and Wilshire Center–Koreatown, Pico Union’s multiple bus lines can help you get around the neighborhood or take you easily to the surrounding areas. With about 240 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in the area to choose from, there's no shortage of great places to eat and many are within reach of public transit.
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With a Transit Score of 70, East Hollywood has good public transit. Served by both bus and rail, residents of this neighborhood have easy access to daily errands or dining and drinking without needing a car. Commuters can reach Downtown Los Angeles within 30 minutes.
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With a good Transit Score of 69, South Central LA has the ninth-highest Transit Score in Los Angeles, and most riders should find that there are many nearby public transit options to choose from. Commuters will love how close South Central is to the Downtown area and also enjoy how the 9 bus lines connect the neighborhood to the rest of the city, with areas as far as Leimert Park and Vernon both within 30-minute transit rides. With about 250 restaurants, coffee shops, and bars in the area, there are options for a night out that are within reasonable transit distance.
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Congress North's Transit Score of 67 is the tenth highest in Los Angeles, meaning that there are a handful of good transit options to choose from. With the University of Southern California and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles in the area, there’s plenty to see and, with about 300 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops within the range of transit, there’s plenty to eat as well. The 10 bus lines in the area will help visitors and commuters alike get to their destinations and, with Downtown Los Angeles within a 30-minute transit ride, commuting to work is easy as well.
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