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Celebrate Bike Month in May - May is National Bike Month! Your bike. Our bus. One great ride. At Santa Monica’s Big ...

Sustainable & Connected: Big Blue Bus announces public hearings for proposed five year service plan - SANTA MONICA, Cali ...

Meet Our Friendly Safety Officers! - We're introducing Big Blue Bus Safety Officers to keep our buses welcoming and acce ...

Brighter Blue - Reimagining Our Bus System - We're moving our community forward by making your bus ride even better with ...

Free Rides on Transit Equity Day - February 4 - On Sunday, February 4, 2024, join Big Blue Bus in celebrating Transit ...

Route 14 Now Connects to Metro Rail’s K Line - Welcome to the Westside! Route 14 now connects South LA to the Westside ...

Blue: The Transit Store is Now Open with Modified Hours - Modified Hours Schedule an Appointment Modified Hours B ...

Free Rides on New Year's Eve - Celebrate New Year's Eve with a safe, friendly, and FREE ride home! Big Blue Bus customer ...

Now Hiring Drivers -   Looking to steer your career in a new direction? Driving for Big Blue Bus can be a long-lastin ...

Find the TAP Wearable That's Right for You - Whether you're working out, you're out on the town, or you're simply in a r ...

Share Your Feedback on Big Blue Bus - Big Blue Bus is launching Better Blue Bus Stops, an initiative to improve the bus ...

Santa Monica's 'One Car Challenge' Offers Cash to Cut Congestion - Are you a Santa Monica resident tired of the never-en ...

Bike It, Walk It, Bus It: October 2-6, 2023 - Bike It, Walk It, Bus It is held to encourage Santa Monica families to for ...

Route 16 Extended to Playa del Rey - Route 16 trips now begin/end at Culver Boulevard/Vista Del Mar in Playa del Rey, wi ...

Riding BBB to LAX - Need a ride to LAX? Take Big Blue Bus Route 3 seven days a week, or Rapid 3 on weekdays only, from d ...

Big Blue Bus to Offer Free Rides During Street Closures in Santa Monica - On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, the City of Santa ...

We're Upgrading Our Fleet Communications System - Big Blue Bus is upgrading its fleet communications system, to provide ...

Celebrating the Team that Keeps the Community Moving - Whether it's a wave or a smile, Big Blue Bus invites you to join ...

Free Rides for Eligible K-14 Students with a GoPass TAP Card -

New 10 Rides Pass and Free Transfers on Big Blue Bus Beginning June 22, 2022 - On June 22, 2022, Big Blue Bus will intro ...

City Council Approves Big Blue Bus Fare Policy Changes to Enhance Customer Experience - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - At its me ...

Big Blue Bus is Proposing Fare Changes - February 10, 2022 Public Hearing - Please review the proposal and attend the fo ...

Paper Passes No Longer Accepted Beginning April 18 - Beginning Sunday, April 18, Big Blue Bus will no longer accept pape ...

Fares and Front Door Boarding Resume February 14 - Beginning Sunday, February 14, Big Blue Bus will resume fare collecti ...

Two Big Blue Bus Motor Coach Operators Test Positive for COVID-19 Virus - Big Blue Bus confirmed today that two Motor Co ...

Coronavirus - Big Blue Bus’s Efforts to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Last update: May 4, 2020Big Blue Bus is imp ...

Big Blue Bus is Proposing Service Adjustments – March 2020 Community Meeting - Big Blue Bus will host the following comm ...

Our First Battery Electric Bus Has Arrived! - For People, Place & Planet Since 2014, Big Blue Bus has led& ...

Introducing the New Route 45 in Downtown Santa Monica – July 1 - Get the Full Experience this Summer on Route 45 Try ...

Monthly Senior TAP Card Workshop - All Senior TAP Workshops are cancelled until further notice! Older adults can ...

BBB is Proposing Program and Fare Adjustments for MODE - April 10, 2019 Public Hearing - Fare & Program Changes Begi ...

Ride Express for Less! -   On March 17, 2019, all Rapid 10 Express fares and passes will be discontinued. Regular and S ...

FREE Wi-Fi Now Available on Select Buses - We’ve upgraded your ride!Big Blue Bus (BBB) customers can now read, snap, ...

We’re Improving Your Bus Stop Experience - Solar-powered Real-time Signs and LED Lighting Coming Your Way!In October 2 ...

Director's Year-End Letter - Dear Big Blue Bus Customers: In 1928, the Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines got its start o ...

90th Anniversary Video - Watch customers and staff share their thoughts on Big Blue Bus celebrating 90 years of excellen ...

BBB is Proposing Service and Fare Adjustments - September 2018 Public Hearings - Big Blue Bus hosted the following ...

Paperless Transfers on TAP Begin July 15th - Transfer on 2nd Boarding (TO2B) will officially launch on July 15, 2018. He ...

Adventure Starts Here - Let Big Blue Bus (BBB) take you on your next Los Angeles adventure! With convenient stops nea ...

A Year End Letter from BBB Director Ed King. - Dear Valued Customers: As we approach the end of 2017, I wanted to thank ...

Discounted One-Way Fare & New Annual Pass Available on TAP! - Big Blue Bus has introduced the following fare changes t ...

Discontinuation of LA Metro Tokens on Big Blue Bus - Big Blue Bus is updating its policy regarding the acceptance of LA ...

BBB is Proposing Fare Adjustments – Public Hearing - Please review the proposal and attend one of the following Public H ...

LiNC: A Reimagined Lincoln Blvd - Santa Monica's Lincoln Boulevard is getting a makeover. The City is making a series of ...

BBB Accepts Mobile Tickets - Purchase and store your Big Blue Bus (BBB) pass with a smartphone, via a mobile app calle ...

Fare Change Coming January 10, 2016 - In October, Santa Monica City Council approved a new fare structure for Big Blue B ...

A Fix Is In the Works for Forward Facing Flip-Up Seats - Due to identified safety concerns, last April 2014 BBB and man ...

Expo Integration Plan Update - A big thank you to all our customers who participated over the last 18 months and also to ...

Big Blue Bus is Updating its Title VI Policies - Big Blue Bus is clarifying our approach to complying with Civil Rights ...

Check Out The Proposed Redesigned BSIP Seat - Provide Your Feedback on the Redesigned Seat & Be Entered to Win a 30- ...

Route 3 & Rapid 3: New Transfer Cards for Metro Rail - Attention Route 3 and Rapid 3: Effective March of 2014, the t ...

Big Blue Bus Retiring Local Transfers Beginning January 1, 2014 - As part of BBB's commitment to keeping its fares low, ...

Open Letter from Ed King, Director of Transit Services - Dear Big Blue Bus Customers & Friends:   We are deeply sa ...

Service Animal Policy Update - Big Blue Bus welcomes service animals onto all our buses.     The service animal must b ...