If you have plans to go to Los Angeles to explore its well known tourist spots - from Hollywood to Beverly Hills, the beautiful landscape and beaches of Santa Monica, to Downtown LA. - you can buy a 24 hr pass and enjoy the freedom to see all these places in just one day. Passes can be bought online through Starlinetours.com.
The tour has six routes (see map below). However, we decided to choose only 4 routes. We started at 9:35 am and finished the tour around5 pm. The routes are color coded as follows:
The Red route is a 2-hour hop on hop off tour. These are the many attractions on this route: Chinese Theatre, The Grove/Farmers Market, Walk of Fame, Kodak Theatre, Route 66, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Center, Shopping on Melrose Ave., Sunset Strip, Pink's Hot Dogs, La Brea Tar Pits, LACMA, Peterson Automotive Museum, Hollywood and Vine, RockWalk.
The Yellow route is a 2-hour tour. These are the attractions on this route: 3rd St. Promenade, Montana Ave. (Santa Monica's Rodeo Drive), Brentwood Country Mart, Westwood Village, Hammer Museum, Rodeo Drive, Century City, Fox Studios, Marilyn Monroe's Gravesite at Westwood Memorial.
The Purple route is a 2-hour tour. These are the attractions on this route: Chinese Theatre, Olvera St./Union Station, City Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Historic Movie Theatres, Staples Center, LA Live, Grammy Museum, Fashion District, Jewelry District, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Grand Central Market.
The Green route is a 1 ½-hour tour. These are the attractions on this route: : Fisherman's Village Marina Del Rey, Marina Beach, Venice Pier, Venice Canals, Venice Boardwalk, Venice Skate Park, Main Street, Downtown Santa Monica, 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Beaches and bike path.
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| Courtesy of Starline |
To maximize your stay, you can follow the Iterinary below:
purple: sta 41 @ 9:35 > sta 1 / 45 min
red: sta 1 @ 10:20 > sta 7 / 40 min
yellow: sta 7 @ 10:00 > sta 57/81 / 50 min
green: sta 81 @ 10:50 > sta 57/81 / 1.5 hrs
green: sta 57 @ 12:20 > sta 7 / 70 min
yellow: sta 7 @ 1:30 > sta 1 / 80 min
purple: sta 41 > hotel
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