Los Angeles Metro: Stations and Routes from South Central

Vernon, Washington and San Pedro Street are the nearby station names to use when orienting yourself around South Central. Vernon is about a 22-minute walk from Sand Piper Motel South Central Los Angeles; Washington is about a 27-minute walk from there, and San Pedro Street is about a 30-minute walk.

If you’re choosing between walking and driving to a station, the listed car trips are about 4 minutes to Vernon and about 5 minutes to either Washington or San Pedro Street. Check your route and station before setting out, since travel conditions can affect the trip.

For a day that includes downtown sights, plan your stop sequence before boarding. This one-day downtown Los Angeles route can help you organize the area’s visits.

Metro’s line endpoints alone do not establish a direct route from each South Central station, so check the current trip planner for a complete itinerary.

Little Tokyo can also fit into a downtown itinerary.

If you’re arriving by air, plan the airport-to-motel journey as another part of the trip.

Metro’s regular one-way fare is $1.75, with daily and seven-day fare caps that can limit what you pay for rides within those periods. The daily cap is $5: after three rides in one day, additional rides are free under the cap. The seven-day cap is $18.

Riders who tap to pay receive free transfers within two hours; round trips are not included. Use the same physical or digital credit or debit card throughout a trip to receive that transfer benefit. Discounted interagency transfers are available within 2.5 hours of the first tap, and children under age 6 may ride free with a fare-paying adult.

Metro accepts TAP cards, physical or digital credit and debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay on buses and at rail stations. Accepted card brands include Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB and UnionPay.

If you plan to use contactless payment, keep the same card or device in use for the journey so the two-hour free-transfer benefit can apply. Metro also says rail riders should arrive 10 minutes early and tap at a validator or turnstile to enter the station platform or waiting area.

Check Metro’s current service information before you travel, particularly if your route depends on a transfer or a specific station. Rail routes and station connections can change, so confirm that the line and stop you need are operating for your trip.

Metro’s station connection information identifies bus connections and parking at some rail stops. Culver City is an E Line station with Metro bus lines 33 and 617, while La Cienega/Jefferson has bus connections on lines 38, 105 and 217 and a parking connection. Check the official site before you go.