Metro Rapid Line 780

I would take this bus just about EVERYDAY from Washington and Fairfax all the way up to the Glendale galleria, basically around the corner from where I previously worked.
It’s a Metro Rapid line, so there are less stops for a somewhat quicker ride.
The 780 would arrive on time and the driver was usually personable. Because this stop is a bus transit HUB, our group of passengers are the first on the bus — a definite advantage to strategically find a comfortable seat.
The bus travels North up Fairfax Ave. and hooks a right on Hollywood blvd. Basically every morning and evening I’d get a little Hollywood /​LA Tour. It passes the 10 Fwy, Canter’s Deli, the Grove, TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Highland Center, Pantages Theatre, The W., House Of Pies, Griffith Park, Los Feliz, Bigfoot’s Lodge, Glendale Galleria, the Americana at Brand, The Oinkster (Eagle Rock), rides along the 210 Fwy, Paseo Pasadena.
To top it off it crosses the infamous Colorado ‘Suicide’ Street Bridge far East from Eagle rock going into Pasadena. It’s a wonderful sight from the bus because its raised higher than other vehicles, so you can see a little beyond the railing giving you a beautiful view of what the San Gabriel Valley has to offer.
Fair warning: there are moments where it gets ridiculously crowded on this bus. It’s because it goes right through highly congested traffic arteries most LA natives know to avoid if they’re going to drive themselves (Fairfax Ave, Hollywood Blvd, Vermont Blvd, Los Feliz Blvd and Colorado Blvd). It’s a route a normal Angelino would NOT drive.
But because you’re not driving and you’re the passenger, it truly is like a mini tour where you can take in the greater Los Angeles area without the hassle of being behind the wheel.

Great Inexpensive and Convenient way to Travel Los Angeles.
I’m a LA NATIVE and proud of it, I guess… =) and never really rode the Bus or the Public transportation system after High school. During high school I rode it allot although after that I stopped and got spoiled with driving so much all around LA, North side, east side and West Side, and really forgot about the Public Trans systems.
The Buses are Clean and I felt Safe, not like back in the days… in the late 1990s…
Theirs plenty of space and connecting buses to get all around our Beautiful City we call home… I think we all Take For Granted the great things in front us, once in a while.