Marina del Rey WaterBus

I across the street of the waterbus I go almost every day its really fun you can see the seals and one caption talks to them better to stay at home all day

We had a great opportunity to board the WaterBus in Marina del Rey for the KC & the Sunshine Band concert @ Burton Chace Park. We chose stop #6, Espirit 1 on Marquesas Way to start our journey. The beautiful sunny day was perfect for the short trip over to the park. The staff was polite & informative as this was our maiden voyage aboard the bus. At the marvelous price of one whole American dollar it’s worth the trip if you have a destination in the Marina or just want to experience a great sunny day in California on the water.

Fun little summer treat! Can’t go wrong for $ 1 each way! Park at fishermans village and take the waterbus from there to mothers beach where there are a few nice restaurants (killer shrimp, Jamaican bay, Cheesecake Factory). We then hung out at the playground at mothers beach — good fun for the kids!

Great! Watched the sunset over the Marina. During this season it comes every 15 – 20. As everyone else has already said, it’s super cheap and the staff is nice. The time from stop to stop depends on who else is out, but going from stop 1 to 4, with stops in between took the perfect amount of time (enough to see the water but not forever — maybe 30 –40 mins).

Best dollar you can spend in the Summer. Take the boat at sunset to twilight and you’ll be glad you did. So very nice.

Fun way to spend an afternoon on the water. You pay a couple bucks to shuttle around from the different available stops. The Marina is giant and this is a neat way to see it. There were some amazing boats to check out. It was kind of crowded and touristy the Saturday afternoon I went, which made it kind of annoying. And we did have to wait a bit for the shuttle to show up at some point, because there was a concert at a park in the marina and there were lot’s of people using the boat to get there. That’s life in LA. If you have some patience, it’s a bit of a fun adventure, especially if you have a kid in tow.

Rode this to Mothers Beach to go to Killer Shrimp. I could have parked there but had family in town and it was a cheap and fun thing to do. $ 1 each way and it was a relaxing and enjoyable experience for us all, even the 3 year old and 1 year old loved it.

Great way to get around the marina and bring kids or visitors for a fun ride for $ 1 pp one way. Not real organized but very friendly staff. Do not recommend doing this before or after a Marina event as there will probably be long lines. Wish they offered it year round. Two easy places to catch are at Mother’s Beach dock and Fisherman’s Village.

From June 4-​September 4 I use the Water Bus to get from my house to the beach. It runs on Thursday-​Sunday from 11 – 11 and you can pick it up at about 8 different locations. It’s fun to take a visiting guest on a cruise of the Marina too. Drivers are very friendly and it’s only $ 1 each way.

Very cool. 1 dollar rides that take you around the marina with different stops. Perfect for a date. Too bad they only run certain months of the year. will definitely check it out once there running again next summer. Alot of people use it for a ride to concerts or the village. My friend who lives in marina del rey used to take it everyday for work/​groceries. Convenient, inexpensive and fun.

$ 1.00 is all it costs to ride those water bus one way. I needed to use this awesome ride in order to watch Bernadette Peters on a little island.
Worth every quarter!
One caveat, it’s not fast on getting picked — up or dropped off.
Oh, wait till the bus stops before getting out of your seat.

Since 2008, this is one of the only reviews I have written. The first time we took the taxi for a Marina concert, it took a very long time to get back afterwards. One staff member we overheard laughing at people who we’re getting frustrated and saying it was only $ 1, so what did they expect. Hmmm, maybe just a bad experience, I’ll give them another chance. Tonight, concert in the park. Long lines of angry people while we waited in line for 1.5 hours with only one taxi during that time. That taxi sat for 15 minutes without loading. The man selling the tickets said he had no communication with any sort of dispatch, and had no idea the status. The other man yelled at people telling them if they could do a better job, they could take his hat and do it. Terrible customer service. After waiting 2 hours, with 3 children under 2 in our group, I sprinted a long way around to the other side of the marina to the main dock at fisherman’s wharf. As I walked up 2 smug employees were actually joking about all the people stuck at the concert park. One of the little brats at the office smugly looked at me when I got angry, and said I should take it up with the harbor board. No apology, didn’t even get out of his tipped back chair with his feet up, just sat and giggled. This company has the most atrocious service, with the worst staff who can’t help but be rude. Please, charge me $ 2, even $ 3. Maybe it will help pay for a staff and service that doesn’t feel like it’s being run by a crew trying to make up community service hours.
And just one more thing. I can’t verify this. But standing in line I was talking to an older gentleman. He said that the Unilocal reviews were made by employees and friends of the owner, that’s why they are favorable. Like I said, I can’t verify that. But it did make me want to sit down and write one of the only reviews I have ever written, anywhere.

Whilst visiting the Marina on a warm Saturday, we came across Marina WaterBus — which is public transport on a boat! Have I mentioned it is $ 1.00 one way?! At times the line at any designated stop (8 of them) may become congested with passengers at it gets busy during weekends, but no more than a 15 – 20 minute wait for a $ 1.00 one way ticket. The dock attendants are gracious and interact with customers whilst waiting for water bus. The captains are also great as I witnessed a captain allow a child take a photo steering the wheel. Overall, great service and will certainly return.

This is the sweetest little summer treat! Where else can you ride around the Marina for $ 1. The captains are very nice and so are the other passengers. If you have the chance to take the boat to Burton Chace Park for a Thursday or Saturday concert, DO IT! It is absolutely beautiful!

I love this. Every summer I look forward to taking my camera down to Fishermnan’s Village and they for $ 1.00 only, you can ride to 6 different place. I like to go to Mothers Beach and get lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and then walk to Venice Beach. I love that they keep it a dollar just because. I always bring friends too.

What a wonderful experience! Very hot summer day… wondering what to do and thought of this. We went to the Fisherman’s Village location to board since it is closest to where we live. We were surprised to see ample parking there and everything from then on went very smoothly. The tickets were cheap ($ 1 per person) and the staff was super friendly… one of the captains even let me 2 year old son sit in the captain’s chair and beep the horn so he felt like he was driving the boat! Lots of very comfortable seating on the boat and we all had a blast. We picked Mother’s Beach as our destination and my son loved playing in the sand and water there. When he was done, we only had to wait about five minutes and two water buses showed up! It was a great way to spend the afternoon!

What a great concept!
Hubby and I took the baby to rent a boat but it was so cold that we thought we’d freeze, but we still wanted to have the experience before we went back home… and this was the perfect way! Only $ 1 per person (including children)… how cheap is that???
It was about a 15 mins ride from Fisherman’s Village to Mother’s Beach (without other stops) so we enjoyed it.

We took our daughter for a ride on the waterbus and it was fun. For a dollar per person riding, you can enjoy an hour ride around Marina del Rey. Nice family time for $ 6 and the kids loved it. I’m not giving them the five stars just because I think is not nice of them to charge for children when they ride in your lap. My daughter is 15 months old and I paid her ticket, and it’s not about the money, it’s just a dollar but the fact that they charge for babies seen to be a little greedy

What will one dollar buy you these days? How about a one-​way trip in the Marina somewhere! Pretty awesome service they have, a mini cruise to the destination of your choice… erm in Marina del Rey that is.
The guys that work here are pretty awesome. Courteous and nice, they also know what they are doing. Always good when they are either driving a huge boat or helping dock it.
All you have to do is pay $ 1 per person, per ride, they ask you where you want to go and give you tickets based on those destinations. You hand your ticket over to the captain of the boat and most likely you will only have a few fellow passengers along for the ride. Then a nice cruise around the Marina, I recommend going once during daylight and once at night. Hehe cheap romantic date after a nice dinner at Fisherman’s village. Oh and if you have visitors from out of town, its a nice touristy thing to do also!
Yea for the waterbus!

During summer months on weekends or when there are the free concerts, Marina del Rey has a great deal for getting around the water for $ 1. It is a boat (not a bus) that goes around to 7 stops including Mother’s Beach, Fisherman’s Village, and Chase Burton Park. It is $ 1 each time you get on and you must choose in advance where you are getting off since it doesn’t really go in a circle/​loop, but instead just kind of goes wherever people request or are waiting.
Like any «bus» you have to wait sometimes to get on or to your stop. In general, it is pretty quick usually. The staff on the boat and on shore seem bored with their jobs (it’s work for them, right), but effective and friendly none the less.