Service Alert! Line 5C1 Route Changes

Published on August 20, 2025

Students boarding Culver CityBus

  What's Changing?

  • Larger Vehicle: Line 5C1 will now use a 40-foot bus instead of the smaller shuttle van. 

  • Improved Timing: Morning arrival times are adjusted to better match Culver City Middle and High School schedules. 

  • New Routing Through Helms District: 

  • Now travels on Washington Blvd and Culver Blvd between the Culver Arts District and Braddock/Madison. 

  • No longer serves: Lafayette, Lucerne, Wesley, Schaefer, or National. 

  • New stops added: Downtown Culver City. 

  • Removed stops: Lucerne/Higuera. 

  • In Clarkdale: 

  • New routing via Culver, Washington, Sepulveda, and Midway.
  • No longer serves: Aletta or Girard Avenue.
  • One new stop added; all other previous stops remain available. 

View the new Line 5C1 Route Map(PDF, 1MB)!

Line 5C1 Bus Stop Changes 

The following bus stops are now served by Line 5C1: 

STOP ID
LOCATION DIRECTION
 WESTBOUND
139 WASHINGTON / LA CIENEGA  W
 142  WASHINGTON / COMEY W
143  WASHINGTON / LA CIENEGA W
144 WASHINGTON / MCMANUS  W
145 WASHINGTON / CATTARAUGUS  W
146 WASHINGTON / HELMS W
147 CULVER CITY STATION W
148 WASHINGTON / ROBERTSON  W
149  CULVER / MAIN W
915 CULVER / LAFAYETTE  W
526 CULVER / DUQUESNE W
527 MADISON / CULVER  W
EASTBOUND
 514 MADISON / CULVER E
132 CULVER / LAFAYETTE E
133 CULVER / MAIN E
134 WASHINGTON / HIGUERA E
135  WASHINGTON / LANDMARK  E
913 WASHINGTON / NATIONAL E
 139 WASHINGTON / LA CIENEGA E

 

The following stops are now closed and will NO LONGER be served by Line 5C1: 

STOP ID
LOCATION
536 IRVING / BRADDOCK
538 LUCERNE / LAFAYETTE
537 BRADDOCK / LAFAYETTE 
539 LUCERNE / HIGUERA
524 HIGUERA / HELMS
540 WESLEY / NATIONAL
535  SCHAEFER / NATIONAL
 534 ROBERTS / JACOB

 

Plan Ahead 

Riders are encouraged to review updated schedules, stop locations, the route map, and real-time arrival information by visiting the Line 5C1 Information Page

Have questions about your route? Contact our live customer service staff at (310)253-6500