Dash buses run for free on Downtown Art Walk nights

Getting in and around Downtown Los Angeles has never been easier than on art walk nights. The City of Los Angeles has chartered Dash buses that circle Gallery Row during the art walk that are free to visitors.

Getting around the Downtown Art Walk

And easy transportation doesn't stop with the free Dash buses. The art walk encourages its visitors to take the public transit to avoid the headache of parking and driving around the Downtown area. Gallery Row is within easy walking distance of Metro Red, Gold, and Blue lines each with trains that run past midnight.

If visitors decide to drive into Gallery Row, parking is available in lots in and around the district. Expect to pay anywhere from $6 to $20 for parking on Downtown Art Walk nights. For the early birds out there, meters are available on the streets after 4 PM, and are free after 6 PM.

Make sure to pick up or pre-print a Downtown Art Walk map to use as a guide throughout Gallery Row.


Once you're on the bus...

Once aboard the Dash, passengers are greeted by Los Angeles comics and historians to keep riders entertained. The Dash loops around the Gallery Row bringing passengers from one side of the area to another.

Many walkers appreciate the presence of the Dash bus - that is, if they are aware that it's available.

"I didn't even know there was a shuttle service," said five time art walker Michael Roberts. "I'm going to have to try it."

Many older visitors look at the service as an incentive for checking out the galleries in Downtown.

"I like the bus because it saves me from doing too much walking," 75-year-old Norman Clatcher said.

Whatever the motive might be, the Dash buses in the Downtown Art Walk serve as a useful tool for all art walk patrons.