This is a list of former Los Angeles Metro Metro Local bus routes in Los Angeles County, California.

Metro buses are given line numbers that indicate the type of service offered. This method was devised originally by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro's predecessor.

Line numbers lower than 100 are local routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles, numbered counterclockwise from least to greatest. Line numbers in the 100s are local east–west routes in other areas Line numbers in the 200s are local north–south routes in other areas Line numbers in the 300s are limited-stop routes Line numbers in the 600s are shuttle/circulator routes

1–99

1 – Downtown LA – Hollywood – Century City via Sunset Bl and Hollywood Bl Line 1 was cancelled on June 12, 1999, as a result of the opening of the B Line extension to Hollywood/Vine. Alternatives include Line 4 along Santa Monica Bl, Lines 180 and 217 along Hollywood Bl, and Lines 2 and 4 along Sunset Bl.

3 – Downtown LA – Beverly Hills (Beverwil Dr/Pico) via Sunset Bl and Canon Dr Line 3 was cancelled on June 29, 2003. Alternatives include Lines 2 on Sunset Bl and 617 on Canon Dr (previously operated by Line 14 before it was shortened to Beverly Center in June 2021).

11 – Downtown LA – Vermont/Beverly B Line Station – West Hollywood via Melrose Ave and Temple St Line 11 was cancelled on June 24, 2007. The majority of the route was duplicated by Line 10 with the exception of the deviation to Vermont/Beverly B Line Station.

17 – Downtown LA – Beverly Hills – Culver City via 3rd St and Robertson Bl Line 17 was cancelled on June 27, 2021, as part of Metro's network restructuring through the NextGen Bus Plan. Service on 3rd St was merged back into Line 16 while new Line 617 replaced service on Robertson Bl. Line 17 began service on June 26, 2016, replacing former Line 220, which provided service on Robertson Bl.

21 – Downtown LA – UCLA via Wilshire Bl and Westwood Bl Line 21 was cancelled on June 24, 2007. The majority of the route was duplicated by the route of Line 20 except the Westwood Bl segment. Current alternative services on Westwood Bl are provided by Big Blue Bus Lines 8 and 12.

22 – Downtown LA – Beverly Hills – Century City – Brentwood – Santa Monica via Wilshire Bl and San Vicente Bl Line 22 ran alongside Lines 20, 21, 320, and 322 on Wilshire Bl. Like Line 20, it ran between Downtown LA and Santa Monica with several differences; Line 22 had a deviation to Century City and a portion of the route was provided to San Vicente Bl in Brentwood and Santa Monica area. On June 25, 2000, Line 22 was shortened to run as a shuttle between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills while Lines 20, 21, and the recently implemented Line 720 operated additional services on Wilshire Bl. Three years later on June 29, 2003, Line 22 was eliminated and was replaced by the now defunct Big Blue Bus Line 4. Current alternatives to the original Line 22 include Metro Lines 20, 720, and Big Blue Bus Line 18.

26 – Boyle Heights – Downtown LA – Hollywood via 7th St, Virgil Ave, and Franklin Ave Line 26 was cancelled on June 26, 2011, as part of service cuts due to a budget crisis. Alternatives include Metro Lines 204 and 754 and the Metro B Line on Vermont Ave; LADOT DASH Hollywood on Franklin Ave; and Metro Line 51 and DASH Line E on 7th St.

27 – Downtown LA – Century City via Olympic Bl, San Vicente Bl, and Burton Way Line 27 was cancelled on June 30, 2002. The route had duplications with the then-current routes of Lines 16/316 (now Line 617), 28/328 (later 28/728, now Line 28), 550 and 576 (later 30/330, now a portion of Line 16). As of June 27, 2021, Line 27's former segment on San Vicente Bl was abandoned, while service on Burton Way was replaced by Line 617 (the same time when replaced the old portion of Line 16, which now terminates at West Hollywood).

31 – Pico / Rimpau – East LA College via Pico Bl and 1st St Line 31 was cancelled on June 27, 2010, as part of service cuts due to a budget crisis. The majority of the route was duplicated by the routes of Lines 30 and 730 (now Line 30). Service on 1st St east of Indiana St was replaced with an extension of Line 287, but was then cancelled on June 26, 2011. For a year, service on 1st St had no service until June 2012, when Line 68 implemented a new shuttle extension from ELAC to Indiana L Line (now E Line) Station due to popular demand. The shuttle ran until June 2016, when service was replaced with Line 106 (renumbered to Line 74 in December 2025). Weekend service was not provided on 1st St from June 26, 2011, when the extension of Line 287 was cancelled until June 27, 2021, when Line 106 (now Line 74) was expanded to a seven-day-a-week service.

34 – Downtown LA – Venice via Venice Bl and Rose Ave Line 34 ran alongside most of Line 33 between Venice and Downtown LA except it was diverted to Rose Ave. Line 34 was later cancelled in June 1995 due to low ridership. On October 23, 2024, Line 34 was revived as the new line number for the Dodger Stadium Express as an honor to the former Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who died a day before.

42/42A – Downtown LA – LAX – Redondo Beach via Martin Luther King, Jr. Bl, Stocker St, and Highland Ave Line 42/42A was cancelled in June 2012 due to the opening of the Metro E Line. Alternatives include Line 40 east of Martin Luther King Jr/Western to Downtown LA, Line 102 extension west of Martin Luther King Jr/Western to LAX; and the Metro E Line. Line 42A was a short line route with a slight different routing while line 42 was the core route of the line. Previously between 1983 and 1986 in the SCRTD era, Line 42 used to run as far south to Redondo Beach, but was shortened to LAX City Bus Center with its express counterpart Line 439 was adjusted and extended to Redondo Beach as a replacement of Line 42. However, in late 2005 Line 439 was shortened in Aviation / LAX Station with Beach Cities Transit taking operations south of LAX.

46 – South LA – Downtown LA – Montecito Heights via Broadway – Griffin Ave Line 46 was cancelled in December 2007. The majority of the route was duplicated by the route of Line 45 except the Griffin Ave portion which was replaced by an extension of Line 252 (later replaced by Line 182).

52 – Harbor Gateway Transit Center – Wilshire Center via Avalon Bl, San Pedro St, and 7th St Line 52 was cancelled on June 27, 2021, with service being merged into Line 51, which was modified to terminate at CSU Dominguez Hills, covering most of the former route. Alternatives to reach the Harbor Gateway Transit Center include Torrance Transit Lines 6 and 13. Line 52 began service in 2001.

56 – Downtown L.A. – Florence-Firestone – Willowbrook – Compton – Carson (SouthBay Pavillon) via Long Beach Ave, Maie Ave, and Willowbrook Ave Line 56 was canceled in June 2003. Alternatives include Lines 55, 205, and 611, the Metro A Line, and the DASH Chesterfield Square, Pueblo Del Rio, and Watts routes.

58 – Chinatown – Union Station – Washington A Line Station via Alameda St Line 58 was cancelled in June 2005 due to low ridership with alternatives available on Metro A Line. It began service as part of a pilot program in October 2000.

61 – Downtown LA – Rancho Los Amigos via Long Beach Bl and Tweedy Bl Line 61 was cancelled sometime before 1994. The majority of the route north of South Gate was duplicated with Lines 60 and 360 (later Line 360 became Line 760 in June 2007, but then cancelled in December 2020 as part of NextGen Bus Plan). Service along Tweedy Bl to Rancho Los Amigos was replaced by an extension of Line 117.

65 – Downtown LA (Washington/Figueroa) – Boyle Heights (Olympic/Soto) – Cal State LA via Washington Bl, Indiana St, and Gage Ave Line 65 service west of Soto St was cancelled on June 24, 2007. This portion of the route was duplicated with Montebello Bus Lines Line 50. The remainder of the route was renumbered to Line 665 (this line was then shortened to Olympic/Indiana in December 2020 with Line 66 taking place on Olympic Bl). In June 2023, Line 665 was extended from Cal State LA to Huntington/Monterey (Rose Hill Transit Center) to replace a portion of Line 256.

67 – Montebello – Wilshire Center via East Olympic Bl and 8th St Line 67 was cancelled on June 27, 1998. The majority of the route was duplicated with Lines 65 (now Line 665), 66, 104 (now Montebello Bus Lines Line 50), and 362 (now Line 62). In June 2025, Line 66 was rerouted back on Olympic Bl (for the first time since its brief relocation in 1998) making it identical to the former Line 67 route.https://media.metro.net/board/Items/2024/11%20november/20241114GWCitem4.pdf

68 – Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub – Downtown LA – ELAC – Indiana Station – The Shops at Montebello via Washington Bl, Cesar E. Chavez Ave, 1st St, and Riggin St Line 68 was cancelled on June 27, 2021, as part of Metro's network restructuring through the NextGen Bus Plan. Line 70 was rerouted to replace service on E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave, while Line 106 replaced service on Riggin St east of Atlantic Bl to The Shops at Montebello. Line 68 used to operate as far west as Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub, but service was cut back to Downtown LA in December 2007 when Line 35 replaced service on Washington Bl. At one point between 2012 and 2016, Line 68 had a weekday short line trip extension from ELAC to Indiana L Line (now part of E Line) Station via 1st St until this branch was replaced by Line 106 (now Line 74).

Line 68 was featured briefly in the music video for Vanessa Carlton's 2002 song "A Thousand Miles".

71 – Downtown LA – LA General Medical Hospital – Cal State LA via Wabash Ave and Marengo St Line 71 was cancelled on June 26, 2021, as part of Metro's network restructuring through the NextGen Bus Plan. Line 106 (now Line 74) was rerouted to replace the majority of Line 71's route east of Union Station, with alternative service into Downtown LA being provided by Lines 70, 76, and 78.

79 – Downtown LA – Arcadia via Mission Rd and Huntington Dr Line 79 was cancelled on December 19, 2021, as part of Metro's network restructuring through the NextGen Bus Plan. Service east of Rose Hill Transit Center to Arcadia L Line Station (now A Line). was retained and renumbered to Line 179, with service to Downtown LA being merged into Line 78.

83 – Downtown LA – Eagle Rock via Pasadena Ave and York Bl Line 83 was cancelled on June 27, 2021, as part of Metro's network restructuring through the NextGen Bus Plan. Line 182 replaced service on York Bl. Lines 45, 81, and 251, and the Metro A Line provide alternate service on some portions of the former route. Metro Micro also operates in part of Line 83's former service area.

84 – Downtown LA – Eagle Rock Plaza via Cypress Ave and Eagle Rock Bl Line 84 was merged into Line 28 in June 2014, with service on the former Line 84 segment later replaced by an extension of Line 251 on June 27, 2021.

85 – Downtown LA – Glendale College via Cypress Ave, Eagle Rock Bl, and Verdugo Rd Line 85 service south of Glassell Park was cancelled in December 2006. This portion of the route was duplicated with Lines 83 (later went defunct in June 2021) and 84 (later Line 28, now Line 251). The remainder of the route was renumbered to Line 685 (this line was then cancelled in June 2021 in favor of Metro Micro).

91 – Downtown LA – Glendale – Sunland – Sylmar (Olive View Medical Center) via Honolulu Ave and Glendale Ave Line 91 was cancelled on June 27, 2021, as part of Metro's network restructuring through the NextGen Bus Plan. Except for service on Honolulu Ave, the entirety of Line 91 was duplicated with Line 90. Glendale Beeline Lines 3 and 31 provide alternate service on Honolulu Ave.

93 – Sylmar Station – Burbank – Downtown LA via Glenoaks Bl, Brand Bl, Glendale Bl, and Allesandro St (First Generation)