Laguna Beach Trolley

Who doesn’t like free things correct. The trolley service is great because you get to go wherever you want without paying. I always hear people complain about waiting at the stop for a long time, what people don’t understand is that a lot of the times there is a shift change being made in driver’s. Some coming in and others going home lunch breaks etc… Some of them even working a double shift so that they can have enough driver’s. It is not the driver’s fault. You have to consider traffic, overloads a lot of these things are out of their control. I always think to myself how can you complain over something that is FREE, if you don’t wanna wait you have choices right. Über, lyft, cabs etc. You make the choice of standing out there. A lot of the time driver’s get called to help out at the pageant of the master’s when people are coming out. I never understood why they didn’t have many coastal driver’s but it all makes sense now. Nobody wants to be yelled at by passenger’s people can be pretty rude. Just last night someone said «you would think you driver’s would get you’re shit together by the end of the summer»!. Wow! That’s really no way of talking to someone that has no control over things.
Did people ever stop to think that a lot of these driver’s have other jobs they have to go back too. The majority of the people that drive the trolley are school bus driver’s. So before you say something that is inappropriate think… a lot of school district’s go back to school in Aug, not everyone goes back to school in September like they do in Laguna. Most of these driver’s still come back to help on the weekend after going back to their regular jobs because they know how crowded it gets and that they are gonna need the help. My hat goes off to the trolley driver’s at Laguna Beach for putting up with rude, drunk people and teenager’s egging trolleys. To me they are doing their best and like I said before you make the choice of standing and waiting at the stop for so long, because in reality people you have a choice. Trolley driver’s keep doing what you’re doing you guys are the best. :-)

I waited 5 minutes to get the trolley from thousand steps beach and went 16 stops to Laguna St. It took a long time as there is traffic. Coming back I waited 20 minutes never saw the trolley even though I saw 4 trolleys go the other direction.
I got fed up as the amount of people waiting for the trolley almost outnumbered the trolley capacity so I took a $ 6 Über back to my car.,

–Excellent way to travel around Laguna without having to pay for parking everywhere you go. Just find a free parking spot, remember it, and hop on.
–They don’t stop at every location, so be sure to know where you are going and let the driver know beforehand. Most drivers are very friendly, hilarious, or on point.
–Be ready to wait a very long time, or be very crammed by evening time. We wanted to catch one at 6:30 pm from downtown, and ended up walking 6 blocks to our car. On our walk, we did not even see ONE trolley go past us. Others could have been waiting even longer.

Super convenient (and free!) service — I was relieved when I found out I could park further up Laguna Canyon road in a lot there, pay a few bucks, then take the trolley into town.
Almost every driver and trolley employee were fantastic, but there did seem to be a bit of disorganization re: spacing the trolleys out. I understand some of this has to do with the traffic, but when at one stop several pretty much empty trolleys stop by, whereas at another you’re waiting almost 30 minutes to try to squeeze onto another, it can be frustrating.
I didn’t realize at first that the drivers don’t necessarily stop at all the stops listed — there’s no stop request pull/​button anywhere so you apparently need to yell «next stop!» up at the driver. Kind of hard to do if you’re not a local and aren’t sure exactly where you are (I tried using the online trolley tracker, but it wasn’t very accurate).
But overall, I was pleased with the service and happy to not have to deal with the hassle of parking!

I live right across from the main depot. How many years has the city been running the trolleys? It is ridiculous that they can’t pull it together. They never are organized. The drivers don’t know the routes. They sent this family with 2 babies down the canyon to go south and they had to walk back to the hotel laguna. They waited over an hour. The worst thing is the doors open and everyone rushes in. They need to have a line or a painted line on the cement. The trolleys are always jammed in one location and the drivers lack common sense. 3 trolleys jammed in one spot and just sitting there. We finally asked him to make a phone call to ask if he could go and after the call we took off. Also why isn’t there any shade? Hello

My boyfriend and I rode the entire route up one way and back the other. What a lovely view and great experiences.
It made it so convenient for us to just hop off from beach to beach and get a ride back to our car without having to worry about driving in that unimaginable traffic that gives me such anxiety. I loved being able to just relax and people watch with my boyfriend.
I would highly recommend it if you have a day to head over to Laguna… one of the most beautiful places and views you would ever hope to see.

I live in Laguna beach and this year is the worst to ride the trolley. To get picked up at Laguna hotel it’s a 30
Minute wait sometimes and packed with loud seemingly drunk 15 year olds who are screaming and have no chaperones. We’d rather drive our car and chance any problems with drinking a beer and driving (not really) but don’t want to ride the trolley. It’s not fun anymore. They need more trolleys. We waited at the stop at Hotel Laguna forever only to watch 3 trolleys stop across the street for pick ups heading North while we waited 30 minutes for one trolley to take us southbound. We are not people who complain or hardly ever write a review on Unilocal but this has got to change. And this is not a one time deal this has happened almost every time we made the mistake of taking the free Laguna Beach Trolley. We even called Über to get us out of there and rescue us off of a cold bench a couple of times. Please remedy if possible Laguna Beach.

What an amazing service offered to OC locals and tourists alike! I try to use the trolley as much as possible during the summers to hop from beach to beach and see all that Laguna has to offer. The highlights I’ve experienced to date are Thousand Steps Beach, Victoria Beach, and Woods Cove. Also serves as a great way to get into town and enjoy a night out for dinner without the hassle of finding parking. Simply park on the side of PCH and use the trolley!

New trolley service Thursday through Sunday starting March 7^th–
A fun way to take in Laguna Beach and not hassle with parking.

When you have a 3yr old that enjoys train rides, they will also enjoy trolley rides. There are 3 routes.
We like the NorthBound Route. Its not that long of a ride and the view is nice.
We park off Clifff and Jasmin because there is a nice shaded area and the restrooms are close by.
We have taken the SouthBound Route before… it took forever… not as exciting as NorthBound…
The Canyon Route is just going to the parking lots…
If you have the opportunity to have Mark as your driver, you might get lucky and have him sing for you. He is our favorite driver!!!
Enjoy the trolley! We love the red one and we sit on passenger side in the back. Nice and cool!!!

The free trolley is a great addition to Laguna Beach. I live here and I appreciate the option of not walking to the festivals. I live in the north end of Laguna.
Today my husband and I set out to go to the Sawdust. No trouble getting there, picked up at Viejo St was quick. Had to wait at the bus station for about 20 minutes, the trolley never came but Laguna Transit did and we got on that. (also free)
Coming home was not so good. It was 2pm when we waited at the pick up zone in front of the Sawdust with about 20 other people. After 20 minutes a trolley came and let people off but told us we couldn’t get on, they were going out of service at the ActV lot and wouldn’t be coming back. Okay, no problem, we thought. Waited about 20 more minutes, another trolley comes, same story, let people off, told us we couldn’t get on, going out of service. The crowd was getting very upset. The third trolley came and told us again that we couldn’t get on. The driver said it wasn’t her problem and gave us a phone # to call and complain. She said she had no idea when another trolley would be by.
My husband and I made the choice to take the trolley to the ActV lot and see what was going on there. We saw about 6 – 8 trolleys and drivers there parked with drivers out taking a break. We understand breaks, what we didn’t understand was the lack of organization and «it’s not my problem» mentality. They told us to call the #.
We went up to every trolley, being told 2 more times no bus was leaving the lot. FINALLY a trolley said it was going north. We were the only people on it. An hour and 15 minutes after we left the Sawdust we were home. No one else was on the bus to north Laguna. A total waste because I know there were many other people waiting for the bus.
My husband called the # when we got home and was told the organizer of the routes had quit 2 days earlier and there was no replacement. He was told to call on Monday to complain.
Not so good for all the tourists that don’t know how to get around town, I hope something improves, we won’t be using the service again, we don’t trust it.