West Campus Transportation

We're excited to announce that Brentwood School has selected a new bus company to begin in the 2025-26 school year.  While changes are minimal, some routes have been combined and stops may have shifted to a different route. 

Brentwood School buses serve the following areas for the Lower School:

    •    Beverly Hills

    •    Brentwood Glen

    •    Cheviot Hills

    •    Coldwater Canyon

    •    Pacific Palisades

    •    Riviera/Mandeville

    •    South LA

    •    San Fernando Valley

    •    Santa Monica

    •    Stone Canyon

    •    Valley

    •    Westwood


Based on sign-ups, we will determine our West Campus routes and email families during the summer.

Cost

There is no additional cost for riding the school bus. 

Brentwood School’s Conditional Use Permit (CUP) with the City of Los Angeles strictly limits traffic during peak hours — 7:30-8:15 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. Cars arriving at those times must carry at least two (2) West Campus students. Cars with fewer than two students may drop off between 7:15 and 7:25 a.m. and pick up after 4 p.m. These rules are strictly enforced by the Brentwood School Public Safety Department.

Unfortunately, the CUP does not recognize students who attend other schools or our East Campus as members of a West Campus carpool. 

Carpool Finder

Families use the Parent/Guardian Directory to find families in their neighborhood to form carpools and walking groups. 

Carpool Procedures

1. Kindergarten families have a different schedule for the first few days of the school year. Please make the necessary arrangements if your carpool includes a kindergartener.

2. If you are driving a single child, it is essential that you arrive before 7:25 a.m. 

3. Be sure to allow enough time in the morning so children arrive before Morning Flag, the morning gathering at the flagpole (8:15 a.m.). Carpooling students arriving after 8:15 a.m. are considered tardy.

4. The drop-off time for all Lower School students will be 8:30-8:55 a.m. on Wednesdays, regardless of carpool status.

5. If you need to park, please drop off your child(ren) before going into the garage. For safety reasons, we cannot permit parking in the Bundy outdoor lot during morning drop-off.

6. Please DO NOT arrive before 3:15 p.m. for afternoon pick-up. Parking or waiting on neighborhood streets or in the driveway is not permitted. Always enter by turning LEFT from Bundy. You may NOT turn off Sunset directly into our driveway, nor may you turn right heading north on Bundy.

7. Please display your carpool sign in your car window every day. Signs not only identify the pick-up groups but also allow us to announce your arrival so your group can be ready and waiting. You may not enter the pick-up line if your carpool sign is not displayed. Please request a card if you expect to pick up at all. If you need extra signs for a nanny or other regular drivers, please contact the Lower School office.

8. Parents should alert the school and their child(ren) of their assigned carpool drivers or any changes in carpool plans. 

9. Please notify the school in writing (at carpool@bwscampus.com) by 11 a.m. of any playdates, sporting events, etc. that would change the carpool.

10. We do not allow rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to pick up or drop off students from the West Campus.

We strongly encourage our families who live a short distance from the West Campus to walk to school. Please keep these safety tips in mind:

• Walk on sidewalks and cross in crosswalks.

• Look left, then right, then left again, before you step into the street.

• Be careful of blind spots around cars, trucks, and buses when walking near or around them. Always assume the driver does not know you are there.

• Use caution when crossing intersections and streets. Vehicle drivers may not see you and may not be able to stop in time.

• Before entering the street, make eye contact with any drivers stopped at the corner.

• Make yourself visible.

Brentwood School can be reached via Big Blue Bus Route 15, which connects to LA Metro’s Expo Line at the Expo/Bundy Station (located on Exposition Blvd. and Bundy Dr.). The closest stop to Brentwood School is at the end of the line, on Barrington Place and Chayote Street. Brentwood School can also be reached by taking LA Metro Bus Route 602 on Sunset Blvd. from PCH to Westwood. The closest Line 602 stop to campus is at the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Barrington Ave.

Discounts may be available: please consult Big Blue Bus and Student TAP Card for more information.