Save Gas! Travel by Rail or Bus
As with any trip, plan ahead! For traveling within the Los Angeles County, use the Metro Trip Planner as a guide. If traveling from Northern California, San Diego County, or anywhere in-between, consider using Amtrak or Greyhound. Listed below are many of the transit services available within the Greater Los Angeles County. The Complete Rider's Guide applies to all Metro bus and rail services.
Southern California Go Metro! If you live anywhere within the Greater Los Angeles County, from Pasadena to San Fernando Valley, or from Long Beach to the heart of the City of Los Angeles, take any one of the Metro Rail Lines closest to you. No need to deal with traffic congestion or unhealthy smog on your trip. And a one-way trip ticket or an all-day pass could cost less than a gallon of gas! Fare tickets must be purchased prior to boarding.
The Metro Rail system is comprised of the Metro Blue, Green, Purple, Red and Gold Lines.
(Note: Metro Timetables are in PDF format and are subject to change without notice. Adobe® Acrobat Reader plug-in required for viewing.)
The Union Station, Van Nuys, and Westwood Flyaway Buses: The Union Station Flyaway bus runs in both directions every 30 minutes between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m., and every hour from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. The buses depart Patsaouras Transit Plaza and LAX on the hour and half-hour everyday, including weekends and holidays.
If you are coming from the San Fernando Valley, you can take the Van Nuys Flyaway bus with direct service every 15 to 30 minutes to LAX. The new Van Nuys Flyaway station at Woodley Ave and Saticoy St. has a new, state-of-the-art 2,000-space parking structure so you'll never have to worry about running out of parking!
West L.A residents can now enjoy the convenience of the brand new Westwood Flyaway bus located in the front of UCLA Parking Structure 32 on the corner of Weyburn Pl. and Kinross Avenue. Now you don't have to fight the 405 traffic from the Westside to attend PMX!
The fare for the Van Nuys and Union Station Flyaway buses are $7 one way for adults and youth (K-8) and free for children under 5 years or younger. Tickets are available from kiosks staffed 24 hours daily and located a few feet from the FlyAway stop at Patsaouras Transit Plaza and at the Van Nuys Flyaway terminal. The fare for the Westwood Flyaway is $5 one way.
When you arrive at the Lower Level of LAX, the Flyaway buses will drop you off at the Green Area (Flyaway, Buses and Long Distance Vans) for all terminals. To catch the free hotel shuttle to the LAX Hilton, walk a few steps to the Red Area (Hotel & Parking Lot Shuttles). Make sure to tell the shuttle driver you are going to the LAX Hilton. For more information, see the Ground Transportation Waiting Areas map.
Metro Buses: Line 042/042A - LAX - Downtown LA via LAX City Bus Center, LaTijera Bl, Stocker St & M.L.King Bl Line 117 - LAX - Downey via Century Bl, 103rd St, Tweedy Bl & Imperial Hwy Line 220 - Robertson Bl. - Culver Bl. - LAX City Bus Center Line 232 - Long Beach - Anaheim St. - Pacific Coast Hwy - Sepulveda Bl. - LAX City Bus Center Line 439 - Redondo Beach - Downtown LA/Union Station via Beach Cities, LAX, Westchester, Culver City & Los Angeles
Metro Green Line: Norwalk to Redondo Beach, detrain at the Aviation Station to take the free LAX shuttle* Beach Cities Transit 109: Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo to LAX
Commuter Express 574: Encino/Granada Hills to LAX
Culver City Bus Line 6: UCLA to LAX
Santa Barbara Airbus: Carpinteria, Goleta, Santa Barbara to LAX
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus: Route 3 and Route 3 Rapid from Santa Monica to LAX
Torrance Route 8: Torrance to LAX * The Green Line Aviation/LAX shuttle is Route 625.
Please note that these are direct connections from originating city stops to LAX. You may need to consult your local bus routes to connect to the Green Line which stops at Aviation/LAX. For more information please consult the Metro.net Other Carriers Guide. |