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 Blue Line (Line 801 Timetable PDF) runs north and south between Long Beach and Los Angeles. 
• The Metro Green Line (Line 803 Timetable PDF) crosses the Blue Line, running east and west between Norwalk and Redondo Beach, curving south near the Los Angeles International Airport.
• The Metro Purple Line (Line 805 Timetable PDF) subway shares six stations with the Red Line Downtown (see below) and continues to the Mid-Wilshire area.
• The Metro Red Line (Line 802 Timetable PDF) subway meets the Blue Line in Los Angeles and provides service through Downtown, between Union Station, the Mid-Wilshire area, Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, where it meets the Metro Orange Line (Line 901 Timetable PDF) bus transitway.
• The Metro Gold Line (Line 804 Timetable PDF) connects with the Red Line at Union Station, and runs northeast to Pasadena.

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 from 4:30am till 9:30am and every 30 minutes from 10am till midnight 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 north side of Kinross Avenue, one block west of Gayley Avenue. Now you don't have to fight the 405 traffic from the Westside to attend PMX!

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 042/042 - Downtown LA - LAX -South Bay - Galleria via King - La Tijera - Hawthorne
Line 117 - LAX City Bus Center ñ Downey via Century Bl & Imperial Hwy
Line 220 - Beverly Center - Culver City via Robertson Bl
Line 232 - LAX City Bus Center - Long Beach via Sepulveda Bl & Pacific Coast Hwy
Line 439 - Metro Express - Downtown LA - Culver City Transit Center via I-10 Fwy

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.