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How to get from LAX Airport to downtown Los Angeles: options

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Los Angeles Airport LAX
All options to go by public transportation from LAX airport to downtown Los Angeles or other areas of the city; transfers, Metro, bus

When visit Los Angeles, it is good for you to know that your international Airport, known as LAX, is located 24 kilometers southwest of the city.

More yes for you tourism trip You do not plan to rent a car with which to take a route through the best places on the West Coast of the United States.

In that case, it will be essential for you to know how to go by public transportation from LAX airport to downtown Los Angeles.

Transfers between LAX airport and downtown Los Angeles

A first option, undoubtedly the most comfortable since it will take you directly to your hotel from the airport, is that of a private transfer.

It is a very ideal alternative for a family and a group of friends, as you have everything from a 4-seater car to an 8-seater van.

Here you have information and you can hire your transfer from the airport to downtown Los Angeles.

How to go by Metro from LAX Airport to Los Angeles

An undoubtedly cheaper option would be go by Metro from LAX airport to the city of Los Angeles.

To make this connection, there is a free bus service, space shuttle G, which with a frequency of between 12 and 15 minutes, links the different terminals of the Los Angeles airport LAX with the Metro station Aviation.

This station belongs to the green Line that circulates through the south of the city.

From this station you can now connect with any of the stations of the city's Metro network.

How to go by bus from LAX airport to Los Angeles

Alternatively go in bus from the airport to downtown Los Angeles, or any other area of ​​the city.

To this end, the FlyAway bus service  connects, with a frequency of every half hour, the Los Angeles airport with the train station Union Station, in the downtown. 

This same bus company also has services to take you to the district of Westwood, West of Beverly Hills, Long Beach and Van Nuys, riding a San Fernando Valley.

But there are also other bus lines that take you to other areas of Los Angeles and its surroundings.

Thus, from the airport you can connect with Universal Studios, Disneyland, Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, Santa María, Ventura, Oxnard, Lancaster, Antelope Valley, and also Santa Monica.

In this plane you have the information of the bus departure points from the airport.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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  • I will arrive from Europe to the LX airport in Los Angeles and I want to travel to Rialto California by bus. What should I do? Give me all the details. Thank you.

  • Hello, I arrive at the Los Angeles airport at 10 at night, how can I go to Santa Barbara, will there be any service that will take me?

  • I will arrive at the Los Angeles airport on a flight from Europe and I would like to know if there are buses from this airport that go to Santa Monica and how long it takes and if you have to reserve the bus ticket in advance.
    Thank you very much
    regards
    mary

  • I need to go from San Diego to the Los Angeles airport, my flight to Argentina leaves at 7 am, how do I get there?

    • I'm going to arrive at the Los Angeles airport and I'm going to San Bernardino below Big Bear, how can I get there?

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