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  • Transportation and Mobility
    Woo! A New Way Around TSA
    You can finally walk to other LAX terminals
    By  Cato Hernández
    Published October 6, 2023 7:00 AM

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    A sign reads: All Gates above a large lobby area at an airport
    Travelers can now access all LAX terminals without going back through security.
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    Here’s something to remember on your next trip to LAX: The days of being stuck in only your terminal while waiting for your flight are over. A new way is open that lets you through terminals without going through the TSA hassle repeatedly.
    A graphic diagram of the airport's terminals. They look like small lines in protrude out of a U shape. There is a dotted yellow lines that shows where the path goes, which is all behind the red TSA icons.
    Diagram mapping the approximately 2-mile, end-to-end journey between LAX’s Terminal 1 and Terminal 8.
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    What the route does: After you get through TSA, consider that your ticket to roaming freedom. The roughly 2-mile-long route is part of ongoing work to improve the airport, including the upcoming Automated People Mover train.

    What the benefits are: The change lets you more quickly access food and beverage vendors, pet relief stations, and other things that are only available in specific terminals. Before the route, you’d have to leave your terminal and enter another as if you were a brand new passenger going through TSA. So if you want The Habit over Umami Burger, just take your things and waltz on over.

    Go deeper: LAX Explained: Your Guide To Navigating The West Coast’s Most Infuriating Airport

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