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How To Take Transit To LAX
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It may be a few years beforethe long-awaited Metro station at Los Angeles International Airport finally opens, but that doesn't mean you can't take transit to LAX. Here are a few methods.
Metro Green Line
Angelenos can take the Metro Green Line to Aviation Station. Free shuttle bus service is provided between Aviation Station and the airport.
Heading to LAX? Avoid traffic: take Green Line to Aviation/LAX & transfer to free G shuttle, or consider FlyAway bus https://t.co/GecFajfDdl pic.twitter.com/FxdJ87NuYu
— LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) January 29, 2017
From downtown: Board the Blue Line toward Long Beach at 7th/Street Metro Center and get off at Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station (about a 25-minute ride) where you can transfer to the Green Line. Take the Green Line to Aviation Station (about a 14-minute ride).
FlyAway Shuttle
The LAX FlyAway Shuttle offers conveniently scheduled trips to LAX from a number of locations around the L.A. area. It costs between $8 and $10 for a one-way ticket (buy them here), depending on where you are boarding.
Here are the FlyAway pickup locations around Los Angeles:
- Van Nuys (San Fernando Valley)
- Orange Line (south side of Victory Blvd., east of Woodley Ave., along the Metro Orange Line bus route)
- Union Station (Downtown Los Angeles)
- Westwood (West Los Angeles/UCLA)
- Hollywood (northeast corner of Selma Ave. and Argyle Ave. - one block south of Hollywood Blvd.)
- Long Beach (northwest corner of 1st St. and Long Beach Blvd. at Shelter A of the Long Beach Transit Gallery)
Culver City Bus Line 6/Rapid 6
For residents on the west side, Culver City offers a line that runs from Westwood Village down Sepulveda Boulevard to the airport. Use your TAP card to board.From UCLA: Board at Strathmore Drive at Westwood Boulevard. Exit at LAX City Bus Center station (about a 45-minute ride).
Via Culver City
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Line 3/Rapid 3
Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus runs from downtown Santa Monica down Lincoln Boulevard to LAX. Regular fare is $1.25. TAP card passes are not accepted, however, BBB will accept stored value on a TAP card.
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From Downtown Santa Monica: Board at Colorado Boulevard and Fifth Street. Exit at the LAX City Bus Center station (about a 25-minute ride).
#Route3 will see routing adjustments and NEW earlier northbound departures from Aviation Station beginning 2/19! https://t.co/wc5ND7Nzf4 pic.twitter.com/306kVgpcVt
— Big Blue Bus (@SMBigBlueBus) January 25, 2017
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