Los Angeles International Airport
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LAX | Flight info |
Situated on the Pacific coast, 18 miles southwest of Downtown Los Angeles, LAX is the busiest airport in California and the third busiest in the United States. It serves as a hub for American, Delta, United, and Alaska Airlines. The nine terminals at LAX are arranged in a horseshoe configuration, notorious for traffic congestion. Besides private vehicles, the roadway serving the terminals is crowded with shuttle buses for off-site parking lots, individual rental car companies, and hotels. App-hail vehicles and most taxis do not pick up passengers in the horseshoe but instead at the LAX-it lot near Terminal 1. However, these vehicles can drop off passengers at the terminals.
In preparation for the 2028 Olympics, the airport is constructing an automated people mover that will connect with the Metro Rail K and C lines, as well as a consolidated Rent-a-Car facility.
FlyAway
FlyAway is a non-stop scheduled bus service managed by the airport authority. Most routes provide long term parking at the pick up point. All routes stop at the airport terminals.
Scheduled airporters
Various private companies provide long distance bus service. All routes serve the airport terminals.
Metro Rail, Metrolink, Amtrak
The closest stop for Metro Rail K Line and C Line is LAX/Metro Transit Center. Free LAX Metro Connector Shuttle provides connection between Metro Rail and airport. However, the C/K Line connection requires another transfer if coming from Downtown LA and beyond.
FlyAway Union Station bus connects with Metro Rail B D A lines, Metrolink and Amtrak at Los Angeles Union Station.
Bus
Transit buses do not stop by the terminals. Buses stop at the LAX/Metro Transit Center and at the intersection of Sepulveda & Century (5 min walk from Terminal 1 and LAXit lot). LAX Shuttle provides connection to LAX/Metro Transit Center.