If any of you are traveling from LAX to a hotel in Downtown L.A., here are some tips about saving money on your way there:
Instead of using the SuperShuttle from LAX, you can use the FlyAway shuttle to go to Union Station in Downtown L.A.
The ride is $9.00 one way, and it takes about 35 to 40 minutes, depending on freeway traffic on the way.
They take Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit or debit cards.
Here's the website: You are not allowed to view links.
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You can purchase a ticket online if you want to save time: You are not allowed to view links.
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Login *RECOMMENDED!*It's been a few years since I took the FlyAway from LAX, but I believe this is the process:
If you're coming from LAX, you get on the FlyAway shuttle at one of these locations (You are not allowed to view links.
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It's still $9.00 either way, whether you pay online or at the ticket booth after your trip from LAX. I personally recommend doing it online and making sure you have your receipt to show the FlyAway staff so that you don't have to worry about waiting in line for the ticket booth. There's usually only one person processing the payments there, plus the driver that manned the shuttle.
Side note:
They might ask for payment on the shuttle before you leave LAX, but I haven't had this experience in the past. (In my case, I've always paid for my ticket when the shuttle arrived at Union Station, but the process may be different nowadays, so just beware of that.) If they ask for payment on the bus, they only take Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit or debit cards. No cash is accepted.
From Union Station, you can take the DASH or the Metro rail to get to your hotel.
See my other post about the DASH here: You are not allowed to view links.
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DASH website: You are not allowed to view links.
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Here's the L.A. Metro public transportation trip planner for reference: You are not allowed to view links.
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You can also go in the opposite direction by taking the DASH and/or Metro rail (or a local Downtown bus) to Union Station and then using the FlyAway again to get back to LAX. The first link in this post has all of that information as well: You are not allowed to view links.
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