*Gold LAX transit for 7 hours
Sep 25, 2014, 11:09 pm
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*Gold LAX transit for 7 hours
Hi all,
I'm travelling on United UA99 from MEL-LAX in Nov arriving in at 6.50am my connecting flight to EWR (on UA) is not until 2.05pm, so i have around 7hours to burn in LAX. My question is what lounge will i be able to get access to have a shower, eat, rest until my next flight? is it difficult to get around LAX given the terminals of arrival/departure and lounge locations (have never been to LAX before, *Gold Aegean). or would it be better leaving the airport and heading into town for a couple of hours.
Any help would be great cheers. ^
I'm travelling on United UA99 from MEL-LAX in Nov arriving in at 6.50am my connecting flight to EWR (on UA) is not until 2.05pm, so i have around 7hours to burn in LAX. My question is what lounge will i be able to get access to have a shower, eat, rest until my next flight? is it difficult to get around LAX given the terminals of arrival/departure and lounge locations (have never been to LAX before, *Gold Aegean). or would it be better leaving the airport and heading into town for a couple of hours.
Any help would be great cheers. ^
Sep 26, 2014, 12:11 am
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You will likely arrive in the TBIT. The *A lounge in TBIT is fantastic and has showers (and would be well worth clearing TBIT security on this length a layover). But your UA flight will depart from T7/8, which is a 15 minute walk or shuttle ride away. And there is no airside passage, so you will have to reclear security. There are no lounges with showers in the UA terminals, nor are the UA lounges particularly good.
I would plan to either spend my time in the *A lounge (leaving at least an hour to get to my UA gate) or head into Venice or Manhattan Beach for a few hours.
I would plan to either spend my time in the *A lounge (leaving at least an hour to get to my UA gate) or head into Venice or Manhattan Beach for a few hours.
Sep 26, 2014, 7:34 am
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If interested, a lot of folks enjoy a walk to a nearby In-N-Out Burger joint when on a layover at LAX. Fresh air and decent plane spotting, along with a classic burger experience.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/los-a...hreads-11.html
This is a very lengthy thread that started back in 2010, so you may wish to look at the last couple of pages for recent information.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/los-a...hreads-11.html
This is a very lengthy thread that started back in 2010, so you may wish to look at the last couple of pages for recent information.
Sep 26, 2014, 8:55 am
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$75 unless OP is UA Gold or higher. Same Day Change
Sep 26, 2014, 12:29 pm
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$75 unless OP is UA Gold or higher. Same Day Change
Sep 26, 2014, 12:44 pm
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You will likely arrive in the TBIT. The *A lounge in TBIT is fantastic and has showers (and would be well worth clearing TBIT security on this length a layover). But your UA flight will depart from T7/8, which is a 15 minute walk or shuttle ride away. And there is no airside passage, so you will have to reclear security. There are no lounges with showers in the UA terminals, nor are the UA lounges particularly good.
I would plan to either spend my time in the *A lounge (leaving at least an hour to get to my UA gate) or head into Venice or Manhattan Beach for a few hours.
I would plan to either spend my time in the *A lounge (leaving at least an hour to get to my UA gate) or head into Venice or Manhattan Beach for a few hours.
Sep 26, 2014, 2:06 pm
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OP if you like to plane watch you can take the airport hotel shuttle to the Embassy Suites Hotel south in El Segundo. From there it is a 10 minute walk along E. Imperial Avenue to a park on a knoll overlooking the LAX airfield. Or you can take the Hacienda Hotel or Courtyard El Segundo shuttle to Sepulveda Blvd for some retail opportunities including Starbucks, 5 Guys, and El Pollo Loco. Both of these options are cheap and easy if you want to stretch your legs and kill a couple of hours; along of course with In-N-Out Burger.
That said - I would see if you could change to an earlier LAX-EWR flight when checking in at MEL.
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Sep 26, 2014, 4:29 pm
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You may enter any terminal at LAX with a valid same-day boarding pass. LAX Tweet Confirms All Terminal Access
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Oct 4, 2014, 2:49 pm
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Is there a thread for lounge access meet up thread that isn't specific to one airline? I'm looking for a guest access to the *A lounge in LAX but having trouble finding them/keep track of all the carrier ones?