Originally Posted by
richarddd
Do taxis take 15~30 minutes to get out of the terminal loop?
The taxi stand at T7 is at the end of the horseshoe loop. It's unlikely to take more than a couple minutes to exit the airport from there.
Originally Posted by
Moderator2
A taxi entering the horseshoe, can/will take a bypass near Terminal 1, which brings them to the west end of Terminal 7. So they reduce their drive time to get to the stand on the east end of Terminal 7 by probably two-thirds. YMMV
I picked my daughter up at LAX the Sunday morning before Thanksgiving. World Way was jam packed. I was waiting for her in the cell phone lot, where a lot of car service drivers were also waiting. She called me as soon as she got to the curb at T4. I had her walk over to T7 and I took the East Way bypass near T1 to cut across to T7. I arrived at the curb between T6 and T7 five minutes before she did; fortunately, I was not chased away by the airport police as I waited for her.
Originally Posted by
richarddd
Is Uber/Lyft notably less expensive or otherwise better than a taxi? We'd be going to Beverly Hills if it matters.
Taxi fares are metered and based on distance and time -
Los Angeles DOT Taxicab rates - (there is a flat $51.15 fare plus a $4.00 airport surcharge going downtown,
at least one taxi company has a flat $42 fare going to BH). Uber Black and Lyft Black rates are time and distance based. Regular Uber and Lyft prices are dynamic and are subject to surge pricing. You can't predict which one will be cheaper until you actually try to order a rideshare.