Originally Posted by
jackal
I'll be arriving on AS 562 PDX-LAX at 9:02 am on May 25 in seat 6F and with no checked luggage. PDX-LAX flights on AS have a good (89%) on-time rating.
I'm attempting to catch the northbound Coast Starlight train leaving Union Station at 10:15 am.
Talk about cutting it close.
The Flyaway bus leaves LAX for LAUS at the top and bottom of each hour, and it's about a 30-minute drive between the two.
So, if the bus is late leaving LAX, I might be able to run out and catch the 9:00 departure, getting me to LAUS at ~9:30 or a hair later (9am traffic is hopefully past rush-hour, and I think the bus uses the 105 and 110 freeways with carpool lanes). That'd be perfect.
If I miss the 9:00, there's a bus at 9:30, which would theoretically get me to Union Station by 10:00, leaving me literally seconds to print my ticket from the Quick Track machine and find the Starlight's departure track.
What do y'all think? Is this doable?
The Flyaway buses do not leave right at departure time. That is when they begin their loop through the terminal road horseshoe. While it should be pretty quiet on a Sunday during the Memorial Day holiday, expect at least a 13-14 minute delay before it heads out from the last terminal (#7). I've been picked up at T-7 dozens of times, and always note when the bus arrives. On a busy day, it can take up to 25 minutes for the bus to leave LAX.
So in theory the 9:00am bus would get you to Union Station just in time, but not the 9:30.