LAX terminal bus headway?
Nov 18, 2017, 7:48 am
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LAX terminal bus headway?
Flying out of LAX Monday for the first time on Delta since the terminal move. How often to the T2/3/TBIT buses depart?
Nov 18, 2017, 9:18 am
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Nov 18, 2017, 11:31 am
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The buses depart pretty frequently. Every 10-15 minutes perhaps? However, if you're arriving at TBIT and clearing customs/immigration there I'm not sure you come out still inside the secure area. Just don't recall from my trip to Asia last month. If still inside the secure area, I'd take the bus rather than having to deal with security again which you would have to do if walking.
Nov 18, 2017, 12:18 pm
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The buses depart pretty frequently. Every 10-15 minutes perhaps? However, if you're arriving at TBIT and clearing customs/immigration there I'm not sure you come out still inside the secure area. Just don't recall from my trip to Asia last month. If still inside the secure area, I'd take the bus rather than having to deal with security again which you would have to do if walking.
Nov 18, 2017, 2:01 pm
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The buses depart pretty frequently. Every 10-15 minutes perhaps? However, if you're arriving at TBIT and clearing customs/immigration there I'm not sure you come out still inside the secure area. Just don't recall from my trip to Asia last month. If still inside the secure area, I'd take the bus rather than having to deal with security again which you would have to do if walking.
Nov 18, 2017, 3:18 pm
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Nov 18, 2017, 8:34 pm
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I fly through LAX frequently and usually to/from TPAC flights.
1) Bus runs frequently between T2/T3/TBIT. HOWEVER, they can only load/unload one bus at a time, so you either queued in line to get onto the bus or queue in the bus in line of buses to get off. Be ready to sniff jet exhaust fume...for quite a while.
2) TBIT gate 133 is the only DL gate, so the bus to/from TBIT is lighter than the other and also seem to run less frequently unless it's heavy hours of DL connecting to ST partners.
3) Flight to Japan are done at TBIT 133 but flights to China like Shanghai are done out of T2/T3. After the move, I think all the international arrival is at TBIT, so you clear custom there and recheck your bag then if you have it, then walk out of TBIT and turned left and walk some more until you get to T2 (or T3) and reclear TSA like you are a domestic passenger.
1) Bus runs frequently between T2/T3/TBIT. HOWEVER, they can only load/unload one bus at a time, so you either queued in line to get onto the bus or queue in the bus in line of buses to get off. Be ready to sniff jet exhaust fume...for quite a while.
2) TBIT gate 133 is the only DL gate, so the bus to/from TBIT is lighter than the other and also seem to run less frequently unless it's heavy hours of DL connecting to ST partners.
3) Flight to Japan are done at TBIT 133 but flights to China like Shanghai are done out of T2/T3. After the move, I think all the international arrival is at TBIT, so you clear custom there and recheck your bag then if you have it, then walk out of TBIT and turned left and walk some more until you get to T2 (or T3) and reclear TSA like you are a domestic passenger.