caseminole

I wanted to access the new Sky Club in T2, but my flight is departing out of T3 (?!)

Can I walk from T2 to T3? And if not, what are my options for getting to the other terminal?

wrp96

You can't walk between the terminals airside but there is a shuttle bus between the two terminals airside.

caseminole

So how much time should I allocated if I am in the Sky Club T2 and need to get to T3 for my departing gate, 20 minutes?

Wimsta

As posted, to walk you would have to go through security, but there is a shuttle that you can take.

Both SCs have their own charm. The bartenders were great, poured drinks for me before I had to ask. The large room was really relaxing for longer stays.

The Situation

20 minutes is appropriate if you take the bus. 20 minutes is probably the worst case scenario if you just miss it and have to wait for the next one. Odds are it will take less time though.

ND76

They have a bartender in the main T3 club, but booze in T2 is currently self serve.

The bus is accessed in T2 by going next to Gate 22 and then either taking an elevator or the stairs to the ground level. I think the bus at T3 is accessed by following signs in the middle of the concourse (which is somewhat in the shape of the number 8) to ground level. Bus ride is 3-5 minutes tops, plus a wait time of 5-7 minutes tops, so at worst case you should be able to go from gate level to gate level in 15 minutes.

You can also take a bus to the Tom Bradley International Terminal, but there are no lounges to access if a DL domestic passenger (I tried the Korean Air lounge but was politely asked to turn around).

I was on a flight that went MX at LAX a few months ago, and ended up with an 8 hour layover. I decided to go on a self-directed tour of LAX, which involved taking the shuttle to the TBIT, wandering through the main building there, then following the walkway to AA's T4, then the tunnel to T5, once the home of Western and Delta, now largely taken over by AA (the Admiral's Club has replaced the SkyClub, once known as the Crown Room), then the tunnel to T6, the home of AS and a couple of gates that once belonged to US which AA now operates; then I left the airport and caught the Westin shuttle bus to go eat at the Daily Grill (which also operates a restaurant at 18th and M NW in downtown DC). Daily Grill is always a dependable standby for great food.

caseminole

awesome thx!

caseminole

good deal! thank yoU!

Ryno1234

Just my two cents: i much prefer the T2 Club. its bigger, has better food choices, self serve bar, amazing staff, and decent plane spotting out of the north window. There are two clubs in T3. One is the size of a walk in closet. The other is not much bigger, but has a great staff as well. My flights usually depart out of 3, so I go to 2 and then take the bus to 3.

caseminole

and i thought for some reason the T2 club is brand new vs old in T3?

Duke787

Can't think of anything charming about the T3 SCs -- they have to be the worst currently in the system.

Only reason to get to T3 early is if you want Shake Shack -- otherwise stay in the T2 SC for as long as possible (found this out the hard way coming back from SYD earlier this year)

caseminole

I'm in F, and boarding at 9PM for a 9:45 PM departure

Figured I would leave T2 SC and head over around 8:45?

VXforever

that is perfect timing

Night Flyer

Bear in mind that gate assignments between T2 and T3 seem to still have a bit of random-number-generator aspect to them, it's not uncommon for the app to show me a T2 arrival on takeoff that turns into a T3 arrival on landing, and vice-versa. Or to show a T2 gate the evening before and a T3 gate closer to departure.

So unless your flight is tonight you might not end up out of T3 after all. And even then . . .

caseminole

thx much.

Still showing T3 departure, but you are correct, the gate has already changed!