Oct 9, 2019, 9:22 pm
Last edit by: TWA884
Taxi/Uber/Lyft/Opoli/TNCs pickups move from Upper Level to LAX-it (east of Terminal 1, follow Lime Green Signs or take green LAX-it shuttles on Lower Level Inner Curb)
Taxi(only) in addition to LAX-it, taxis can also be picked up inside parking structure 3 (between TBIT & Terminal 3, lower level) and at the far end of Terminal 7 (outside baggage claim); if there are no taxis in the rank, there is a sign with a number to call to request one
Hotel/Private Parking Shuttles move from Lower Level to Upper Level (Red Signs)
FlyAway (Light Blue Signs) and all LAWA buses (A - Airline Connector, C - LAX City Bus Center, E - Lot E, M - Green Line, X - Employee parking) move from Lower Level Outer Island to Lower Level Inner Curb (Pink/Magenta Signs)
Shared Ride Vans (e.g. Super Shuttle), Charter Buses, and Scheduled Buses/Shuttles (Antelope Valley, Central Coast, Mickey's Space Ship, Santa Barbara Airbus, Shuttle One, Shuttle 2000, Ventura County Airporter) move and consolidate to Lower Level Outer Island Curbs (Orange Signs)
Rental Car Shuttles move to different locations on the Lower Level Outer Island Curbs (Purple Signs)
TCP (Limos/Uber Black/Lyft Lux Black) and Personal Vehicles (e.g. a friend you coerced into picking you up) move from Lower Level Inner Curb to the Lower Level Outer Island Curb (White Zones/Painted Curbs)
Fly LAX Official Twitter Feed with general information.
Fly LAX Stats Official Twitter feed with time to T1 from outside the airport and time through the U on the upper and lower levels.
Fly LAX Official Site About LAXit
Fly LAX Official Site LAXit Press Release
Fly LAX Official Site LAXit FAQs
Skift Press Release (scroll down to the PDF for details of who picks up where)
New LAX Pickup Locations effective 2am 10/29/19 (pdf from Skift press release in first post)
Oct 31 LAX press release on LAX-it updates
Taxi(only) in addition to LAX-it, taxis can also be picked up inside parking structure 3 (between TBIT & Terminal 3, lower level) and at the far end of Terminal 7 (outside baggage claim); if there are no taxis in the rank, there is a sign with a number to call to request one
Hotel/Private Parking Shuttles move from Lower Level to Upper Level (Red Signs)
FlyAway (Light Blue Signs) and all LAWA buses (A - Airline Connector, C - LAX City Bus Center, E - Lot E, M - Green Line, X - Employee parking) move from Lower Level Outer Island to Lower Level Inner Curb (Pink/Magenta Signs)
Shared Ride Vans (e.g. Super Shuttle), Charter Buses, and Scheduled Buses/Shuttles (Antelope Valley, Central Coast, Mickey's Space Ship, Santa Barbara Airbus, Shuttle One, Shuttle 2000, Ventura County Airporter) move and consolidate to Lower Level Outer Island Curbs (Orange Signs)
Rental Car Shuttles move to different locations on the Lower Level Outer Island Curbs (Purple Signs)
TCP (Limos/Uber Black/Lyft Lux Black) and Personal Vehicles (e.g. a friend you coerced into picking you up) move from Lower Level Inner Curb to the Lower Level Outer Island Curb (White Zones/Painted Curbs)
Fly LAX Official Twitter Feed with general information.
Fly LAX Stats Official Twitter feed with time to T1 from outside the airport and time through the U on the upper and lower levels.
Fly LAX Official Site About LAXit
Fly LAX Official Site LAXit Press Release
Fly LAX Official Site LAXit FAQs
Skift Press Release (scroll down to the PDF for details of who picks up where)
New LAX Pickup Locations effective 2am 10/29/19 (pdf from Skift press release in first post)
Oct 31 LAX press release on LAX-it updates
Rideshare at LAX (Uber/Lyft)
Jan 4, 2016 | 12:51 pm
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Jan 4, 2016 | 3:58 pm
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Jan 4, 2016 | 5:36 pm
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~$49 from Huntington Beach to LAX
~$36 from LAX to HB (no traffic; prearranged with my friend for pickup, then started the ride outside the geofence)
Jan 4, 2016 | 10:02 pm
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Jan 5, 2016 | 9:58 am
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Talked to a friend who's a driver for both Lyft and Uber; he said it was a cluster. He went to check out the holding area, and it was just a sea of Lyft drivers hanging out; supposedly when their GPS says they're in the LAX geofence, they get added to a queue, and they basically hope they get a long-distance trip to make it worth it. Pretty much like a taxi rank/pen, just with personal cars and pink mustaches.
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Jan 5, 2016 | 6:32 pm
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I used Lyft from LAX on the 28th, there were lots of other people using it too. They pick up on the upper level (but not all drivers know that yet, mine didn't, so I had to dash down the stairs). It was about $43 to Altadena at 2am-- cheaper than the shared ride shuttles and a lot less hassle (no loops of the airport, no being the last one dropped off)
Jan 6, 2016 | 10:26 am
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I used Lyft from LAX on the 28th, there were lots of other people using it too. They pick up on the upper level (but not all drivers know that yet, mine didn't, so I had to dash down the stairs). It was about $43 to Altadena at 2am-- cheaper than the shared ride shuttles and a lot less hassle (no loops of the airport, no being the last one dropped off)
Jan 6, 2016 | 11:03 am
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That's pretty dang cheap. I feel bad for the drivers, given that they probably have to subsidize half of the price to drive back home. (or more if they happen to live the other direction)
Jan 6, 2016 | 11:22 am
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Seems like they'd drive to pick up a ride the other way, but maybe not always one available. 2 am would be tough. We will be using in middle of day.
Jan 6, 2016 | 11:33 am
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I used to think that the drivers get to see the destination before accepting the ride, but turns out it is not the case. The guy said that if they get to see it, then no one would pick up the short rides.