IMHO, the problem is that you simply cannot predict what the traffic will be like. 2 weeks ago it took me 2.5 hours from Irvine to LAX on a Thursday at mid morning. Normally that is a 45 min trip with light traffic or a 1.5 hour trip with moderate to heavy traffic. And I live here and know the various alternative routes. (for reference: San Diego to Irvine in light traffic is normally about 1h20 mins).

One particular note that has not been mentioned: once you are northbound on I5 from SAN, there is no viable alternate route until you get to the I5 / 405 split in Irvine. If there is any traffic accident between SAN and SNA going Northbound, on a Friday in particular, you could be in for a long drive.

I agree 100%

5:00PM flight out of LAX on Friday; leave downtown LA by taxi at ______?

Thanks.

2:30, no later than 3 if at all possible.

I'd agree with FlyinHawaiian...
With the proviso that I'd start an hour earlier if the flight was an international one. (i.e.: 1:30 or 2:00 at the latest.)

Thanks. I should have specified "domestic", but I'm all set now. Let's hope for an on-time flight. ;)

Expanded Union Station FlyAway Service!
 

The Los Angeles Times announced today that, due to increased ridership, the Union Station FlyAway will be adding 13 morning trips from Union Station during the weekdays! (No extra trips from LAX to Union Station.) The article also mentioned that ridership is doing well on the Van Nuys and Westwood lines.

Being a big fan of it, I'm excited to see this service doing so well! :cool:

Cool! Having done the Union Station one recently (I've done the Van Nuys one many times over the years), I'll agree that it's the best way to get between the two places, and you certainly can't beat the value. Quick trip even in traffic, too, since the bus can use the carpool lane. It's one of the best-run bus services I've ever used!

Location help?
 

I'm going to LA on a mini vacation, and at the end of my vacation I'm dropping my car off at Dependable Auto Shippers to be shipped across country for my move. Dependable Auto Shippers is located at:

17905 S Broadway
Gardena, CA 90248

I will need to get from there to LAX for an afternoon flight. Would it be possible to call a cab to pick me up from there? Approximately how much would it cost? I could also rent a car and have my wife follow me, but I would rather avoid this unless someone would highly recommend that plan of action.

That location is about 13 miles from LAX, maybe a $30 cab ride. It is also 4 miles from the Metro Green Line, if you have more time than money.

Thanks. It sounds like the cab is the way to go. Is that a location that I could just flag down a cab on the street, or will I have to call one ahead of time? Can you provide me with a cab company that services that area?

Thanks,
TJtv

I used United Taxi weekly. They are very nice and honest.
(800) 411-0303

A serious question (I'm not just being facetious): Are there any streets in L.A. where you can flag a cab down? Maybe along Sunset or Hollywood Boulevards (the touristy parts, anyway), but short of that, I think I would always plan on calling a cab. Don't think phone-dispatched cabs are any more expensive than hailed ones in L.A., though I could be wrong on that. (Phone-dispatched ones are more expensive in NYC, right?)

1. Calling a cab is not more expensive than hailing a cab.

2. In LA they have some stupid ordinance that does not allow taxi's to randomly pick up people any where. They are forced to go to taxi stands throughout the city. Sometimes they will do it anyways but they are not suppose to. (they are trying to change that stupid ordinance). Of course hotels usually have one or you can ask them to call one. On Sunset or Hollywood Blvd's you shouldn't have any problem finding a taxi without making any calls.

3. In Gardena there probably is no random taxi or any taxi stands except for maybe at the Hustler Casino :)

Beverly Hills to Dodger Stadium
 

Hi,

I'm back with one more question. How can I get from the sofitel beverly hills(8555 beverly blvd) to dodger stadium(and back) on 10/15? I'd like to take a taxi if possible, but concern is finding a taxi after the end of the game. Is this possible? Game starts at 5:22pm.

Thanks