My experience at LAX is that Uber/Lyft prices from the airport can vary wildly. It's what got me back to driving myself as the pandemic wound down - getting there in a rideshare could be reasonable, but getting home could easily cost twice as much. With pre-booked parking I can usually get ~5 days for about the cost of a one-way ride to the airport.

Yup - keep an eye on the parking thread for good discounts too. I often pre-book parking at the terminal for a short trip, and it's so much better than Uber/Lyft for me. Short distance from the terminal, and no real-estate sales pitch from the Uber driver (who is really just doing this to meet people!).

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/los-...ng-thread.html

With a scant 10 days' notice, LA city bus 232 is moving a mile away. The Century and Sepulveda stop has been heavily used for years, but maybe Uber and Lyft lobbyists complained about their lost fares.

The new route does not pass through the tunnel and never gets closer than Aviation Blvd. After December 14, 2024 the 232 bus will be useless for saving time to or from LAX.

The Torrance 8 will be the only remaining bus route through the tunnel unless I missed some other news. Torrance buses run quite infrequently over limited hours, often an hour apart.

Metro micro will be usable over similar hours (avoid nights and weekends), but I've seen long waiting times and non-availability half the time I've tried to book one.

All the trends in my commuting expenses seem to be drastically up.

I wonder if this is intended to be the service pattern with the new LAX metro center. However makes no sense to make the route change before it opens.

Notice from the Transit app for line 232:

LINE 232 detoured from Sun Dec 15 at 12:00 AM to Fri Feb 28 at 11:59 PM due to construction. The following stops are affected: LAX City Bus Center

Except there's no construction. The Torrance 8 bus drives this route with no change.

Also FWIW tonight the 232 bus had an On Detour sign and appeared on the old route southbound, continuing through the tunnel before turning east on Sepulveda. The Transit app did not know about the detour. E'll see how long it lasts.

I've learned not to rely only on one source of information. I've found occasional errors (or maybe oversimplifications) such as in the Transit app and in Google Maps transit info, so I often refer to more "primary" sources, in this particular case, LA Metro itself (metro.net):

232_TT_12-15-24.pdf

Quote:

LAX / Metro Transit Center

So, the bus 232 timetable shows LAX/Metro Transit Center, but for the time being, bus 232 will continue to stop at the LAX City Bus Center, until the LAX/Metro Transit Center is open.

The new route does not include the Century/Sepulveda intersection or the tunnel under the runway. Torrance 8 is still covering that intersection at much longer intervals.

I really don't know what construction the Metro people are referring to. I see nothing obstructing the old route. The new route is worse for LAX passengers than the old route, which was almost as close as the LAX-it zone.

I may learn later this week whether 232 is still "On Detour" through the tunnel.

The Torrance 8 bus route is moving east January 12.


No more bus service at all through the Sepulveda tunnel. Just metro micro.

Off to LA soon, still don't understand how to catch the free airport shuttle bus between Lax airport & Avation Staion (Green: C line).

Had anyone used this shuttle service? Don't wish to use the flyaway service (x4 guests), but would if required. As I intend to purchase all our physical train (TAP) cards for our trip.

Our final train stop is Hollywood/Highland (Red: B Line) before arriving at our hotel.

We can't find any actual info on the LAX airport website, or from any searches. IE: "After clearing customs walk to... catching bus 888".

On LAX Official Site | Traffic and Ground Transportation, click the "LAX Shuttle and Airline Connection" tab, you'll see A, B, C, E, M, X buses listed. You'll take the M bus.

The Metro Connector shuttles pick passengers up at the pink stops on the lower level.



Larger version of the map

Just go outside to the curb and look for the pillar that says "Metro Connector", it's not hard to find. The shuttle usually has a lot of airport/airline employees.

Note that getting to Hollywood/Highland will require 2 transfers (C to A to B line) which can be a hassle if you have luggage. If you can swing the cost, Flyaway to Union and then B line will be much more comfortable.

We have no issues with transfers between trains & bus, as we do it every time we travel.(in Australa: Train (from home to city) - Train (from city towards airport) - Bus (airport bus from nearest "plane station") - Walk (1o min to checkin area from bus stop). Total time: 2hrs or less, total cost, less then AU$5.00 AU per person (free on weekends!).

Thank you for letting us know about what lines to change to:

- Airport bus to closest "Plane station" (Aviation Station) (Travel Green line - Zone C). Purchase out TAP cards for holiday use.
- Train between Aviation (Green) & Willowbrook / Rosa Parks (Change to Blue Line - Zone A)
- Train from Willowbrook to 7yj Street / Metro Centre (Change to Red line - Zone B)
- Exit at our intended train station within Zone B, then walk to our accomodation of choice.

I just now need to make a spread sheet so we can have a simple itinerary.

The letters in cbn42's post do not stand for zones. The Metro train lines have been renamed from colors to letters.