May 3, 2016, 5:29 pm
Last edit by: cur
Accessing TBIT *A Lounge from T7/T8 at LAX
Plan on at least 15-20 minutes walking each way.
This link can answer 99% of the questions asked here.
http://www.staralliance.com/en/web/staralliance/lounge-finder
No access on UA Domestic First without Star Gold.
Contact number: 310 648 7020
Yes, there is an airside connector between T4 through T8. After T7 security, follow the signs to T6, go past the Alaska Airlines Boardroom/Wolfgang Puck and you'll see escalators down to the connector. From T4 to TBIT, follow signs for Gate 41 (near T4 security). Ideally if you have pre-check, I would clear security in T4 for the Star Alliance lounge.
This link can answer 99% of the questions asked here.
http://www.staralliance.com/en/web/staralliance/lounge-finder
No access on UA Domestic First without Star Gold.
Contact number: 310 648 7020
LAX - TBIT star alliance lounge access
Dec 5, 2017, 9:50 am
#317
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 4
How strict are the guest regulations?
Hi all, first time poster (let's see how many mistakes I can make). I will be traveling LAX-NRT on Singapore Airlines in Business class with my wife. My daughter and a friend of hers will be traveling with us on the same flight, but in Economy. I know the rules state no guests for Business class, but how strict are they for the *A lounge at TBIT? That is, if I found a friendly agent at the entrance and asked nicely is there any chance of getting my daughter + friend in to the *A lounge? Or is that just a waste of time?
Dec 5, 2017, 12:23 pm
#318
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,098
Hi all, first time poster (let's see how many mistakes I can make). I will be traveling LAX-NRT on Singapore Airlines in Business class with my wife. My daughter and a friend of hers will be traveling with us on the same flight, but in Economy. I know the rules state no guests for Business class, but how strict are they for the *A lounge at TBIT? That is, if I found a friendly agent at the entrance and asked nicely is there any chance of getting my daughter + friend in to the *A lounge? Or is that just a waste of time?
Dec 12, 2017, 3:53 am
#320
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: SFO/SJC/OAK
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Hi all, first time poster (let's see how many mistakes I can make). I will be traveling LAX-NRT on Singapore Airlines in Business class with my wife. My daughter and a friend of hers will be traveling with us on the same flight, but in Economy. I know the rules state no guests for Business class, but how strict are they for the *A lounge at TBIT? That is, if I found a friendly agent at the entrance and asked nicely is there any chance of getting my daughter + friend in to the *A lounge? Or is that just a waste of time?
Dec 16, 2017, 2:47 am
#322
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: SFO/SJC/OAK
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There's a half decent alternative I can think of. You guys can all go to the United Club in Terminal 7. You 2 will get in through flying J, and they can either buy passes on the United app for $59 each, or just get a couple cheap passes on eBay (I've done this before and it works fine). The walk from TBIT to T7 is about 15 minutes o/w I believe, as the terminals are now connected airside. This United club is brand new, and actually really nice except for the food and beverage options. But it's a good place to hang out.
Dec 16, 2017, 9:38 pm
#324
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
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The T7 UC is nice, but it's not nice enough to make 4 people walk over 30 mins (return) via a track that's easy to get lost on, pay $120, and give up access to the TBIT lounge for 2 of those people. Giving the two 18 year old the $120 cash, then heading to the Star Alliance lounge without them would be a much better outcome for everyone involved.
Dec 17, 2017, 1:28 am
#325
Join Date: Jan 2017
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The T7 UC is nice, but it's not nice enough to make 4 people walk over 30 mins (return) via a track that's easy to get lost on, pay $120, and give up access to the TBIT lounge for 2 of those people. Giving the two 18 year old the $120 cash, then heading to the Star Alliance lounge without them would be a much better outcome for everyone involved.
Dec 17, 2017, 8:56 pm
#326
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Heck, give the kids $50. There's plenty of decent spots to shop or hang out in TBIT. They'd probably be bored in the lounge anyway.
Dec 30, 2017, 5:17 pm
#327
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
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Found this map on the walls in the tunnels between T4/T5 and T5/T6 and thought it might be useful...
Timed myself doing this trip earlier this week - took 15 minutes almost to the second going from the UC in T7 to the *A lounge, and that's for someone that knows exactly where they are going and moving at a reasonable pace.
Timed myself doing this trip earlier this week - took 15 minutes almost to the second going from the UC in T7 to the *A lounge, and that's for someone that knows exactly where they are going and moving at a reasonable pace.
Jan 12, 2018, 7:31 pm
#328
Join Date: Aug 2012
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I am arriving at LAX at 1230am and my departing flight doesn't leave until 1030am. I have priority pass and I am also star alliance gold (United 1k). Traveling on United to Guam - so domestic. I need to take a shower during my connection. Is there any priority lounge that has showers open at that time or should I just get a hotel? Would I be able to get into the star alliance lounge? I'm dreading this layover....
Jan 14, 2018, 10:52 pm
#330
Join Date: Aug 2008
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I had to stop and check my bearings a couple of times Thursday night--and the air conditioning not doing too much in the tunnel between T6 and T5 further discouraged me from booking it over from gate 71A to TBIT--so my one-way time was more like 20 minutes. Still worth the schlep, obvs.