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Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the sixth busiest passenger airport in the world with daily services to and from the UK.
Car Rental The best way to explore Los Angeles is to hire a car. Approximately 40 rental car companies operate out of LAX, with vehicle rental sites located off the airport. Many of these rental car companies provide phone links inside the Lower/Arrival Level area of the terminals so you can request a shuttle pick up to reach the rental car sites.
Shuttles Two shared ride van companies, Prime Time Shuttle and SuperShuttle, operate out of LAX and are authorized to serve all Southern California counties. THG Holidays can bre-book your transfers to save time and inconvenience. These vans pick up passengers on the Lower/Arrival Level islands in front of each terminal under the orange sign Shared Ride Vans.
Scheduled Buses provide service from LAX to various parts of Los Angeles and some surrounding regions. Pasadena (home of the Rose Bowl and Rose Parade), Anaheim (where Disneyland is located), Buena Park (where Knott's Berry Farm is located), downtown Los Angeles and to Union Station, Santa Barbara, plus nearby Goleta and Carpinteria are a few of the destinations serviced.
Taxis can be found curbside on the Lower/Arrival Level islands in front of each terminal under the yellow sign indicating Taxis. You will be presented with a ticket stating typical fares to major destinations. Only authorized taxis with an official seal issued by City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation on each vehicle are permitted in the airport. It is illegal for any transportation services to solicit fares, and travelers using such services do so at their own risk.
The Greater Los Angeles area is vast. If you are travelling south over the Tejon Pass, at an elevation of 4,100 feet, you'll spot the first road sign welcoming you to Los Angeles County - but it's still an hour's drive to downtown L.A (elevation 330 feet). From there it's still another hour to Long Beach (home of the Queen Mary), a number of international cruise lines at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, and the ferry to Santa Catalina Island. Catalina, as it's generally known, is also part of Los Angeles and takes about an hour to reach. When you ask Angelenos how long it takes to get from the airport to Malibu, or from the Getty Museum to Old Town Pasadena, they say "About an hour". In Los Angeles, no matter where you start or where you're going, everything is "about an hour" away. Greater Los Angeles seems terribly urban until you realise you could walk for days along sections of the Pacific Crest Trail in the San Gabriel Moiuntains, passing ski resorts that are just about an hour away from metropolitan Los Angeles. Or hike north from Will Rogers State Historic Park along the Backbone Trail through the Santa Monica Mountains where, on a clear day, you'll spot Santa Monica Bay and Palos Verdes Peninsula to the south, and the peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains to the east. All miraculously about an hour from downtown L.A.Car Hire is recommended
