Travelling to Los Angeles?

Our routes, not a list of everything. Places that have been there for centuries: no opening times or prices, which go stale.

1. 01

   Los Angeles in a day

   10 hThe Hollywood sign was a property advert and the observatory is free. A day here runs in a straight line or it’s lost on the freeway.The Griffith Observatory · The Hollywood sign, and the truth · LACMA and Urban Light · The Getty Center · Santa Monica and Venice, at sunsetRead the full guide
2. 02

   Los Angeles in a weekend

   48 hOne day of beach and museums, one of Downtown and tacos. The big decision is where you sleep: here that defines the trip.Friday night: Downtown or Koreatown · Saturday: the west side and the museums · Sunday: Downtown on foot · Sunday afternoon: tacos on the east sideRead the full guide
3. 03

   The museums of Los Angeles

   8 hThe city nobody associates with art has two world-class museums with free admission. And a Roman villa in Malibu.The Getty Center · The Broad · LACMA and Urban Light · The Getty Villa · The Watts TowersRead the full guide
4. 04

   Eating in Los Angeles

   3 hThe best Mexican food in the US, the country’s biggest Koreatown, and two restaurants that have argued for a century over who invented a sandwich.The tacos · Koreatown · The French dip war · The Grand Central Market · In-N-Out, and the secret menuRead the full guide
5. 05

   Los Angeles neighbourhoods

   6 hEighty-eight cities inside one county. Where everything is, and why you can’t see it all in one day.Downtown (DTLA) · Santa Monica and Venice · Hollywood · Silver Lake, Echo Park and Los Feliz · PasadenaRead the full guide
6. 06

   Day trips from Los Angeles

   10 hA desert of impossible trees two and a half hours away, a coast road that is the trip, and an island with no cars.Joshua Tree · ~2 h 30 · Malibu and the coast road · 1 h · Santa Barbara · ~2 h · Catalina Island · 1 h by boatRead the full guide
7. 07

   LAX to the city

   1 hThe airport people mover has been announced for years and still carries no passengers. Meanwhile there’s a new metro station and a free shuttle.The metro station and the free shuttle · The SkyLink: still not open · The FlyAway coach · Taxi and rideshare: the LAX-it lotRead the full guide
8. 08

   Los Angeles: practical tips

   1 hJune dawns grey and nobody warns you, distances are measured in traffic, and the US isn’t in the EU.June Gloom: California isn’t always sunny · Distances are measured in traffic · The tip, and the tax · Data on your phoneRead the full guide

The real options, with what actually decides it: which terminal it leaves from and where it drops you. Fares and timetables live with the operator, who keeps them current.

• BusFlyAwayUnion StationThe airport’s official coach to Union Station. Only two routes remain, Union Station and Van Nuys: the Hollywood and Long Beach ones were axed.·Fares and timesLAX FlyAway
• MetroC / KLAX/Metro Transit CenterThe station opened in June 2025 and is served by the C and K lines. A free shuttle every 10 minutes links it to every terminal, at the arrivals level.·Fares and timesLA Metro
• TrainSkyLink: en pruebas, todavía no circulaThe people mover that will link terminals, Metro and the rental cars has been testing since April 2026: in June the operator said no passengers before October. It has slipped from 2023 several times, so until it opens, take the shuttle.·Fares and timesLAWA
• TaxiSanta Monica · Downtown · HollywoodTaxis and rideshares leave from the LAX-it lot, reached on foot or by the green shuttle. Santa Monica is closer than it looks. Hollywood, farther.·Fares and timesLAX

• New YorkJFK8 routes