Getting from LAX to Union Station in Los Angeles & Some Great Ideas

Thank you to Jackie Lee for such an informative post (this is being reposted with her permission):

The way to go is by Flyaway bus. It is a bus service by the L.A. Metro system (bus, electric metro train etc) it costs about $7.00 each person and they do not take cash... sounds weird I know but they take credit cards etc. The bus runs everyday from 6:00 am to 10:00 at night and on every hour. The ride is about 1 hour (give or take due to traffic) The bus once it leaves Union station is non stop to the airport and it will stop at each terminal in turn once it arrives at the airport at the lower level So you do not have to walk far with your luggage, they allow the standard 3 bags and no to huge stuff just like the airlines. It is a big blue bus with Flyaway written in white. It goes both ways, to and from the airport. At Union station there is a Starbucks (in case you need to kill time) and if it is around lunch or Dinner the way to go is really across the street to Olverio Street. The front of Union Station faces Alameda Street and directly across from the entrance of Union station (then across Alameda street, by the traffic signal) is where Los Angels all began back in the Spanish colonial days, old buildings and places to eat and drink. Lots of trinket shops etc. But if you do not mind a bit of a walk, go down (same side of the street as Olverio street) a couple of blocks north to Phillipes. It is home of the best sandwiches in L.A. (and the say the first place ever to serve a beef dip sandwich.) Now I do not know if you have them in Auzzie land, but roll that is dipped in the beef juice and then slow cooked beef sliced and served up on the slightly soggy roll. They do Lamb, Ham & turkey too. And coffee is still at the "new price" of 10 cents. Used to be 5 cents up prices do go up you know (grin) sandwiches are about 6:00 dollars. And they are the best ever. Last week saw both (2 different times) Wolfgang Puck and Emeril Lagassee (2 famous US chefs with high end restaurants chains) going on and on about Phillipes. They have long tables and sawdust on the floor, and you might share the table with some of L.A.'s police, homeless folks and the movie people are always there. They serve great breakfast too, and you can take a beef dip to go if you want, ask them to put the "ju" on the side. It has been there 75-80 year and it's great.

now here it is this is the linc that the airport has for the flyaway but and http://www.lawa.org/popup.aspx?id=304 there is another linc at the bottom for you to go to Amtrac and the Metro linc.... hope this helps

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