Metro Red Line
LA is home to one of the country’s best public transportation networks, including subways, light-rail, buses and shuttles to just about every corner of the Greater Los Angeles area.
Getting to Los Angeles from neighboring regions:
Metro Rail System
Five fast, easy-to-use and environmentally friendly rail lines offer visitors a desirable and efficient way of getting from one destination to the next. All rail stations are served by Metro bus lines.
- The Metro Red Line (subway) provides service through Downtown LA, the Mid-Wilshire area, Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, where it meets the Metro Orange Line (bus rapid transit).
- The Metro Purple Line (subway) also serves downtown LA, running along Wilshire Boulevard to Western Avenue.
- The Metro Gold Line (light rail) runs between Pasadena and East LA, connecting with the Red and Purple Lines at Union Station.
- The Metro Blue Line (light rail) runs north and south between Long Beach and downtown LA, where it meets the Red and Purple lines.
- The Metro Green Line (light rail) runs east and west between Norwalk and Redondo Beach, crossing the Blue Line.
For detailed schedules, fares, interactive maps, multi-language pocket guides and more info, visit www.metro.net.
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- Go Metro Map
Metro Rail, plus transitways.
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Metro Bus System
- Metro Local (painted orange) makes frequent stops along major streets throughout the city.
- Metro Rapid (painted red) offers fewer stops and expedited travel times on the city’s major streets, with the use of special transponders that cause traffic signals to favor the bus.
- Metro Express (painted blue) offers reduced stop service along the city’s freeway systems.
- The Metro Silver Line (bus rapid transit) connects the South Bay and the San Gabriel Valley to Downtown LA.
- The Metro Orange Line (bus rapid transit) runs from North Hollywood to Warner Center in Woodland Hills.
For detailed schedules, interactive maps, multi-language pocket guides and more info, visit www.metro.net.
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- Metro Bus & Rail System Map - Overview
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DASH
The City of Los Angeles Transportation (LADOT) currently operates the second largest fleet in Los Angeles County. LADOT’s transit fleet serves approximately 30 million passenger boardings per year.
DASH Downtown
Six quick bus routes through Downtown depart every five to 10 minutes between 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, and every 15 minutes between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Route A – Little Tokyo to City West
- Route B – Chinatown to Financial District
- Route C – Financial District to South Park
- Route D – Union Station to South Park
- Route E – City West to Fashion District
- Route F – Financial District to Exposition Park/USC
DASH also Serves:
- Beachwood Canyon
- Boyle Heights/East LA
- Chesterfield Square
- Crenshaw
- Downtown Los Angeles
- El Sereno/City Terrace
- Fairfax
- Highland Park/Eagle Rock
- Hollywood
- Hollywood/West Hollywood
- Hollywood/Wilshire
- King-East
- Leimert/Slauson
- Lincoln Heights/Chinatown
- Los Feliz
- Midtown
- Northridge
- Panorama City/Van Nuys
- Pico Union/Echo Park
- San Pedro
- Southeast Los Angeles
- Van Nuys/Studio City
- Vermont/Main
- Warner Center
- Watts
- Wilmington
- Wilshire Center/Koreatown
Commuter Express
LADOT offers stress-free, reliable bus service to Downtown Los Angeles in the morning and back in the afternoon from communities reaching from the beach cities to the San Fernando Valley.
For more information, visit www.ladottransit.com/dash.
FlyAway
A fast, affordable ride ($7 each way) between Downtown and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), or between the Van Nuys Flyaway Terminal adjacent to the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) and LAX. Tickets can be purchased from the Union Station FlyAway kiosk in the Patsaouras Transit Plaza or at the Van Nuys FlyAway Terminal with a debit or credit card (only Visa, MasterCard or American Express accepted for ticket or monthly pass purchase at Van Nuys FlyAway. Cash not accepted). Routes between LAX and Westwood are $5 one-way, passengers pay on the bus, exact change required.
Union Station to LAX Schedule
Monday through Friday, early morning bus departures from Union Station to LAX are at: 5 a.m., 5:30 a.m., 5:50 a.m., 6:10 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 6:50 a.m., 7:10 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 7:50 a.m., 8:10 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 8:50 a.m., 9:10 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Between 10 a.m. and 1 a.m., buses will depart every 30 minutes. Between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. service is every hour on the hour.
Saturday through Sunday, buses depart every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. service is every hour on the hour.
LAX to Union Station Schedule
Buses depart daily between 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. from LAX Terminal 1 on the hour and half hour. Early morning buses between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. depart LAX on the hour. Passenger pick-up time is listed for bus arrival at Terminal 1. Allow extra time for pick-ups at Terminals 2, 7.
Van Nuys Airport (VNY) to LAX Schedule
The FlyAway service runs between VNY and LAX 24 hours a day, with departures every 15-minutes between 4:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Buses depart every 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and midnight with hourly service from midnight to 4 a.m.
LAX to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) Schedule
Buses depart LAX terminals to the San Fernando Valley every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour from 5:30 a.m. to midnight. From midnight to 12:30 a.m., buses depart from LAX every 15 minutes. FlyAway early morning bus departures from LAX are at: 1:15 a.m., 2:15 a.m., 2:45 a.m., 3:45 a.m., 4:15 a.m. and 4:45 a.m.
LAX to Westwood Schedule
FlyAway service from LAX to Westwood runs from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Tickets are $5 each way. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday buses depart every hour on the hour. On Friday, buses depart every 30 minutes. On Thursdays and Sundays from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. bus service is scheduled every hour on the hour, while buses depart every 30 minutes from noon to 10 p.m. Passengers have access to free Wi-Fi Internet on the smaller CNG clean fuel buses that are used on the Westwood bus route.
Westwood to LAX Schedule
Service from Westwood to LAX runs hourly from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. On Thursday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. buses depart hourly, and every 30 minutes from noon to 10 p.m. On Friday, buses leave LAX terminals every 30 minutes from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Passengers have access to free Wi-Fi Internet on the smaller CNG clean fuel buses used on the Westwood route.
Holiday Schedule
Services will be hourly on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
For more information, visit www.lawa.org/flyaway.
