Union Station
For travelers visiting Los Angeles, and for weekend and day-trip jaunts to LA's surrounding attractions, Amtrak offers a convenient, scenic and cost-effective mode of transportation. Modernized and refurbished rail cars, new and improved services and newly enhanced amenities add to the fun. Taking Amtrak is also a "green" way to go, because traveling by rail contributes less per passenger mile to greenhouse gas emissions than cars and airplanes.
Visitors coming into LA from San Diego, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo and points-in-between can take the Pacific Surfliner trains, with 11 daily roundtrips between San Diego and LA, five from Santa Barbara and two from San Luis Obispo. Free Wi-Fi is available on-board.
From Northern California or the San Joaquin Valley, the San Joaquin route offers six departures daily by train to Bakersfield and a direct motor coach connection to LA. The train offers free Wi-Fi.
The Coast Starlight service is also an exciting option for travelers from as far away as Washington State, Oregon and Northern California. With service from Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Oakland and Santa Barbara, LA-bound travelers can enjoy the stunning vistas, dense forests and Pacific Coast shorelines on their way to LA.
The Southwest Chief runs daily between Chicago and Los Angeles, crossing through Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas and Missouri.
From the Big Easy (New Orleans) to LA, the Sunset Limited travels along Amtrak’s southern-most route on a trip leaving you marveling at the diversity of its regional cultures and natural beauty.
For more info, call 800.USA.RAIL (872.7245) or visit Amtrak.com.
Metrolink is a commuter rail system that links LA with surrounding areas including Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. There are six routes that visitors can take to travel to LA:
- Antelope Valley Line
- Orange County Line
- Riverside Line
- San Bernardino Line
- Ventury County Line
- 91 Line (Riverside - Fullerton - LA)
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- Metro & Metrolink Map
Metro rail and transitway lines, plus Metrolink commuter service to five surrounding counties.
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The iconic rail annex first opened in May 1939. Since then, this historic station has become known as the “Last of the Great Railway Stations.”
In addition to long-distance Amtrak routes, Union Station serves two Metro subway lines (the Red and Purple Lines) and one light rail line (the Gold Line). Metrolink passenger trains also pass through this transportation hub and service five regional lines: Ventura County, Antelope Valley, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange County.
Union Station
800 N. Alameda St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
What: A fast, affordable ride between Downtown and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Tickets can be purchased from the FlyAway kiosk in the Patsaouras terminal. Remote baggage check-in and boarding passes are available.
When: Every 30 minutes from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., and each hour from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. FlyAway buses run 24 hours a day.
Where: The buses leave from Bay 9 of the Patsaouras Transit Plaza adjacent to Union Station via the East Portal.
Cost: $6 each way
For more information, visit www.lawa.org/flyaway
