Getting to
LAX just got easier. On March 15th 2006, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
will launch the new Flyaway bus service that will take passengers nonstop
between Union Station in downtown LA and LAX for only $3! The Flyaway
buses use freeway carpool lanes and have end-to-end travel times of less
than 45 minutes during peak traffic.
You can take the Gold line to Union Station to connect to Flyaway. Depending on how much luggage you have and when you are traveling, you may find it convenient to take a taxi or have a friend drive you to the Del Mar Gold line station. A taxi from Caltech to the Del Mar Gold line station, which is about a mile away, will cost around $5. The website below lists fares and contact info for several local taxi companies: http://www.sgtransit.com/taxi_service.php. If you have light luggage, you can take the ARTS 10 to the Del Mar Gold line station in under six minutes.
While the Gold line does not have luggage bays, the trains cars do have areas for heavy items like suitcases and bikes.
The following link is to a brouchure on the Metro site showing where
to go in Union Station to catch the Flyway buses.
http://www.metro.net/images/flyaway.pdf
For more information on the LAX-Union Station Flyaway buses, visit the LAWA website: http://www.lawa.org/flyAway