San Diego to LAX

[pegasusa]

It's early but it appears we will have a better change of flying out of LAX than San Diego using our FF points. Any information on getting from San Diego to LAX other than renting a vehicle would be appreciated.

[neecee23]

Take the Amtrak, a short walk from the cruise dock in San Diego. Then take a bus from Union Station to LAX.

http://www.lawa.org/flyaway/

[leoandhugh]

Amtrak is fine as far as going to Union Station, but Union Station to LAX is a long time consuming trip if traffic is bad. Have you considered flying out of SAN to LAX (there is frequent commuter service) and connecting with your LAX/home city flight? You can check your luggage right through from SAN:)

[Splinter]

Flying between San Diego and LAX is VERY EXPENSIVE!!! I would recommend either taking the train as above (if you have the time...keep in mind the train often runs late) or renting a one-way car. There are no direct buses or shuttles between the two airports (used to be, but no longer).

[SelectSys]

Are you really dead set against driving? LAX is easy to get to by car from San Diego and is the cheaper than a shuttle service. If you are willing to spend around $300 you can probably get a sedan car or mini van. The car rental with gas is likely to be around $80-100 with gas for an intermediate sized car

 

Using the train to get to LAX would be an incredible pain - especially with luggage - and time consuming. Also the train is no real bargain. Train tickets from San Diego to LA are now $34 one way for unreserved coach. Shuttle tickets from Union Station to LAX are cheap - $5?. Still this is getting close to the car rental price for 2 passengers. Also, the time on the train/shuttle would likely be 4 hours compared to 2 hours max in the car.