Layover guide
Ride-hailing in Los Angeles
Uber, Lyft and Opoli are LAX's authorised ride apps, and they pick up at the LAX-it lot next to Terminal 1.
All of Los Angeles
Lyft, Opoli and Uber are the authorised ride app providers at LAX. Arriving by ride app, you can be dropped at your terminal on the upper departures level.
Leaving LAX, ride apps pick up at the LAX-it lot next to Terminal 1. Walk there, or take the free LAX-it shuttle from the inner curb of the lower arrivals level outside baggage claim, at the green LAX-it signs, and book your ride once you are on your way.
The airport fee applies to both drop-off and pick-up trips.
Check that you are getting into the vehicle, with the driver, shown in the app.
The rest of Los Angeles
The whole guideGetting out of the airportThere is no train from the gate: the rail station sits away from the terminals and you reach it on a free shuttle bus.Local laws that catch crew outCannabis is legal in the state and still barred from federal land, and your phone is inspectable at the border.Staying connectedFree Wi-Fi covers the public areas of every LAX terminal, in unlimited 45-minute sessions after a short ad.WeatherDry and mild at the coast for most of the year, and the sea is more dangerous than a calm afternoon suggests.Eating near the crew hotelsA letter grade on the door tells you the inspection score, and the menu price is never the price you pay.What to buyTax is added at the till, the rate changes with the city boundary, and there is no refund counter on the way out.TippingA tip is the employee's property by statute, and it is on top of a full minimum wage, not instead of one.