LAX! Those famous three letters mean one thing when you are in the city of Los Angeles. All Los Angelinos (although it's also known by this designation worldwide) know that this three-lettered abbreviation stands for their most-famous airport! If you'd like to visit their airport and see for yourself just what this airport is all about, this article can explain to you what you are looking for.
Steps
Part 1
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Getting There
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Fly in via plane to LAX airport, which is the way most people visit it. With planes having a layover after coming in from overseas and Hawaii, it's quite normal to see people inside the terminal at all times.
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Ride a car over to the parking garages for the terminals (unless you have a rental).Advertisement
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Take a bus to get to LAX airport. With some bus-lines arriving at the airport, especially from rental-car agencies off-site (and most of these off-site locations being corporate locations for companies), these buses can be very effective.
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Ride in with your hotel's shuttle van/bus, which can be very effective if the hotel is nearby. Even places that are 40 minutes away by car may be able to hire another service, which can help you get you to the airport's right location.Advertisement
Part 2
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Viewing the Airport (How it's Organized)
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Recognize that this airport contains two levels. One level (upper) is set up just for arrivals, and the other level (lower) is set up for departures, including the ticketing and baggage of items, ticketing, and baggage.
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Realize that LAX has several terminal buildings and that these buildings are positioned in a sideways U-shape formation. With so many airlines coming in and going out, they definitely do need all that room.
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Realize that baggage claim will almost indefinitely be found on yet a third level of each building.
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Realize that there is no effective shuttle that can take you from one terminal to another, despite the airport's setup complexity. But if you ask, terminal staff may be able to assist in helping to hire you some help without charging you a fee in turn. Follow the signs on the arrivals level outside the building. Each "zone" will be marked with several sections. Whether that's for "car rental shuttles" or "hotel shuttles" or "taxis" or the like, it'll all just "flow."
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Recognize that you'll find a parking garage (patron) entrance for each terminal building.
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Read road signs carefully. Getting from point A to point B in/near this airport may be confusing, and missing that inevitable turn is almost inevitable.Advertisement
Part 3
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Viewing Other World-Famous LAX Landmarks
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Look for the world-famous LAX "Theme Building," which is a three-story landmark with two "arches" holding up the building, and that can be found on/near the airline areas nearest "center court" containing the planes.
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Look for the world-famous LAX sign at the entrance on the north-east side of Century Drive. It can best be seen from most directions in the open at night, but it's shown to all at all hours of the day.Advertisement
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Warnings
- Walking to this airport is completely impossible. The roads nearby seem highly traveled, and with the complexity of the road areas, it's not feasible for someone to walk there. However, you can walk from one terminal to another.Thanks
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