Fly Away Bus - Union Station

Union Station

This route travels from Los Angeles Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to LAX; it is mainly intended for those who are able to use public transportation to get to Union Station and then transfer to the bus to complete their journey. There is, however, a parking garage available for those who wish to drive to Union Station, though the rates ($6/day) are higher than at Van Nuys ($4/day).

With the same fare structure as Van Nuys FlyAway ($7, credit cards only), the Union Station FlyAway's frequency is every 30 minutes (except 60 minutes late night and 20 minutes during peak hours). The buses leave from the Union Station's Patsaouras Transit Plaza off Vignes Street, and use the carpool/High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on the Harbor Freeway (I-110) and the Century Freeway (I-105).

The buses on this route look very similar to the Van Nuys buses, but bus drivers remind riders which bus goes to which destination and destination signs are present on the front and sides of each bus.

The LAX FlyAway began operating at Union Station has been hailed as a success by city officials since its inception on March 15, 2006. Union Station was the second FlyAway service location to open. During its first year of operation the FlyAway at Union Station transported 250,000 passengers, more than three times the number predicted at the onset of service. By 2008, Los Angeles World Airports reported the annual passenger count rose to more than 433,000.