LAX Airport Arrivals (LAX)

Flight Arrivals at LAX Airport

Passengers arriving at LAX Airport can enjoy some excellent onward travel options, which includes around 20+ car rental companies covering the south of California and the City of Los Angeles. Dedicated telephones in the nine passenger terminals allow Los Angeles arrivals to telephone straight through to services like bus and limousine rental, car hire, hotels and motel accommodation booking services.

Arrivals at Los Angeles Airport can come from around 91 domestic destination as well as destinations from some 32 countries in the world. With more than 84 million passengers using the airport, onward travel via frequent, free shuttle buses linking to airport hotels and remote parking lots, not to mention to the other terminals for connecting flights, is an essential service that the airport authority is spending time and effort on, constantly improving, what is on offer.

In addition, LAX provides arriving passengers with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Center, from where passengers have access to the public transport system covering Los Angeles and other cities in the southern Californian region. Free shuttle buses take Los Angeles arrivals to this main bus center directly from the terminals.

Local bus lines, taxis, door-to-door private minivan or shuttle van services, a light rail metro system and the aforementioned rental cars are all at passengers disposal, when they arrive at LAX. A free shuttle service allows air travelers to access the METRO's Green Line Light Rail system that takes passengers directly into the City of Los Angeles.

Air travelers can also opt for LAX FlyAway buses, which offer non-stop transport between the airport and the Van Nuys Bus Terminal, located at the other Southern Californian airport, as well as taking passengers to destinations in central LA and Westwood/UCLA. In addition, the FlyAway service also runs to the City of Irvine.

LAX offers a large number of airport hotels and motels close to the airport complex. Among the well-known branded places of accommodation are the Crowne Plaza LAX, the Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Inn and Suites, Courtyard by Marriott, Hacienda Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn as well as Embassy Suites LAX North and South. Many of the hotels run their own free shuttle services between their hotel and the airport. At the time of booking their accommodation guests are advised to check, if their hotel operates such a service.

Prior to embarking on their onward journey to destinations in LA or elsewhere in Southern California, arrivals at Los Angeles Airport might like to freshen up and enjoy a meal. Among the branded food outlets there are places like McDonalds, Burger King and Haagen Dazs, offering familiar fare of burgers and family meals, ice cream and desserts.

Better known locally perhaps are dining outlets and bars like Backlot Deli, Sam Adams Taste of LA, Sushi Boy, Gordon Biersch Brewery and Home Turf Sports Bar. They all serve food and drink, providing passengers with a little rest before their connecting flight or their journey to the hotel, as well as a taste of California-style cuisine and beverages.

Passengers waiting for their connecting flight might like to go shopping for a few essentials. There are branded outlets like Crews of California, California Market, Kidsworks, Hudson News, Hollywood Store and I Love LA located at the nine terminals – international passengers, having passed through the security controls zone, can also enjoy duty free shopping for gifts, fashion and accessories, jewelry, electronic goods, souvenirs and books, cosmetics and tobacco.

Arrivals at Los Angeles Airport have plenty of airlines to choose from, when it comes to connecting flights and destinations. Carriers like Aeroflot, Air Berlin, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines, Korean Airlines, Lufthansa and Iberia Airlines are just a small selection of the 75 or more carriers providing onward travel options.

Among the car rental providers stationed at the airport are well-known companies like Alamo and Avis, Budget and Dollar, Enterprise and Hertz, National, Fox, Payless, Sixt and Thrifty. As official car hire providers the representatives of these companies are permitted to meet arriving passengers underneath the purple sign-posting for "Rental Car Shuttles", which is located on the Lower Ground Arrivals Level, namely just outside the baggage reclaim island area.