Los Angeles

800 N. Alameda St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Location: Union Station
Phone: 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245)
Route: Coast Starlight, Pacific Surfliner, Souhwest Chief, Sunsel LImited Trains, and San Joaquin Motorcoach Rtes 1, 4
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STAFFED HOURS

24 hours a day, 7 days a week Restrooms, pay phones, Quik-Trak ticket machines, and baggage service are available at the Los Angeles station.

PARKING

Long term: $10 per day
Short term: hourly rates

Additional Parking at MTA Building next door.

RAIL SERVICES

Amtrak 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or http://tickets.amtrak.com
    Coast Starlight (to Santa Barbara, San Francisco/Oakland, Portland and Seattle  
    Pacific Surfliner (San Diego to San Luis Obispo)
    San Joaquin (via Thruway to Bakersfield and San Joaquin Valley points including                 Stockton, Sacramento and the Bay Area)
    Southwest Chief (to Albuquerque, Kansas City and Chicago)
    Sunset Limited (to El Paso, New Orleans and Jacksonville, FL) Service east of New             Orleans temporarily discontinued due to Hurricane Katrina damage.

Metrolink 1-800-371-LINK (5465) or www.metrolinktrains.com
    Commuter service to Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange,  Riverside and San Bernardino             Counties) Speech and Hearing Impaired 1-800-698-4TDD (4833)

LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSIT

Los Angeles Metro www.metro.net
Red Line (subway) to North Hollywood via Wilshire/Western,  connection to Blue Line to Long Beach.
Gold Line to Pasadena
1-800-COMMUTE (266-6883) (within Los Angeles Area)
1-213-626-4455 (Outside Los Angeles Area)
Speech and Hearing Impaired 1-800-252-9040

Buses

LADOT Transit (213, 310, 323, 818) 808-2273
Commuter Express (West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, San Fernando Valley, Simi Valley, South Beach, San Pedro and other surrounding communities)
DASH 1-213-808-2273 (Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas)
City Hall Shuttle, San Pedro Electric Trolley and Bunker
Hill Trolley (Provide various employee sponsored shuttles in the downtown LA)
Antelope Valley Transit Authority 1-661-945-9445 ext.200 (LA/Palmdale/Lancaster)
Foothill Transit 1-800-RIDE-INFO (743-3463) (San Gabriel/Pomona Valleys)
Metro Buses 1-800-COMMUTE (266-6883) (L.A. area)
1-213-626-4455 (Outside Los Angeles area)
Orange County Transportation Authority 1-714-636-RIDE (7433)
(San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Irvine, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Fullerton, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach)
Santa Clarita Transit 1-661-294-1287 (Santa Clarita)
Santa Monica Transit (Big Blue Bus) 1-310-451-5444 (Santa Monica Freeway Express)
Torrance Transit 1-310-618-6266 (Long Beach)

Airport Shuttle Buses

FlyAway Bus $4.00 one way service every 30 minutes from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., hourly 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Children are $2.00.  More information: <http://www.lawa.org/flyaway/>.

Metropolitan Express Van 1-800-338-3898 $20.50/person* (meets every train)
Primetime Shuttle 1-800-733-8267 $14.00/person*
Super Shuttle 1-310-782-6600 $13.75/person*

*Above fares are approximate from Union Station to LAX. These shuttles also serve other regional airports and destinations.

Taxi Service

(Located at the north side of Union Station)
Independent Taxi 1-323-666-0050
United Independent Taxi 1-213-483-7660
Yellow Cab (310 or 213) 808-1000
Or call 1-800-TAXICAB (829-4222)

Car Rentals

Hertz Car Rental 1-800-654-3131
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mon - Fri
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sat - Sun

Budget Rent A Car 1-800-527-0700
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mon - Fri
8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. Sat - Sun
(Located in the Union Station terminal)

NEARBY HOTELS

Days Inn Downtown (directly across from Union Station) 1-213-680-0200
Best Western Dragon Gate Inn (0.5 miles) 1-213-617-3077
New Otani (0.5 miles) 1-213-629-1200
LA Marriott Downtown (1 mile) 1-800-805-8210 or 1-805-482-8210

VISITOR INTEREST

LOS ANGELES CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU www.lacvb.com 1-213-624-7300 1-800-228-2452
Los Angeles Central Library 1-213-228-7000
Los Angeles Conservancy (tours of downtown)
Olvera Street 1-213-680-2525
Universal Studios 1-818-622-3801
China Town 1-213-617-0396