Transportation to UCLA
Home	Arriving in LA Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the closest airport to UCLA campus, and there are a variety of options for transportation from LAX to Westwood: Buses are the cheapest option for transportation from LAX to UCLA/Westwood area, although the least desirable after a long flight! For students on a budget the bus is, however, the most economical. The Culver City Bus #6, Santa Monica “Big Blue Bus” #3, and MTA Bus #561, all will take you to and from UCLA and MTA’s City Bus Center at LAX. Shuttle services are available at LAX; the average fare, for one person, is about $14. For more information about ground transportation at LAX, please visit http://www.lawa.org/lax/laxFAQs.cfm#q3. Cab fare to UCLA from LAX is about $25-30. Taxis can be found curbside on the lower level of the airport. Getting around on Public Transportation Public transportation in Los Angeles has a bad reputation, but fortunately the system in and around the Westwood area is better than its reputation. There are three different bus operators in the Westwood/UCLA vicinity, and each have stops close to campus: Big Blue Bus The Big Blue Bus line goes primarily to areas west of UCLA, and hence is the first choice if you want to go to Santa Monica, Venice, Pacific Palisades, the Getty Center etc. They also operate an express line that takes you from Santa Monica to downtown LA. The fare on these buses is 50 cents. Transfer tickets to another Big Blue Bus are free. Transfers to another operator cost 25cents. You can catch the Big Blue Buses on Westwood boulevard at the south entrance of the campus. MTA These buses go west of UCLA to Beverly Hills, Hollywood, downtown LA, Burbank, et. The regular fare is $1.35. Transfers are 25 cents. Late in the evening the fare is reduced to 75cents. You can catch lines 2, 3, and 302 west of the campus, behind the Saxon Suites. Other lines can be caught on Wilshire and Westwood, or east of the campus on Hilgard. Culver City Buses These buses go south of UCLA.
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