LAX FlyAway® Bus

$10–$12 gets you from LAX to Union Station, Van Nuys, or downtown

The LAX FlyAway® Bus runs every 30 minutes and gives solo travelers a predictable, flat fare to Union Station, downtown LA, or Van Nuys without playing surge-pricing roulette. One-way tickets usually run $10–$12, and you tap a card or pay onboard instead of hunting for a ticket machine like in the old days.

At LAX, FlyAway stops are on the lower (arrivals) level at the curb outside terminals 1 through 8 and the Tom Bradley International Terminal B. Each bus loops the terminals in order, so boarding at T1 or T2 improves your odds of a seat before everyone piles on at T4–B with big checked bags.

Union Station runs often clock around 45 minutes in moderate traffic, but real-world reports range from roughly 35 minutes late at night to 60–75 minutes in the afternoon peak. From Union Station, you can jump straight onto Metro Rail (A, B, D, E lines) or Metrolink and keep the trip car-free into the suburbs.

Fares are per person, so FlyAway tends to win on cost if you’re solo or a couple; that $10–$12 vs a $45–$70 rideshare is a big gap. Bigger groups of three or four might find Uber or Lyft from LAX cheaper on a per-head basis once you add everyone’s bus fare.

How to ride it, step by step

• 1. After landing at LAX, follow the “Baggage Claim” signs and head to the lower arrivals level of your terminal (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or B).
• 2. Walk out to the curb and look for the green “FlyAway, Buses & Long Distance Vans” signs; the FlyAway stop is usually shared with other shuttles at each terminal.
• 3. Check Google Maps or the Transit app for “FlyAway” to see real-time arrivals so you’re not standing in the exhaust lane for 25 extra minutes.
• 4. When the bus pulls up, confirm the front sign shows your route (Union Station, Van Nuys, or downtown) before you load your bags into the underfloor compartment.
• 5. Board, grab a seat as early in the loop as you can, and pay the driver with card or accepted payment method for your $10–$12 one-way fare.
• 6. On arrival at Union Station, Van Nuys, or downtown, collect your bags and, if you’re at Union Station, follow signs to Metro Rail or Metrolink on the north side of the station.

Watch out for

Late afternoon traffic on the 101 and 110 can turn a 40-minute Union Station run into more than an hour, and riders report buses bunching so two show up together after a long gap. Another common complaint: FlyAway stops at LAX are easy to miss in the forest of shuttle signs, so zoom in on Maps to the exact island number for your terminal before you walk outside.

Practical tip: if you’re landing at a mid-loop terminal like 4 or B and care about getting a seat, ride the free LAX terminal shuttle one or two stops backward to T1 or T2, then catch FlyAway from there and board before the crowd.