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Some of the shortcomings in LAX come from the thoughts of its early planners in the 60s. They thought passengers will not want to spend time in the terminals, they want to park their cars, walk to the terminal, board the plane and go. International air travel was not a big thing and they did not envision being a major transfer hub. That explains the horseshoe setup with parking in the middle, small terminal buildings with little space for concessions or seating. The good thing about LAX is the cooperating weather year round, 4 parallel runways with wind from the same direction 95% of the time. Once you make it to the terminal, there is less chance you have to wait hours for a delayed flight.
Agreed. I believe LAX originally had the shortest distance from the curbside to the boarding gate. That was when people could sit with you until you got on your plane and you didn't have the type of security you have to go through now. LAX was originally praised for it's design to quickly get on and off a plane and be on your way.
It's a brilliant airport for plane spotting. The variety of aircraft is amazing especially the heavies A380, A340, A350, 747, 777 and the Dream liner ❤️✈️
I flew in and out of long Beach last year on southwest. That was wonderful. No waiting for anything. No shuttles. A lot of it was outdoors so you could enjoy the nice weather.
Most of the line for TSA being outdoors at 6:00am was strange to me. Unique. But Long Beach and SNA are great just being one long terminal of 18 or 20 gates with a few decent eating options. I grabbed a round trip flight from St. Louis on Southwest in September for around $184 to Long Beach direct - honestly, a pretty great price.
Whenever one can avoid LAX at all costs. I used to work around LAX. LA generally does not have a good transportation or information system for domestic and international travelers.
As someone who lives in Orange County and flies out of lax, I couldn’t agree with you more. The horseshoe is unforgiving if you miss the turn for your garage (if you can even get a spot), forcing you to traverse the whole horseshoe again. All the lines for coffee and food is always long so I end up getting a pre-made sandwich at a Hudson shop. The only reason I’d pick lax over John Wayne airport or Ontario international is because lax has the most flight options (non stop flights) and are usually cheaper.
Love your videos! One thing I was gonna say is that a celeb walked right behind you and I think you didn’t notice 😆 Jojo Siwa, she looked in the camera too! How cool 😎 at around the 6.00 mark of the video she appears
Last year when I was on a layover at LAX we traveled in the domestic terminal and then we realized that we had to make it to the international terminal in order to make it to South Korea, we were completely lost until we asked an airport staffer. She asked us to go through underground tunnel that is a mile long. It was exhausting. The most absurd part is that we had to go to some sort of basement that had construction going on and go through this elevator with multiple floors. We essentially had Gamble and choose which floor is the correct one. Thank goodness it’s the right one. We then have to travel through more tunnels and overpasses with multiple pathways we had to choose. Finally we are at are at the international terminal to spend and hour finding our gate. Thank god the LAX staff were helpful because if not, we would have been stranded in Los Angeles.
As LAX is my home airport, I never had to connect there .... That sounds like a hot mess but thankfully, the employees were helpful and you made your flight. Hopefully with the people mover, the transfer between terminals will be easier.
When I got back from the airports in Tunisia and France to LA I could see a huge difference in quality. There was piss in bottles everywhere it was messy, and there was this weird high pitched noise outside the LA airport that blew my ears open
Lol. ❤ it! VERY appropriate for LAX. JFK -- Jesus F**kin Khrist! Christ with a K. 😂😂😂 LGA -- Lord God AWFUL, EWR -- EWWWW, Rotted! 😂 I live out in the Bay Area now, and SFO & OAK are actually really VERY NICE airports compared to the SoCal airports (ESPECIALLY LAX; Burbank, Ontario & San Diego are all ok), and are ABSOLUTE HEAVEN when I compare them to the NYC/NJ area airports. Boston Logan is sometimes VERY overcrowded & congested. Bradley International in Hartford, CT is small but a decent & clean airport. Miami International (MIA: "Missing in Ambience") is UTTERLY DISGUSTING! The West Palm Beach & Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa & Orlando airports are all MUCH nicer. I've never flown in and out of San Jose, so I can't speak to Minetta International. People complain about Chicago O'Hare (ORD) but I didn't find it that bad. Chicago Midway (MDW) is pretty ok too.
Thank you for this Chris. We land in LAX on August 1st & have a 7 hr layover before we fly to Seattle. Nice to know how long it is going to take to get through Customs/Security. We will try & stay longer at international terminal if there is more space. We may even walk to In&out. Very good information.
If you're arriving there's no way to the departues post-security area which is the nice part - you have to exit to the street. You could go upstairs to departures outside-security, but that sucks - overcrowded, little seating and crummy expensive food. The outside-security areas pretty much blow in all the terminals. Go to In-N-Out and watch the planes land.
Interestingly Orlando's new terminal C is gonna have departures on the bottom level and arrivals on the top (or at least that's what the plan was in a video I saw...)
When I visited LA back in 2012, it was my first time flying outside of Norway, and to be honest, I actually found the transit at Newark airport to be way more stressfull. Mainly cause I struggled to find the right gate, and each employee I asked, gave me different directions. Also, I guess I was lucky with my timing, cause the lines at LAX were way shorter than those at Newark.. I'll definitely keep your tips from this video in mind tho, if I get a chance to visit again in the future :)
I live in Los Angeles and LAX is my home airport and I’ve never had a problem with the airport and I travel internationally every year and the time going around the horseshoe takes no where near 1 hour. It usually takes about 20 minutes to get from terminal 1-7 going around the horse shoe
Chris, few tips: 1. The G line Aviation shuttle is probably the best shuttle at LAX, its supposed to run every 7 minutes, 24/7. It's usually around ever 10=12 minutes; because it is a LAX shuttle it gets to use the priority bus lane in arrivals which has almost 0 traffic, never takes more than 8-9 minutes to go from T1-T7 in that lane. 2. T7 (United) and at a stretch T6 (Alaska) is pretty fast to get to, just take the shortcut right after T1 either upstairs or downstairs. 3. Depending on the time of day, it is much faster to go to arrivals in the morning (downstairs) and departures during the evening (upstairs) regardless of if you're actually arriving or departing. Each terminal has 3 or 4 escalators/elevators to switch between arrivals and departures.
Awesome video! I'd also add the airports in San Diego, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara, as the odd good deal can be found sometimes and L.A. can still be a great 2-3 day side trip from any of those cities.
I must add, nice and chill gate areas with great food options, seating, tables, and charging areas for your devices. I traveled domestic with 3 kids, bathrooms were clean, water dispensers, shops, no complaints. Security was a breeze.
Just flew in and out of LAX and it wasn't bad, but I chose to fly on Tuesdays in January for just that reason-and with a good price. PS, had to change my flight the day before on United economy and they charged me all of 30 cents. I was shocked. I am hoping the People Mover and the CONRAC car rental facility will make things easier and should ease up on the horseshoe jam. I asked my shuttle driver if he will lose his job. He just threw his hands up. Last summer I found it cheaper to fly into Vegas and rent a car there and drive to LA. Summertime both flight and rental in Vegas were half the price of LA. Saved almost $1000. Keep them coming, the vids are full of useful info. Thanks.
One minor correction: the upper level is for departures, and the lower level is for arrivals. Other than that, yeah, LAX can either be a nightmare to navigate or (if you get super lucky and know your way around) smooth-ish.
I very much disagree. You don't have to do the whole horseshoe. Stay in the left lane and cut across to your terminal. This is a very busy airport and not as congested as he says. Usually, everyone is polite when driving, dropping or picking up their passanger. No one is honking their hornes, speeding or being disrespectful. I go to the airport often and I find it to be quite the opposite of his experience.
Welp, as with anything , it's not 100% , but for the MOST PART, his analysis is accurate. And most everyone experiences. He is correct in his observations So, relax
Nice timelapse footage! I hate LAX so much that I always prefer road trips instead. Fly to Las Vegas (30 mins to get to airport, 1 hour ahead of time, 1 hour flight, 1 hour to get to Strip, or drive four hours.) And I live 3 miles away
I LOVE LAX!!.. it remaind me when I first arrived to this great Country coming from a Communist place like Cuba, I felt SO FREE!!. Thank you L.A. Thank you USA!!..years later I was working at a Duty Free store in LAX. I was a Accountant in Cuba, here in the States, I worked with people for the first time. I enjoyed my job SO MUCH, I encountered many tv and movie celebrities, like Robert Mitchum, I got his autograh, Robert Redford, The O'Jays, Sammy Davis Jr. Natalie Wood (RIP), Robert Wagner, Merv Griffin ..I dont remember how many more!....that was in 1974. I moved to an apartment in El Segundo, across form the airport... I felt so close and so in love to LAX for may years until now 2023...I will never forget.....THANK YOU!!
Hi Chris! Very well said. On point as usual. I have been flying in and out of LA for thirty years, and I try really hard NOT to do LAX! LOL! But sometimes you have to. Thank you so much! Enjoy your week. CAB😍
Thank you so much! I am picking my brother up there tomorrow at 5:30pm and never been there, I will probably get stuck in the horseshoe! Maybe I will pick up at In n Out instead! Safe Travels😃
TBH, One of the biggest annoyances at LAX is trying to connect International to International. In most world airports, you can stay airside but not at US Airports. You have to go through US Immigration and customs even if you are leaving LAX on another International flight within a few hours. Foreign visitors also need an ESTA or Visa for the USA even if we have no intention of staying in the US and are just connecting International to International. It is crazy!
It's all US airports that do this for all international arrivals that are connecting either domestically or international. LAX is my home airport but experienced this in Seattle, JFK, Boston, Philly and Dallas. It is very annoying. For foreigners making connections to other international flights, it is ridiculous to require the ESTA if you are only connecting. "sigh"
Hi Chris, question....how come I don't hear much about the Burbank Airport being used?? Why it's not as popular especially with the overcrowding at LAX??? What's it like????
Question if you hire a private town car service to you pick up is that at the LAXit line or is it somewhere else? Going to LA for the first time in October and we don’t land until 9 pm.
The good thing is that most of the negative issues regarding LAX will be fixed in a couple of years. All the terminals are getting renovated and/or expanded All the terminals will finally be connected behind security. The People Mover will make accessing the airport more convenient LAX will add three new terminals/concourses: Concourse 0, terminal 9, and an addition to the relatively new Mid Field West terminal. They arw also adding significant amount of landscape greenery within the horseshoe and possibly a water feature too. Everything should be ready by the 2028 Olympics except for the new terminal 9.
I don't know why, but the thumbnail and the title tells me this video is going to blow up. But to comment, aside from the traffic, I honestly don't think LAX is that bad. I've flown out of there a few times in my life and it's been quite enjoyable. Though for me, it's just the thrill of riding an airplane that makes the whole travel experience awesome!
I totally agree. All in all, I love being at LAX, cuz I know I'm about to travel. That said, having visited other airports, I know LAX is a crappy airport and that we can do better.
Here's a tip. If you do premium ride-share(the more expensive ones like Uber black or alto) they will pick you up from the terminal you won't have to take this shuttle to LAX-IT.
I use LAX at least every other month and never seem to have many problems or hassles. Quick in and out. I guess im just lucky. Still prefer LAX over any other SoCal airport for the connections
Hyatt House/Hyatt Place was amazing! We stayed there this week. The room was super clean. The beds were comfortable. And best of all a full breakfast free of charge in the morning! I paid 283 for a suite with a kitchen, dining area, living room with a couch that turns into a bed and a bedroom with two queen beds. I wish you could share pictures because this hotel was fabulous. We took an Uber to enterprise and then our first stop was Randy’s donuts! Oh my gosh I still dream of these and it’s been a week!
Come on. It isn't that bad. "it can often take one hour to go around the airport loop?" When was that? Did someone get hit by a car, and it took them an hour to pick up all the body parts? Things are improving. The terminal footprint area is relatively small, and the airport needs to deal with decisions that were made going back to the 1950's. You can't blame that on airport management.
LAX Valet Service made my trip to LAX very easy!! No shuttle needed! They meet you directly at the terminal and take you car! I highly recommend it! :)
So my wife and I connected through LAX for the first time. We were expecting the worst. We hate all things LA. However, we found the airport worked extremely friendly. They helped direct us on buses from the Delta terminal, to the AMEX lounge in the International one. Everyone was more than helpful and most of all, asked us for help, before we even asked them. We came in expecting the worst, and had a pretty good experience.
I would say I’ve flown into or out of LAX about a 100 times in my life, and watching your video makes me feel that I’ve been astoundingly lucky. I have encountered the kind of traffic you’re describing around the loop, but maybe ten percent of the time. My usual routine means LAX is the destination, not a transfer spot, and I usually walk right out of the terminal to the Flyaway buses, which are inexpensive and frequent, and I’m usually on my way out of the airport and onto the 405 in a short amount of time. 🤷♂️
@@YellowProductions I guess but my experience is that you’re right that LAX is one of the most hated U.S. airports. I’ve heard that all my life, even though I’ve always found it to be fine (except for the food options and prices).
I agree. And it usually takes about 20 minutes to srive around the horseshoe. Rarely does it take an hour. Maybe on certain holidays it might take twice as long. Also, there were two shortcuts so you wouldn't need to go all the way around the entire horseshoe if you were driving. However, those shortcuts have been closed since the construction of the people mover..
LAX not being designed for the number of people it currently handles of not being able to handle connection/transits easily really goes to show how short-sighted the airport's builders were. Great video, though!
True, and the horseshoe doesn't allow for easy expansion. I still remember when they added the upper level of the horseshoe in time for the 1984 Olympics. That's also when they added the TBIT.
I am from Canada and I found LAX Domestic Wing Airport very calming than the Vancouver Domestic Wing Airport. I had extreme anxiety on times I flew out of Vancouver, I had extreme anxiety. However this before Covid. I haven't traveled since.
Have flown in and out of LAX since 1973, have picked up and dropped off, and have never had any problems. Smooth. When the people mover is activated later this year. its going to be even smoother. Disagree totally with yellow.
Good job. Then I thought halfway through or so that they rest would be minor. But it kept on delivering useful points. Cool. Then solutions presented at the end, alternatives. Nice.
I am sure LAX is bearable for all you Americans but it is truly awful for we foreigners. LAX immigration is so slow and the staff are so surly. Few smile. For those of us calling Australia/New Zealand or East Asia our home, LAX is the most common entry point to the US. The experience of LAX is a terrible way to say, ‘Welcome to the USA’. The only somewhat redeeming feature isTBIT departures but outgoing emigration at TBIT is a horrible experience. You feel like cattle.
I'll be arriving at LAX after a looooooooong journey from Asia, and I'll be having 2 luggages, a hand carry luggage and my backpack = any advise please of HOW I'm gonna manage to get on the Shuttle to the Ride Share place??? It looks like it's made for domestic passengers who just have a backpack!!! Please advise, thanks.
Hi Jessica -- there are luggage carts in baggage claim of the international terminal.. you can load up your luggage and wheel it out to the shuttle stop
I definitely disagree with a lot of what is said here. Yes, the horseshoe sucks but it shouldn’t take you an hour to get to T7/8. If you read the signs you don’t have to travel all the way around the horseshoe to get to Terminals 5-7/8. There’s a shortcut after T1 that crosses over to T7/8 and another one past T2 that crosses over to T5 and T6. The $50/day parking rate is for the short term garages located in the terminal area. Like most major airports, the short term garages are not meant for overnight parking. Other major airports like EWR and ORD charge the same. Anyone can easily and quickly walk to LAX-IT from terminals 1, 2, and 7/8. Changing planes from International to Domestic at any US airport is difficult because you’ll always have to re-enter security after you clear customs and immigrations. And the Tom Bradley Int’l Terminal has a walkable airside connection to T4 through T8. It’s also connected airside to T1-T3 by an airside bus for now. Name me one airport that has cheap food. Every airport is ridiculous when it comes to food. Luggage carts/Smarte carts are never free at US airports. I’ve only seen them free outside of the US.
One of the worst airports without mass transit systems. Unlike NRT, HDN, KIX, BOS, HKG, LHR, CDG, LIS, BCN...(100 more)....take 2 hours to go home typically.
We are getting around to fixing this up. We are getting a people mover in the next couple of years, which will further reduce the traffic. We are also getting airside connectors for the terminals too
What about the LAX-IT mess .... It is challenging getting luggage up the steps on the buses. I often have to resort to the costly Uber Black to pick me up at the terminal.
I think we can blame the cars waiting in the unloading area that think they can park there for 15 to 20 min. No police are in force of the pick up areas.
Whenever we fly out of LAX we use the LAX Flyaway out of Union Station. Parking is $8 a day and the bus ride per passenger one way costs just under $10.
My number one complaint, the Metro drops you off a mile from the Terminals. Go to Paris or London and you haven’t multiple mass transit options, in the terminals. Means you pay for parking and fight the traffic or get a taxi/Lyft and fight the traffic. Either one truly sucks.
You can park at metro green line for only $3 a day. But you can only pay up too 3 days. And yes take a shuttle from green line station to LAX. You can also use the same shuttle for remote car Depot.
Last week was the first time using the LAX-it bus to catch an Uber. Traffic is still horrible 🤔 also a few years ago i parked at lot C and got a parking ticket for No front License Plate 🤬 Long Beach is my Alternative 🤗 and would pay a little extra to not travel thru LAX 🤣
I hate how the terminals are not connected together. You'll have to get out of the terminal, walk to the next terminal, go through security again, and that mess..... How can such busy airport not have their terminals connected without going through security again.....
That is no longer true. Terminal 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and TBT have been connected on secured side for sometime. Terminal 1, 2, 3 are also connected in the secured side now. When the connection from Terminal 3 to TBT open in about a year, all the terminals in LAX will have post security connections.
I haven't been to Los Angeles since 2016 and just recently took a trip to LA in May and realized the rental car shuttles now drop you off downstairs at Arrivals instead of upstairs at Departures so you'll need to catch an elevator or escalator upstairs to check in for your flight. I guess that's one way of eliminating some of the traffic upstairs at Departures.
lol I definitely got off my friend's car and walked to my terminal. I was running very late, but the clear signage and helpful staff made sure I got there on time. I remember my flight was LAX to Orlando and the difference was stark. Good to know it's getting a people mover from the Metro, but then again, the Metro is not even that convenient to use.
I’m from the east coast (NYC) but have family in LA and I fly out to there often. I’ve had quite a few close calls in missing flights because of the insane traffic. It’s nerve racking. Learnt my lesson and I leave for the airport extra early.
This is probably why we’re driving from Montana to California staying in Vegas 1 night at treasure Island and going to my grandmas house in Temecula so excited
My mum and i stayed in L.A in 1996 when we arrived into LAX we looked at each other and wondered what we had come into,LAX was cold,grey and very depressing,and L.A looked so desolate we thought we'd made a big mistke holidaying in L.A luckily once we got up the road some way things perked up and L.A became much nicer.We stayed at the Sheraton Anaheim hotel which was beautiful.I would love to see you do a review of that hotel Thanking You Hazel from the UK
i scanned through the comments and didnt see it, and i apologize if its been brought up, but all the shuttles run by the airport (connection, lax-it, economy lot, metro rail..etc) have a dedicated lane on the arrivals level, so they do not get stuck in traffic
Unfortunately for me, I use LAX for both leisure and occasionally business trips. LAX’s horseshoe, LAX IT (rideshare area), and lack of direct public transportation are reasons to avoid the airport. Just about the only saving grace are the proximity of the airport hotels though parking there is ridiculously expensive. I have flown into DFW many times and always impressed with the sky link with quick access to the terminals. That is real progress. LAX can never have that unless they tear down the whole airport and start from scratch.
Yes, it is easy to connect between terminals at DFW for domestic flights. Unfortunately, you have to go through TSA if arriving from an international flight and needing to connect domestically. @@jmlinden7
To get out of horseshoe, you have to be in a rare crazy traffic situation for an hour delay. Usually it will be 15-20 mins to drive around the entire horseshoe , make sure you keep left and do not take the parking entrances (which again are on the left lane). For departure flights, pls add an hour to what it usually be for other airports. Traffic is bad at the horseshoe section just in front of TBIT, and i have been dropped in front of domestic terminals. From there you have to walk to TBIT. Also, the security lines can go really long in no time. so pls make sure you have ample time for such unforeseen events.
LAXit is a total nightmare. Never again! Great video by the way. This is my home airport and you nailed the long list of reasons this airport is awful.
If you use the skycap wheelchair service, and you’re going to the international terminal. You’re subject to a second security screening. Been there, done that. You don’t have the option of going through the long tunnel if you use the skycap wheelchair service.
I’ve flowed out of and into LAX all my life, I’ve never been stuck, never taken an hour around the loop, never taken 2 hours to go through the facets as you say. People just don’t do their basic homework. LAX is simple to navigate, it’s a loop…Terminals 1, 2, 3 Bradley (International), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. I’ve seen people come out of Bradley and go wait for a shuttle to go to T3, when T3 is right there next door, a 5 minute walk 😂, so again, most people complicate their lives by not doing their basic homework, then they blame the airport.
I don't know if you want to pin this, but ALL terminals are now connected past security at LAX and it isn't too difficult to walk between them all!! (I actually came to this video from your walking tour of LAX lol)
One big reason- you can’t get from one terminal to another without exiting the building . And of course the traffic. Central parking is for drop off and pick up. If you want to stay near LAX stay at Marina Del Rey. Ten minute drive . More restaurants. Supermarkets. Safer. And close to Venice Beach. Don’t stay in Inglewood.
@@YellowProductions I used to live there. It took me ten minutes to drive on Lincoln to LAX. I told people call me when you get to baggage claim I’ll come pick you up in fifteen mins .
Compared to Singapore its pretty bad.. but certainly the things I described are LAX on its worst day.. you might get a good day when its not busy. And then it's not "so" bad
LAX and LA in general will be a disappointment compared to Singapore. Just visited Singapore and Changi is the best airport I've visited! Your country is amazing!
You can walk to the Regency from LAX? How ? I don't see "sidewalks" that led away fro. LAX to Sepulveda. Thax. I am arriving to LAX and want to meet my ride from a friend outside of LAX
All the terminals are now connected so you can walk from T1 to T8 without going through TSA. It’ll take an average person about 40 minutes to walk the entire terminals. Otherwise you can cross over from T1 to T8 without 7/8, but will have to go through TSA
My primary issue is getting to the LAX terminal. If you're flying into LAX using the LAX-it is easy. If you're flying out of LAX it's one of life's great nightmares since they closed the two lanes, and dedicated them to shuttles the traffic is an absolute nightmare so my question is can I be dropped off at The LAX-it lot and use the shuttle to get to the terminal to avoid the 30 to 60 minute traffic nightmare?
@@YellowProductions Does that mean the bus will not allow you on, to get to the terminal? Seems like a creative solution to the terminal nightmare, that LAX has become. Management at LAX has to be some of the worst in the country. No creativity. TSA can also be a nightmare.
Chris, a really good video and some great advice. I fly in and out 6 times a year internationally and LAX has really gone downhill. TSA leave a lot to be desired and at best 20 minutes to get through but usually an hour - it is the pits. I feel sorry for all the thousands who are going to come over for the Olympics they will quickly realise how poorly managed the TSA is at LAX and as for the horseshoe don’t get me started allow yourselves an hour. Keep up the good work.
The only thing you can do is always book your departing flight from lax as early as possible in the morning and do the TSA pree scream before you come to the airport . If u think 6 am is early than that's why your late .
After going through immigration, of course. As a foreigner who has travelled to the US through LAX a few times, immigration is so slow and so many staff are surly.
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Funny enough I think you captured JoJo Siwa at 6:05 of your vlog
Some of the shortcomings in LAX come from the thoughts of its early planners in the 60s. They thought passengers will not want to spend time in the terminals, they want to park their cars, walk to the terminal, board the plane and go. International air travel was not a big thing and they did not envision being a major transfer hub. That explains the horseshoe setup with parking in the middle, small terminal buildings with little space for concessions or seating. The good thing about LAX is the cooperating weather year round, 4 parallel runways with wind from the same direction 95% of the time. Once you make it to the terminal, there is less chance you have to wait hours for a delayed flight.
Agreed. I believe LAX originally had the shortest distance from the curbside to the boarding gate. That was when people could sit with you until you got on your plane and you didn't have the type of security you have to go through now. LAX was originally praised for it's design to quickly get on and off a plane and be on your way.
Yes, that's a major plus .... Less weather-related delays compared with other major airports.
It's a brilliant airport for plane spotting. The variety of aircraft is amazing especially the heavies A380, A340, A350, 747, 777 and the Dream liner ❤️✈️
I flew in and out of long Beach last year on southwest. That was wonderful. No waiting for anything. No shuttles. A lot of it was outdoors so you could enjoy the nice weather.
Long Beach airport is sooo chill compared to LAX, I love it
Most of the line for TSA being outdoors at 6:00am was strange to me. Unique. But Long Beach and SNA are great just being one long terminal of 18 or 20 gates with a few decent eating options. I grabbed a round trip flight from St. Louis on Southwest in September for around $184 to Long Beach direct - honestly, a pretty great price.
@@fraziermichaeljim in nebraska so that may be the move for me since Im tryna go there this week
Very small compared to LAX, but beautiful art deco design airport.
Whenever one can avoid LAX at all costs. I used to work around LAX. LA generally does not have a good transportation or information system for domestic and international travelers.
As someone who lives in Orange County and flies out of lax, I couldn’t agree with you more. The horseshoe is unforgiving if you miss the turn for your garage (if you can even get a spot), forcing you to traverse the whole horseshoe again. All the lines for coffee and food is always long so I end up getting a pre-made sandwich at a Hudson shop. The only reason I’d pick lax over John Wayne airport or Ontario international is because lax has the most flight options (non stop flights) and are usually cheaper.
Yup. I tolerate LAX often due to the price and number of direct flights
Love your videos! One thing I was gonna say is that a celeb walked right behind you and I think you didn’t notice 😆 Jojo Siwa, she looked in the camera too! How cool 😎 at around the 6.00 mark of the video she appears
Last year when I was on a layover at LAX we traveled in the domestic terminal and then we realized that we had to make it to the international terminal in order to make it to South Korea, we were completely lost until we asked an airport staffer. She asked us to go through underground tunnel that is a mile long. It was exhausting. The most absurd part is that we had to go to some sort of basement that had construction going on and go through this elevator with multiple floors. We essentially had Gamble and choose which floor is the correct one. Thank goodness it’s the right one. We then have to travel through more tunnels and overpasses with multiple pathways we had to choose. Finally we are at are at the international terminal to spend and hour finding our gate. Thank god the LAX staff were helpful because if not, we would have been stranded in Los Angeles.
As LAX is my home airport, I never had to connect there .... That sounds like a hot mess but thankfully, the employees were helpful and you made your flight. Hopefully with the people mover, the transfer between terminals will be easier.
We always use the Flyaway out of Van Nuys. It has never let us down.
LAX = Long awful experience
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When I got back from the airports in Tunisia and France to LA I could see a huge difference in quality. There was piss in bottles everywhere it was messy, and there was this weird high pitched noise outside the LA airport that blew my ears open
Lol. ❤ it! VERY appropriate for LAX. JFK -- Jesus F**kin Khrist! Christ with a K. 😂😂😂 LGA -- Lord God AWFUL, EWR -- EWWWW, Rotted! 😂 I live out in the Bay Area now, and SFO & OAK are actually really VERY NICE airports compared to the SoCal airports (ESPECIALLY LAX; Burbank, Ontario & San Diego are all ok), and are ABSOLUTE HEAVEN when I compare them to the NYC/NJ area airports. Boston Logan is sometimes VERY overcrowded & congested. Bradley International in Hartford, CT is small but a decent & clean airport. Miami International (MIA: "Missing in Ambience") is UTTERLY DISGUSTING! The West Palm Beach & Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa & Orlando airports are all MUCH nicer. I've never flown in and out of San Jose, so I can't speak to Minetta International. People complain about Chicago O'Hare (ORD) but I didn't find it that bad. Chicago Midway (MDW) is pretty ok too.
I Disagree
Thank you for this Chris. We land in LAX on August 1st & have a 7 hr layover before we fly to Seattle. Nice to know how long it is going to take to get through Customs/Security. We will try & stay longer at international terminal if there is more space. We may even walk to In&out. Very good information.
Thanks Cathy! 7 hour layover. Oof. You've definitely got plenty of time to head to In N Out
Walk? No one walks in LA!
If you're arriving there's no way to the departues post-security area which is the nice part - you have to exit to the street. You could go upstairs to departures outside-security, but that sucks - overcrowded, little seating and crummy expensive food. The outside-security areas pretty much blow in all the terminals. Go to In-N-Out and watch the planes land.
I've flown out of LAX 3 times this year and haven't had bad experiences. It's really not bad (:
Good to hear you don't have my luck :)
then you have no standards
Covid. Crowds are way down.
@@australianpatriot I must not have standards, either. Or perhaps I'm just not a complicated traveler who complains about everything.
LOL it's crowded because everyone and their mamas are traveling.@@shrimpflea
0:26 I think you got them reversed. Top is departure and bottom is arrival.
My bad!
Interestingly Orlando's new terminal C is gonna have departures on the bottom level and arrivals on the top (or at least that's what the plan was in a video I saw...)
Like the Red Zone versus the White Zone in Airplane! which was filmed at LAX Terminal 3 in 1979.
JOJO SIWA IN THE BACKGROUND IS CRAZY BRO
When I visited LA back in 2012, it was my first time flying outside of Norway, and to be honest, I actually found the transit at Newark airport to be way more stressfull. Mainly cause I struggled to find the right gate, and each employee I asked, gave me different directions. Also, I guess I was lucky with my timing, cause the lines at LAX were way shorter than those at Newark.. I'll definitely keep your tips from this video in mind tho, if I get a chance to visit again in the future :)
Newark sucks too :)
Newark is so busy because of all the travelers heading to NYC.. it's "cheaper" and the train takes you straight to Manhattan from there.
@@JuiceFHN35 Ah, I see. That makes sense :)
NICE CAMEO by JOJO SIWA at 6:04 lol not sure if anyone noticed
I just started working at LAX a week ago and watching this video was fun to watch.
Awesome job Chris.
Great video Chris. Next time I'm stuck at LAX I'm for sure going to go to that in n out.
I live in Los Angeles and LAX is my home airport and I’ve never had a problem with the airport and I travel internationally every year and the time going around the horseshoe takes no where near 1 hour. It usually takes about 20 minutes to get from terminal 1-7 going around the horse shoe
I used to work at LAX for 6 years and I can def confirm it has taken up to an hour to get out of the airport and to my car when I’m off 😭
I come from England many times and the Immigration and Customs is 3RD World.
@@robertcroft8241that’s every airport in the u.s now
Chris, few tips:
1. The G line Aviation shuttle is probably the best shuttle at LAX, its supposed to run every 7 minutes, 24/7. It's usually around ever 10=12 minutes; because it is a LAX shuttle it gets to use the priority bus lane in arrivals which has almost 0 traffic, never takes more than 8-9 minutes to go from T1-T7 in that lane.
2. T7 (United) and at a stretch T6 (Alaska) is pretty fast to get to, just take the shortcut right after T1 either upstairs or downstairs.
3. Depending on the time of day, it is much faster to go to arrivals in the morning (downstairs) and departures during the evening (upstairs) regardless of if you're actually arriving or departing. Each terminal has 3 or 4 escalators/elevators to switch between arrivals and departures.
Thanks for the tips Jared!
Awesome video! I'd also add the airports in San Diego, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara, as the odd good deal can be found sometimes and L.A. can still be a great 2-3 day side trip from any of those cities.
Thanks for the additional airports!
Hi Chris I'm a big fan,your attention to detail, knowledge and enthusiasm are second to none.
Thanks S!
I must add, nice and chill gate areas with great food options, seating, tables, and charging areas for your devices. I traveled domestic with 3 kids, bathrooms were clean, water dispensers, shops, no complaints. Security was a breeze.
Just flew in and out of LAX and it wasn't bad, but I chose to fly on Tuesdays in January for just that reason-and with a good price. PS, had to change my flight the day before on United economy and they charged me all of 30 cents. I was shocked. I am hoping the People Mover and the CONRAC car rental facility will make things easier and should ease up on the horseshoe jam. I asked my shuttle driver if he will lose his job. He just threw his hands up. Last summer I found it cheaper to fly into Vegas and rent a car there and drive to LA. Summertime both flight and rental in Vegas were half the price of LA. Saved almost $1000. Keep them coming, the vids are full of useful info. Thanks.
Thank you for your informative tips. I liked your video. ❤
One minor correction: the upper level is for departures, and the lower level is for arrivals. Other than that, yeah, LAX can either be a nightmare to navigate or (if you get super lucky and know your way around) smooth-ish.
I will see it for myself soon as I am flying into LAX. Thanks Chris.
The undisputed LA and San Diego MASTER. Your videos helped immensely with our trip to these cities- love your content- thank you!
Thanks David!
I very much disagree. You don't have to do the whole horseshoe. Stay in the left lane and cut across to your terminal. This is a very busy airport and not as congested as he says. Usually, everyone is polite when driving, dropping or picking up their passanger. No one is honking their hornes, speeding or being disrespectful. I go to the airport often and I find it to be quite the opposite of his experience.
Welp, as with anything , it's not 100% , but for the MOST PART, his analysis is accurate. And most everyone experiences.
He is correct in his observations
So, relax
@@chuckfan1 Why are you telling them to relax because they disagreed?
An airport this big without a train to downtown is insane .
Thanks for sharing your experience Millie
The security people at the terminal drop off at LAX are anal. You can’t even stop for 5 minutes.
How much time do I need for transfers from one international flight to another at Tom Bradly ?
At least 3 hours
Try connecting from one international flight in heathrow to another in under forty minutes.
@@SYDAirlineEnthusiast I have and it's possible. But you have to run !
Nice timelapse footage! I hate LAX so much that I always prefer road trips instead. Fly to Las Vegas (30 mins to get to airport, 1 hour ahead of time, 1 hour flight, 1 hour to get to Strip, or drive four hours.) And I live 3 miles away
Thanks Jeff! Agreed!
I LOVE LAX!!.. it remaind me when I first arrived to this great Country coming from a Communist place like Cuba, I felt SO FREE!!. Thank you L.A. Thank you USA!!..years later I was working at a Duty Free store in LAX. I was a Accountant in Cuba, here in the States, I worked with people for the first time. I enjoyed my job SO MUCH, I encountered many tv and movie celebrities, like Robert Mitchum, I got his autograh, Robert Redford, The O'Jays, Sammy Davis Jr. Natalie Wood (RIP), Robert Wagner, Merv Griffin ..I dont remember how many more!....that was in 1974. I moved to an apartment in El Segundo, across form the airport... I felt so close and so in love to LAX for may years until now 2023...I will never forget.....THANK YOU!!
Hi Chris! Very well said. On point as usual. I have been flying in and out of LA for thirty years, and I try really hard NOT to do LAX! LOL! But sometimes you have to. Thank you so much! Enjoy your week. CAB😍
Thanks CAB! Yup.. that's about how I feel about LAX :)
Very informative, maybe you could also discuss as well if there any option to spend time during longer lay over, there seems to be a beach nearby LAX.
Thanks for the topic suggestion!
Thank you so much! I am picking my brother up there tomorrow at 5:30pm and never been there, I will probably get stuck in the horseshoe! Maybe I will pick up at In n Out instead! Safe Travels😃
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
TBH, One of the biggest annoyances at LAX is trying to connect International to International. In most world airports, you can stay airside but not at US Airports. You have to go through US Immigration and customs even if you are leaving LAX on another International flight within a few hours. Foreign visitors also need an ESTA or Visa for the USA even if we have no intention of staying in the US and are just connecting International to International. It is crazy!
I believe that is a federal policy on how these international transfers are done. Doesn't matter which airport you landed.
It's all US airports that do this for all international arrivals that are connecting either domestically or international. LAX is my home airport but experienced this in Seattle, JFK, Boston, Philly and Dallas. It is very annoying. For foreigners making connections to other international flights, it is ridiculous to require the ESTA if you are only connecting. "sigh"
Hi Chris, question....how come I don't hear much about the Burbank Airport being used?? Why it's not as popular especially with the overcrowding at LAX??? What's it like????
Hi T -- I think Burbank is just too far North in Los Angeles for most people -- that's certainly the case for me, so I've never flown out of Burbank
Burbank is great. Little traffic. Unfortunately not many flights and usually more expensive.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is God sent information 👍🥰👏
Thanks KC
question this is gonna be my first time traveling when you get lost do they help you out? cause I heard they dont
I'm sure you'll find someone friendly enough to help you if you ask nicely
Question if you hire a private town car service to you pick up is that at the LAXit line or is it somewhere else? Going to LA for the first time in October and we don’t land until 9 pm.
how did you get the radio signals from both the planes and the atc towers? It's really cool
The good thing is that most of the negative issues regarding LAX will be fixed in a couple of years.
All the terminals are getting renovated and/or expanded
All the terminals will finally be connected behind security.
The People Mover will make accessing the airport more convenient
LAX will add three new terminals/concourses: Concourse 0, terminal 9, and an addition to the relatively new Mid Field West terminal.
They arw also adding significant amount of landscape greenery within the horseshoe and possibly a water feature too.
Everything should be ready by the 2028 Olympics except for the new terminal 9.
Agreed that LAX is slowly getting better
Terminal 1 is the only terminal not connected inside security. They need a tunnel to connect to terminals 2 and 3 though.
Yes, fly from San Diego or Orange County if you're anywhere near there. San Diego has flights to London, Tokyo, Munich and several Canadian cities.
Is it worth it to go to the In N Out by LAX just to eat and watch the planes even if you aren’t flying into LAX? Is the traffic not worth it? Thanks!
Probably depends where you're coming from. But I think it's a cool spot 😀
From Long Beach Airpot to Santa Monica. Thanks!
I don't know why, but the thumbnail and the title tells me this video is going to blow up.
But to comment, aside from the traffic, I honestly don't think LAX is that bad. I've flown out of there a few times in my life and it's been quite enjoyable. Though for me, it's just the thrill of riding an airplane that makes the whole travel experience awesome!
Thanks for your perspective sleepstudent
@@YellowProductions Haha, thanks. I think just the construction is really slowing down traffic and it looks realllly ugly.
I totally agree. All in all, I love being at LAX, cuz I know I'm about to travel. That said, having visited other airports, I know LAX is a crappy airport and that we can do better.
Here's a tip. If you do premium ride-share(the more expensive ones like Uber black or alto) they will pick you up from the terminal you won't have to take this shuttle to LAX-IT.
Thanks for the double tip Sherman :)
Nice time-lapse footage 👍
I use LAX at least every other month and never seem to have many problems or hassles. Quick in and out. I guess im just lucky. Still prefer LAX over any other SoCal airport for the connections
Yep. I flew into Long Beach, and it sucks. John Wayne is okay, but lax airport is awesome.
nice video ! thanks from sweden
Hyatt House/Hyatt Place was amazing! We stayed there this week. The room was super clean. The beds were comfortable. And best of all a full breakfast free of charge in the morning! I paid 283 for a suite with a kitchen, dining area, living room with a couch that turns into a bed and a bedroom with two queen beds. I wish you could share pictures because this hotel was fabulous.
We took an Uber to enterprise and then our first stop was Randy’s donuts! Oh my gosh I still dream of these and it’s been a week!
Awesome Jessica!
Come on. It isn't that bad. "it can often take one hour to go around the airport loop?" When was that? Did someone get hit by a car, and it took them an hour to pick up all the body parts? Things are improving. The terminal footprint area is relatively small, and the airport needs to deal with decisions that were made going back to the 1950's. You can't blame that on airport management.
It's not, I'm there all the time. He's working the click bait try to stir it up....he doesn't know what he's speaking about
LAX Valet Service made my trip to LAX very easy!! No shuttle needed! They meet you directly at the terminal and take you car! I highly recommend it! :)
Thanks for the tip
So my wife and I connected through LAX for the first time. We were expecting the worst. We hate all things LA. However, we found the airport worked extremely friendly. They helped direct us on buses from the Delta terminal, to the AMEX lounge in the International one. Everyone was more than helpful and most of all, asked us for help, before we even asked them. We came in expecting the worst, and had a pretty good experience.
Great to hear John!
I would say I’ve flown into or out of LAX about a 100 times in my life, and watching your video makes me feel that I’ve been astoundingly lucky. I have encountered the kind of traffic you’re describing around the loop, but maybe ten percent of the time. My usual routine means LAX is the destination, not a transfer spot, and I usually walk right out of the terminal to the Flyaway buses, which are inexpensive and frequent, and I’m usually on my way out of the airport and onto the 405 in a short amount of time. 🤷♂️
Or perhaps I've been astoundingly unlucky :)
@@YellowProductions I guess but my experience is that you’re right that LAX is one of the most hated U.S. airports. I’ve heard that all my life, even though I’ve always found it to be fine (except for the food options and prices).
I agree. And it usually takes about 20 minutes to srive around the horseshoe. Rarely does it take an hour. Maybe on certain holidays it might take twice as long.
Also, there were two shortcuts so you wouldn't need to go all the way around the entire horseshoe if you were driving. However, those shortcuts have been closed since the construction of the people mover..
If you have global entry is it still just as bad with customs or a lot faster I would imagine??
Global Entry makes it WAY better
MUCH quicker. I just used Global Entry a few weeks ago and it was the quickest I've ever got through the passport control area.
LAX not being designed for the number of people it currently handles of not being able to handle connection/transits easily really goes to show how short-sighted the airport's builders were.
Great video, though!
Thanks Carl 😀
True, and the horseshoe doesn't allow for easy expansion. I still remember when they added the upper level of the horseshoe in time for the 1984 Olympics. That's also when they added the TBIT.
LAX was built in 1928. How could they have known?
I am from Canada and I found LAX Domestic Wing Airport very calming than the Vancouver Domestic Wing Airport. I had extreme anxiety on times I flew out of Vancouver, I had extreme anxiety. However this before Covid. I haven't traveled since.
Might be going to LA in the fall but I think I will fly into Burbank instead, might mean more lay over but sounds like a way easier time!
If your destination is closer to Burbank airport then it totally makes sense!
Have flown in and out of LAX since 1973, have picked up and dropped off, and have never had any problems. Smooth. When the people mover is activated later this year. its going to be even smoother. Disagree totally with yellow.
Thanks for sharing your perspective David. I am looking forward to the people mover!
Good job. Then I thought halfway through or so that they rest would be minor. But it kept on delivering useful points. Cool. Then solutions presented at the end, alternatives. Nice.
Thanks Bill!
I am sure LAX is bearable for all you Americans but it is truly awful for we foreigners. LAX immigration is so slow and the staff are so surly. Few smile. For those of us calling Australia/New Zealand or East Asia our home, LAX is the most common entry point to the US. The experience of LAX is a terrible way to say, ‘Welcome to the USA’. The only somewhat redeeming feature isTBIT departures but outgoing emigration at TBIT is a horrible experience. You feel like cattle.
I agree with all your points Adrian! I think for the folks that "like" LAX.. They haven't seen actual good airports around the world
I'll be arriving at LAX after a looooooooong journey from Asia, and I'll be having 2 luggages, a hand carry luggage and my backpack = any advise please of HOW I'm gonna manage to get on the Shuttle to the Ride Share place??? It looks like it's made for domestic passengers who just have a backpack!!! Please advise, thanks.
Hi Jessica -- there are luggage carts in baggage claim of the international terminal.. you can load up your luggage and wheel it out to the shuttle stop
I definitely disagree with a lot of what is said here. Yes, the horseshoe sucks but it shouldn’t take you an hour to get to T7/8. If you read the signs you don’t have to travel all the way around the horseshoe to get to Terminals 5-7/8. There’s a shortcut after T1 that crosses over to T7/8 and another one past T2 that crosses over to T5 and T6.
The $50/day parking rate is for the short term garages located in the terminal area. Like most major airports, the short term garages are not meant for overnight parking. Other major airports like EWR and ORD charge the same.
Anyone can easily and quickly walk to LAX-IT from terminals 1, 2, and 7/8.
Changing planes from International to Domestic at any US airport is difficult because you’ll always have to re-enter security after you clear customs and immigrations. And the Tom Bradley Int’l Terminal has a walkable airside connection to T4 through T8. It’s also connected airside to T1-T3 by an airside bus for now.
Name me one airport that has cheap food. Every airport is ridiculous when it comes to food.
Luggage carts/Smarte carts are never free at US airports. I’ve only seen them free outside of the US.
One of the worst airports without mass transit systems. Unlike NRT, HDN, KIX, BOS, HKG, LHR, CDG, LIS, BCN...(100 more)....take 2 hours to go home typically.
Not sure about one of the worst, but once out of the airport that 405, 105 freeways is pretty bad, especially during rush hour.
We are getting around to fixing this up. We are getting a people mover in the next couple of years, which will further reduce the traffic. We are also getting airside connectors for the terminals too
I'm ready for the fix up! 😉
What about the LAX-IT mess .... It is challenging getting luggage up the steps on the buses. I often have to resort to the costly Uber Black to pick me up at the terminal.
How’s the June Gloom been this year?
Gloomy
I think we can blame the cars waiting in the unloading area that think they can park there for 15 to 20 min. No police are in force of the pick up areas.
For sure Bert! The curb side seems really poorly enforced. At San Diego Airport the cops at the curbside are hyper vigilant to keep people moving
Whenever we fly out of LAX we use the LAX Flyaway out of Union Station. Parking is $8 a day and the bus ride per passenger one way costs just under $10.
My number one complaint, the Metro drops you off a mile from the Terminals. Go to Paris or London and you haven’t multiple mass transit options, in the terminals. Means you pay for parking and fight the traffic or get a taxi/Lyft and fight the traffic. Either one truly sucks.
For sure G!
Barcelona and Rome have direct subways. I believe Paris also has one, but I took a cab there.
You can park at metro green line for only $3 a day. But you can only pay up too 3 days. And yes take a shuttle from green line station to LAX. You can also use the same shuttle for remote car Depot.
Thanks for the tips
Last week was the first time using the LAX-it bus to catch an Uber. Traffic is still horrible 🤔 also a few years ago i parked at lot C and got a parking ticket for No front License Plate 🤬 Long Beach is my Alternative 🤗 and would pay a little extra to not travel thru LAX 🤣
I hate how the terminals are not connected together. You'll have to get out of the terminal, walk to the next terminal, go through security again, and that mess..... How can such busy airport not have their terminals connected without going through security again.....
That is no longer true. Terminal 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and TBT have been connected on secured side for sometime. Terminal 1, 2, 3 are also connected in the secured side now. When the connection from Terminal 3 to TBT open in about a year, all the terminals in LAX will have post security connections.
@@kckong7433 That is good to know. I just had a bad experience there a while back. Thanks....for the update!
@@kckong7433terminal 1 is not connected to any terminal. Terminal 2 and 3 have a bus to tom Bradley, but no walkway.
You haven’t been to jfk lol. Almost none of the terminals are connected there.
LAX In-&-Out is the best!!
Mmmmm
I haven't been to Los Angeles since 2016 and just recently took a trip to LA in May and realized the rental car shuttles now drop you off downstairs at Arrivals instead of upstairs at Departures so you'll need to catch an elevator or escalator upstairs to check in for your flight. I guess that's one way of eliminating some of the traffic upstairs at Departures.
It kind looks like the one here but time difference
lol I definitely got off my friend's car and walked to my terminal. I was running very late, but the clear signage and helpful staff made sure I got there on time. I remember my flight was LAX to Orlando and the difference was stark. Good to know it's getting a people mover from the Metro, but then again, the Metro is not even that convenient to use.
I’m from the east coast (NYC) but have family in LA and I fly out to there often. I’ve had quite a few close calls in missing flights because of the insane traffic. It’s nerve racking. Learnt my lesson and I leave for the airport extra early.
This is probably why we’re driving from Montana to California staying in Vegas 1 night at treasure Island and going to my grandmas house in Temecula so excited
What's better in in our or five guys in your opinion?
In N Out hands down!
I’ve also never had problems getting in and out of LAX. No complaints here although it’s not my usual airport when flying to LA area.
You've been lucky ;)
My mum and i stayed in L.A in 1996 when we arrived into LAX we looked at each other and wondered what we had come into,LAX was cold,grey and very depressing,and L.A looked so desolate we thought we'd made a big mistke holidaying in L.A luckily once we got up the road some way things perked up and L.A became much nicer.We stayed at the Sheraton Anaheim hotel which was beautiful.I would love to see you do a review of that hotel
Thanking You
Hazel from the UK
i scanned through the comments and didnt see it, and i apologize if its been brought up, but all the shuttles run by the airport (connection, lax-it, economy lot, metro rail..etc) have a dedicated lane on the arrivals level, so they do not get stuck in traffic
Thanks for that clarification
I'm from Santa Monica and at first the LAXit was a pain, but overall I don't mind LAX. 🤷♀️
Thanks for sharing your perspective Renee
Unfortunately for me, I use LAX for both leisure and occasionally business trips. LAX’s horseshoe, LAX IT (rideshare area), and lack of direct public transportation are reasons to avoid the airport. Just about the only saving grace are the proximity of the airport hotels though parking there is ridiculously expensive. I have flown into DFW many times and always impressed with the sky link with quick access to the terminals. That is real progress. LAX can never have that unless they tear down the whole airport and start from scratch.
There is direct Public Transportation..shuttle ride over to 96th street bus station...
Another plus for DFW is that all of their terminals are connected airside with a train - very easy to get from one terminal to another
@@jmlinden7They have shuttles at LAX that do the same thing
@@mrxman581well terminal 1 at lax requires you to go through security again.
DFW doesn’t have shuttles and the shuttles take a while anyways at lax.
Yes, it is easy to connect between terminals at DFW for domestic flights. Unfortunately, you have to go through TSA if arriving from an international flight and needing to connect domestically. @@jmlinden7
To get out of horseshoe, you have to be in a rare crazy traffic situation for an hour delay.
Usually it will be 15-20 mins to drive around the entire horseshoe , make sure you keep left and do not take the parking entrances (which again are on the left lane). For departure flights, pls add an hour to what it usually be for other airports. Traffic is bad at the horseshoe section just in front of TBIT, and i have been dropped in front of domestic terminals. From there you have to walk to TBIT.
Also, the security lines can go really long in no time. so pls make sure you have ample time for such unforeseen events.
I stayed at the Hyatt at LAX and walked to In N Out for dinner and did some evening plane spotting.
Nice!
LAXit is a total nightmare. Never again! Great video by the way. This is my home airport and you nailed the long list of reasons this airport is awful.
Thanks Rock a little travel!
If you use the skycap wheelchair service, and you’re going to the international terminal. You’re subject to a second security screening. Been there, done that.
You don’t have the option of going through the long tunnel if you use the skycap wheelchair service.
I’ve flowed out of and into LAX all my life, I’ve never been stuck, never taken an hour around the loop, never taken 2 hours to go through the facets as you say. People just don’t do their basic homework. LAX is simple to navigate, it’s a loop…Terminals 1, 2, 3 Bradley (International), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. I’ve seen people come out of Bradley and go wait for a shuttle to go to T3, when T3 is right there next door, a 5 minute walk 😂, so again, most people complicate their lives by not doing their basic homework, then they blame the airport.
Thank you.
@@Inconsistent1fax
I don't know if you want to pin this, but ALL terminals are now connected past security at LAX and it isn't too difficult to walk between them all!! (I actually came to this video from your walking tour of LAX lol)
The bottom level is for Arrivals and the top level is for Departures.
One big reason- you can’t get from one terminal to another without exiting the building .
And of course the traffic.
Central parking is for drop off and pick up.
If you want to stay near LAX stay at Marina Del Rey. Ten minute drive . More restaurants. Supermarkets. Safer. And close to Venice Beach.
Don’t stay in Inglewood.
Great tip on Marina Del Rey
@@YellowProductions I used to live there. It took me ten minutes to drive on Lincoln to LAX. I told people call me when you get to baggage claim I’ll come pick you up in fifteen mins .
I really need to visit LAX one day. Is it really that bad?
I am from Singapore 😅 I promise i wont compare it with Changi Airport lol
Compared to Singapore its pretty bad.. but certainly the things I described are LAX on its worst day.. you might get a good day when its not busy. And then it's not "so" bad
LAX and LA in general will be a disappointment compared to Singapore. Just visited Singapore and Changi is the best airport I've visited! Your country is amazing!
8:11 What keeps prices low?
A very good video !! 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶✈️💞
Thanks Spark!
You can walk to the Regency from LAX? How ? I don't see "sidewalks" that led away fro. LAX to Sepulveda. Thax. I am arriving to LAX and want to meet my ride from a friend outside of LAX
Basically get to the ground level of Terminal 1. And there are sidewalks from there that will lead to the Hyatt Regency
All the terminals are now connected so you can walk from T1 to T8 without going through TSA. It’ll take an average person about 40 minutes to walk the entire terminals. Otherwise you can cross over from T1 to T8 without 7/8, but will have to go through TSA
My primary issue is getting to the LAX terminal. If you're flying into LAX using the LAX-it is easy. If you're flying out of LAX it's one of life's great nightmares since they closed the two lanes, and dedicated them to shuttles the traffic is an absolute nightmare so my question is can I be dropped off at The LAX-it lot and use the shuttle to get to the terminal to avoid the 30 to 60 minute traffic nightmare?
Indeed. Getting to LAX is rough.. not sure if you can have them drop you off at LAX IT.
@@YellowProductions Does that mean the bus will not allow you on, to get to the terminal? Seems like a creative solution to the terminal nightmare, that LAX has become. Management at LAX has to be some of the worst in the country. No creativity. TSA can also be a nightmare.
Chris, a really good video and some great advice. I fly in and out 6 times a year internationally and LAX has really gone downhill. TSA leave a lot to be desired and at best 20 minutes to get through but usually an hour - it is the pits. I feel sorry for all the thousands who are going to come over for the Olympics they will quickly realise how poorly managed the TSA is at LAX and as for the horseshoe don’t get me started allow yourselves an hour. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Ian!
UGH ... I better avoid air travel during the month of the Olympics ... LAX is my home airport and it's already a hot mess. LOL!
The only thing you can do is always book your departing flight from lax as early as possible in the morning and do the TSA pree scream before you come to the airport . If u think 6 am is early than that's why your late .
Yup. Early is the best at LAX
FYI, TBIT is actually connected airside to T4, which you can stay airside all the way to T8
After going through immigration, of course. As a foreigner who has travelled to the US through LAX a few times, immigration is so slow and so many staff are surly.
@@adeejinnz I can say the same for Australia, Canada, and London