Below you'll find insider tips on getting the best from Los Angeles, from hints on finding a home to reviews of the hottest restaurants in town.
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Getting Around
Los Angeles can be a bewilderingly difficult place to get around. For one thing, it is immense, stretching from the Pacific in the west all the way to the San Gabriel Mountains in the... read more
Air Travel
The main airport serving Los Angeles is LAX, which handles both domestic and international traffic. It is one of the busiest airports in the world, through which more than 60 million... read more
Bus
Los Angeles boasts a huge fleet of buses, up to 2,000, covering over 3,625 sq km (1,400 square miles) of street at peak hours every day. Run by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit... read more
Car
Other options Transportation p.132
Angelenos have taken the American love of the automobile to a new level. Status, both real and perceived, is closely bound up with the kind of car... read more
Bicycle
Other options Cycling p.219
Los Angeles actually has some progressive laws regarding bicycle use. While cyclists are bound by the same rules as other drivers, they are also entitled to... read more
Metro
The Red Car trolley lines vanished in the early 60s, but by the 1970s there were calls to create another form of mass transit other than the bus system. The first light rail borne of that... read more
Motorcycles
Although cars dominate the road, it is not uncommon to see motorbikes and scooters zipping through traffic in LA. Generally speaking, all traffic rules apply equally to cars and... read more
Taxi
Unlike other cities around the world, Los Angeles is not crawling with taxis roaming the streets in search of the outstretched arm of a potential rider. Rather, taxis and car services can... read more
Train
For those travelling farther afield, Los Angeles does provide access to intercity Metrolink trains and to Amtrak, the national passenger train company. These, as well as the subway and... read more
