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Los Angeles Airport
Information and help desks: Travelers Aid booths are located on the lower/Arrivals level of each Terminal near baggage claim and provide assistance for disabled passengers. The airport has a 24 hour recorded information line (tel: 310 646 5252 or TDD: 310 417 0439). QuickAID computer Terminals throughout the airport provide free transportation information.
Airport Facilities: ATMs are located in each Terminal on the Arrivals and Departures levels. Foreign exchange facilities are located in the Departures halls of all the Terminals as well as the Arrivals halls of TBI (Tom Bradley International) Terminal and Terminals 2, 5 and 7. There is a post office at TBI Terminal, and first aid facilities are available. A variety of shopping and eating facilities includes duty-free shopping in Terminals 2-7 and the TBI Terminal.
Disabled Facilities: Facilities for disabled travellers are excellent, including ramps and lifts, adapted toilets, accessible restaurants, and TDD telephones in Terminals 1-7.
Business Facilities: Fax, photocopying and internet access facilities are available in all Departures areas; notary services are available at Terminal 5 and the TBI Terminal.
Car Rental: All major rental companies, including Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz and National are represented.
Car Parking: There are six central car parks with good access to all the Terminals, offering short and long-term parking. The two perimeter car parks have cheaper daily rates and the first two hours of parking is free of charge; the LAX shuttle runs between these car parks and the Terminals. All car parks have plenty of disabled spaces and lift-equipped shuttle buses run between Lots B and C and the Terminals.
Driving Directions: The airport is located just off the Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1) and Highway 42, near the intersection of Freeways 405 and 105. (Highway 1 is also called Lincoln Boulevard just north of the airport, and Sepulveda Boulevard just south of the airport.) From Los Angeles take Freeway 405 south, turn off onto either Highway 42 or Freeway 105 west, and follow signs to the airport. Traffic is heavy at peak times and the airport recommends using public transport.
Public Transport & Taxis: Computer Terminals around the airport provide transport information. Taxis and shuttles stop outside the Terminals at the lower/Arrivals level. Authorised taxis serve the airport and display fixed fare tariffs to local destinations. Door-to-door shuttle vans are also available. For rail travel, there is a free shuttle service from the airport every 12 to 15 minutes, 0430-2300, which runs to the Aviation station on the green line of the metro light rail network. Various airport bus and shuttle van services run to destinations all over Southern California, including the Airport Bus to central Los Angeles and Pasadena (tel: 800 772 5299 toll free). Public bus services are run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (tel: 800 266 6883 toll free; buses run from parking lot C, connected to the Terminals by shuttle C), Culver City Bus Line (tel: 310 253 6500), Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (tel: 310 451 5444) and Torrance Transit 310 320 9442).
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