Travel guide
LAX to Hollywood transportation: cost, time and the smart options
Hollywood is only 17 miles from LAX, but they're the 17 slowest miles in American aviation ground transport: the 405, the 10 or Sepulveda, then the 101. Budget 30 minutes at dawn and up to 90 in the afternoon crush.
What the ride costs
- Rideshare: $35–85 with surge, from the LAX-it lot.
- Private fixed transfer: $160 sedan / $180 SUV per vehicle — one number regardless of traffic, meet & greet inside arrivals, covering Hollywood, the Hills and West Hollywood.
- Metro B Line from Union Station reaches Hollywood/Highland, but from LAX the full journey needs 2+ transfers and 90+ minutes.
The Burbank trick
If you haven't booked flights yet and Hollywood/Universal is your base, compare fares into Hollywood Burbank (BUR). It's 7 miles from the Walk of Fame, security lines are minutes long, and our fixed transfer is $105 by sedan — often saving both money and an hour of your life versus LAX. We serve both airports at fixed rates, so pick the flight, not the transfer.