LAX to Anaheim – how much slower is the Super Shuttle than a cab?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 26 Jul, 2023
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Just did it last night. Depends how many people are travelling for us it was 4 so we decided on a taxi. Bad idea it cost $110 from LAX to Anaheim, I should’ve taken the $18 pp in a shuttle. Hope that helps!
As it happened I did not go to Anaheim from LAX but to Carlsbad. However I have just taken the reverse trip. I booked a 5:05 shuttle from the Anaheim Hilton. We pulled out about 5:15 but proceeded to go back and forth from hotel to hotel and in fact drove past the Hilton for the last time about 6pm. We pulled onto airport property at 6:40, much to the consternation of the fellow with the 7:30 flight who’d been told it was a 45 minute trip, and since we went to his terminal first, I ended up walking into my terminal about 7:00 for let’s call it a two hour trip.
So yeah, my history of the shuttle – that it adds a minimum of an hour to the trip – holds true even here in California where the intercity trip might be thought to outweigh the fiddling around time. I knew what I was up for which is why I booked a 5pm shuttle.
Some thoughts:
- That 29 miles sounds like it came from someone in PR—Google maps puts it at over 35 miles and 60-80 minutes with traffic. Back when I lived there, I’d have estimated that drive at about 90 minutes without traffic.
- Do you know what your schedule will be like during the trip? Unless you know you’re going no further than a few blocks away from the hotel/convention center during the whole trip, you’ll almost always want to rent a car in Southern California. Keep in mind that you can’t catch taxis on the street, and public transportation is very limited.
- Are you traveling by yourself, or with others? If it’s just you, it’s hard to justify paying $120 for a cab (each way) versus $16 for a shuttle (each way). However, the cab fare is the same no matter how many people they let you cram in.
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I agree with Joel that John Wayne (SNA) and Long Beach (LGB) are better bets, but it’s worth keeping in mind that the shuttle fare is:
- $16 to/from LAX
- $10 to/from SNA
- $35 to/from LGB
Which makes SNA look like the best bet. I have no idea why LGB is that much more when the cab fare would be under $70.
Yep, that’s the nature of SuperShuttle… it takes twice as long and drives you batty, but it does save some money.
Do you really have to fly to LAX? There are two commercial airports closer than LAX to Anaheim — John Wayne and Long Beach — both of which are pleasant, quieter airports.
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