Getting Around in Los Angeles
This is a town of shortcuts, and this guide is yet another. Here you'll find info on public transportation, car rental, short distance road tripping local-style, and navigating the streets and freeways of Los Angeles.
12 LA Shortcuts
No coverage of LA would be complete without some of the city's driving shortcuts. Director Robert Altman understood this key part of the culture when he titled his LA-based movie (starring Julianne Moore) Shortcuts. Finding a quicker or less trafficked way to your destination is a must in a driving town like ours.
No coverage of LA would be complete without some of the city's driving shortcuts. Director Robert Altman understood this key part of the culture when he titled his LA-based movie (starring Julianne Moore) Shortcuts. Finding a quicker or less trafficked way to your destination is a must in a driving town like ours.
California Department of Motor Vehicles
LA is a driving town. Get licensed to drive and get out there!
LA is a driving town. Get licensed to drive and get out there!
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Save gas and get around town. Here is everything you ever wanted to know about LA's public transportation system.
Save gas and get around town. Here is everything you ever wanted to know about LA's public transportation system.
Ride Sharing
A networking board for carpool and ride share in the Los Angeles area.
A networking board for carpool and ride share in the Los Angeles area.
Rent a Hybrid Car
If you're conscious of gas prices and pollution and need to rent a car, this is the perfect alternative. Rent a hybrid.
If you're conscious of gas prices and pollution and need to rent a car, this is the perfect alternative. Rent a hybrid.
Bike Paths in Los Angeles
A guide to bike paths around LA and Northern Orange County.
A guide to bike paths around LA and Northern Orange County.
Amtrak in Los Angeles: Union Station
Downtown's hub for travel by train
Downtown's hub for travel by train
LA Taxi
City of Los Angeles taxi services
City of Los Angeles taxi services
Safe Rides
The safe solution to a potential DUI hazard. Safe Rides is a national organization with facilities in LA, that provides local law enforcement officials--24 hours a day--that will drive you home in your own car.
The safe solution to a potential DUI hazard. Safe Rides is a national organization with facilities in LA, that provides local law enforcement officials--24 hours a day--that will drive you home in your own car.