Local driving advide needed

[Alex]

I have a 5:45 flight out of LAX tonight. Leaving from Disneyland. Have a car to return.

1) Any advice on when I should leave to comfortably be in the airport by 4:45?

2) Any route better than the Google Maps one (91 to 605 to 105)

[Ghoulish Delight]

That route should be fine, but if you have a chance to check traffic before hitting the road you should. 91 to 710 to 105, or 91 t0 110 to 105 are possible alternatives.

Traffic SHOULDN'T be too bad before 5. I'd be surprised if it took more than an hour, but if it were me I'd give myself an hour and a half to be safe. But I always err on the side of early when going to airports, so if you'd rather be a little bit late than a little bit early, an hour is probably fine.

[€uroMeinke]

Are you traveling alone? 710 lacks a carpool lane, so Keep that in mind as you consider alternate routes

[BarTopDancer]

I recommend a teleporter.

Traffic was insanely light this morning due to the MLK holiday (I guess?) My normal 40 minute commute took 25 minutes, which is lucky since I left 25 minutes before I was supposed to be at work.

[Alex]

Yes alone. Forgot about holiday traffic so hopefully not bad.

[Kevy Baby]

Technically speaking, from Disneyland, you would take the 5 to the 91. But otherwise, the info above is sound for today. If today weren't a holiday, I would allow for more than an hour.

[Morrigoon]

I still would... in the afternoon people will be returning from wherever they were all weekend.

[Moonliner]

Do cars with two passengers get to use the carpool lane? If so how much of a difference would that make for a trip from LAX to DLR on a non-holiday Tuesday evening round about 6:30pm?

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Do cars with two passengers get to use the carpool lane? If so how much of a difference would that make for a trip from LAX to DLR on a non-holiday Tuesday evening round about 6:30pm?

The carpool lane helps a lot if you're traveling on a freeway that has one. (The 5 start south of the 91 and the 710 has none). The best route to take at 6:30 would be the 105 East to the 605 South to the 91 East to the 5 South. There is a carpool lane for the 91 to 5 transition and a carpool exit to Disneyland Drive.

At 6:30 traffic won't be too bad. You;ll get bogged down at the 105/605 interchange and possibly at the 605/91 interchange but if it take you longer than an hour (it's 35 miles) I'd be surprised. Just stay off the 405 and the 22.

If you want an adventure (that will take longer) get on Sepulveda, which runs parallel to the entrance to LAX, take it South. Sepulveda becomes Willow through Long Beach then it becomes Katella in Orange County. You'll end up at Katella and Harbor which is where Disneyland is. Sadly, there's not much of anything exciting to see along the way.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

The carpool lane helps a lot if you're traveling on a freeway that has one. (The 5 start south of the 91 and the 710 has none). The best route to take at 6:30 would be the 105 East to the 605 South to the 91 East to the 5 South. There is a carpool lane for the 91 to 5 transition and a carpool exit to Disneyland Drive.

At 6:30 traffic won't be too bad. You;ll get bogged down at the 105/605 interchange and possibly at the 605/91 interchange but if it take you longer than an hour (it's 35 miles) I'd be surprised. Just stay off the 405 and the 22.

If you want an adventure (that will take longer) get on Sepulveda, which runs parallel to the entrance to LAX, take it South. Sepulveda becomes Willow through Long Beach then it becomes Katella in Orange County. You'll end up at Katella and Harbor which is where Disneyland is. Sadly, there's not much of anything exciting to see along the way.

Excellent. I've decided to splurge just a bit and not rent a car for this trip. I'll ask my driver to to take the 105e route and that he'll have to contend with NA's wrath if I'm unduly delayed.