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Old December 5th, 2003, 05:09 PM
Myron Hanch
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How much time should one allocate to get from Los Angeles airport
to the Cruise pier at Long Beach ?

Thank you.


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Old December 5th, 2003, 06:21 PM
ArleneL
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If you use primetimeshuttle.com, it'll cost you $30+tip for two.

Arlene

Myron Hanch wrote:

How much time should one allocate to get from Los Angeles airport
to the Cruise pier at Long Beach ?

Thank you.


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Old December 5th, 2003, 06:36 PM
Cal Ford
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At the very minimum I would plan on at least an hour to and hour and a half. It
is not all that far as the crow flies but it does not take much to really mess
up traffic in that area so allow as much time as you can.

Cal Ford
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In article %42Ab.18474$bC.7662@clgrps13, Myron Hanch says...

How much time should one allocate to get from Los Angeles airport
to the Cruise pier at Long Beach ?

Thank you.



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Old December 5th, 2003, 11:08 PM
steve
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35 minutes to 2. 5 hrs id go super shuttle

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Old December 6th, 2003, 05:44 AM
Thomas Smith
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Traffic on I-405, the freeway you likely will use most of the way from LAX
to Long Beach, is unpredictable. If there is no serious traffic problems,
the trip should take no more than 30 to 45 minutes. However, if there is a
traffic problem, you can expect to take up to two hours for the trip. The
general rule of thumb from most cruisers is to try to arrive in the port
city the day before the cruise. That way, you can arrive at the ship rested
and prepared for your cruise rather than stressed out from the trials and
tribulations of modern air travel.

Tom Smith

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How much time should one allocate to get from Los Angeles airport
to the Cruise pier at Long Beach ?

Thank you.




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Old December 6th, 2003, 11:56 PM
larry swaaley
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About an hour and a half, in no traffic you can do it in 35 minutes.

An interesting option is to take the light rail bus from the airport to the
light rail, take the light rail and transfer to the red line and it will
take you down to the pier.
also allow 1 1/2 hours

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How much time should one allocate to get from Los Angeles airport
to the Cruise pier at Long Beach ?

Thank you.




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Old December 7th, 2003, 08:59 PM
David Seifert
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Well, not quite.

First of all it is the BLUE Line not the Red Line that runs into
downtown Long Beach. Second, the Blue line will only take you as far
as the downtown long beach transportation loop. From there you would
need to take one of the Passport shuttle busses across the bridge to
the other side of the downtown marina to where the Queen Mary and
Cruise Terminal are located.

Not recommended for those with luggage! Perhaps a better thing is to
take a cab or shuttle directly from the airport to ship as early as
possible, get settled on the ship, THEN take the free shuttle bus back
across the bridge to downtown Long Beach for a look-see. Lots of
great dining and entertainment options. Oh, and don't pass up the
chance to see the Queen Mary while you are there.

David (lives in Long Beach)

"larry swaaley" wrote in message ink.net...
About an hour and a half, in no traffic you can do it in 35 minutes.

An interesting option is to take the light rail bus from the airport to the
light rail, take the light rail and transfer to the red line and it will
take you down to the pier.
also allow 1 1/2 hours

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Old December 7th, 2003, 11:03 PM
JLP20
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Default taxi lax to long beach pier

An interesting option is to take the light rail bus from the airport to the
light rail, take the light rail and transfer to the red line and it will
take you down to the pier.
also allow 1 1/2 hours


First, I will take your word that there is a bus from the LAX loop over to the
rail point. You would have to lug all of your luggage on and off the bus. The
rail station itself is raised and there may only be stairs. This will tahe you
East to the transfer to the South bound train. There you would have to change
levels, there is escalators here. Once in Long Beach, I have no idea other than
taxi how to get to the ship.

The main point is, 80% of this trip would be in less than safe conditions for
an obvious tourist.
"Anything that doesn't kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
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Old December 8th, 2003, 12:14 AM
steve
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great dining in long beach? last time downtown on pine at kings fish
house paid 18.95 for halibut a small piece wasnt that good. colonial
buffet only ok super mex good but expensive roscoes expensive
didnt like chicken long beach cafe prices gone outta site.

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Old December 8th, 2003, 08:35 PM
David Seifert
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Not to get in a ****ing match about whether downtown Long Beach has
good dining options but... Your selection of places is all over the
map. The Colonial Buffet (a favorite for the "early bird special"
set) would never be confused as a fine dining experience and the Long
Beach Cafe is barely recognizable as an eating experience. It gives
greasy spoons a bad name. Super Mex is expensive? Kings Fish House
isn't a great restaurant but right next door is Alegria, a very nice
Spanish Tapas restaurant.

Bet you didn't try 555 (around the corner from Long Beach Cafe and
Colonial Buffet) or the Rock Bottom Brewery or Mums (around the corner
from Kings Fish House). I said Long Beach has some great dining
options, I never they were cheap (they seldom are).

David

(steve) wrote in message ...
great dining in long beach? last time downtown on pine at kings fish
house paid 18.95 for halibut a small piece wasnt that good. colonial
buffet only ok super mex good but expensive roscoes expensive
didnt like chicken long beach cafe prices gone outta site.

 




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