Travel from San Diego Cruise Terminal to Lax

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
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My wife and I may be going on a cruise that ends in San Diego.
How can we get from the cruise ship terminal to LAX airport quickly
and cheaply? Is this even possible?

It is a couple of hundred miles.

Kilometers. Or about 120 miles.

Quickly? Fly it.

In 2000, I took a cruise that ended in San Diego. It was not possible
to fly anywhere "quickly" after it, because one shipload of passengers
was enough to totally overwhelm the San Diego airport. The line to
reach the check-in counters was so long it was hard to tell that that
was what line it was -- I think we had to stand in it for something
like 90 minutes.

If mine was a typical experience, looking for a direct bus to LAX sounds
like a much better idea.

There is no direct bus from the cruise terminal to LAX.

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"Shawn Hearn" wrote in message
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"kentmanor" wrote:

My wife and I may be going on a cruise that ends in San Diego. How can
we
get from the cruise ship terminal to LAX airport quickly and cheaply? Is
this even possible?

Check with the cruise line. They may offer a discounted shuttle service.

Discount? Cruise? You are kidding right?

"Shawn Hearn" wrote in message
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In article
outtravelling.com,
"kentmanor" wrote:

My wife and I may be going on a cruise that ends in San Diego. How can
we
get from the cruise ship terminal to LAX airport quickly and cheaply? Is
this even possible?

Check with the cruise line. They may offer a discounted shuttle service.

Discount? Cruise? You are kidding right?

PeterL wrote:

There is no direct bus from the cruise terminal to LAX.


One idea:
1. take Amtrak from San Diego (right downtown) to Anaheim
2. take a short cab ride (or maybe there is a shuttle) from
Anaheim Amtrak to Anaheim Transportation Center (near Disneyland)
3. Catch an hourly Airportbus (http://www.airportbus.com) to LAX

It's not quite as seamless as one would like, and you'd have to
check the schedules to minimize unnecessary waiting. But you'd
probably get a quicker trip by transferring in Anaheim, than by
riding the train all the way to Downtown LA, then needing transportation
back to LAX....

"kentmanor" wrote in message

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My wife and I may be going on a cruise that ends in San Diego. How can we
get from the cruise ship terminal to LAX airport quickly and cheaply? Is
this even possible?

Greyhound has 20+ no change required runs per day, for less than $35.
Amtrak has nearly half that number, for under $100. Add in a cab at
the LA end (you will not need one to get to either the bus or train
station in SD) and there you go. You probably will find somebody
offering a shuttle bus or van from both the Amtrak station and the
Greyhound station to LAX for less than a cab.

Of course, SD has a good airport, and John Wayne Orange County is also
nearby. Both generally match LAX prices, expecially SNA does. You
might want to consider one of those and not bother.

San Diego's best known shuttle is Cloud 9, but they really only work
out of San Diego Airport.

But I took Express Shuttle (Xpress Shuttle?) once and they mentioned
that they will go anywhere at any time. They aren't as classy as Cloud
9, however.

I believe that there are other shuttle companies that specialize in
trips from San Diego to the Orange County and LAX airports.

DKM

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 16:12:56 -0400, "kentmanor"
wrote:

My wife and I may be going on a cruise that ends in San Diego. How can we
get from the cruise ship terminal to LAX airport quickly and cheaply? Is
this even possible?


To contact me directly, send EMAIL to (single letters all)
DEE_KAY_EMM AT EarthLink.net. [For example .]

San Diego's best known shuttle is Cloud 9, but they really only work
out of San Diego Airport.

But I took Express Shuttle (Xpress Shuttle?) once and they mentioned
that they will go anywhere at any time. They aren't as classy as Cloud
9, however.

I believe that there are other shuttle companies that specialize in
trips from San Diego to the Orange County and LAX airports.

DKM

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 16:12:56 -0400, "kentmanor"
wrote:

My wife and I may be going on a cruise that ends in San Diego. How can we
get from the cruise ship terminal to LAX airport quickly and cheaply? Is
this even possible?


To contact me directly, send EMAIL to (single letters all)
DEE_KAY_EMM AT EarthLink.net. [For example .]

"Charles Hobbs" wrote in message
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PeterL wrote:

There is no direct bus from the cruise terminal to LAX.


One idea:
1. take Amtrak from San Diego (right downtown) to Anaheim
2. take a short cab ride (or maybe there is a shuttle) from
Anaheim Amtrak to Anaheim Transportation Center (near Disneyland)
3. Catch an hourly Airportbus (http://www.airportbus.com) to LAX


All the time carrying lots of luggage (as the OP has said they'll have lots
of luggage)?

It's not quite as seamless as one would like, and you'd have to
check the schedules to minimize unnecessary waiting. But you'd
probably get a quicker trip by transferring in Anaheim, than by
riding the train all the way to Downtown LA, then needing transportation
back to LAX....

Peter L wrote:
"Charles Hobbs" wrote in message
...

PeterL wrote:


There is no direct bus from the cruise terminal to LAX.


One idea:
1. take Amtrak from San Diego (right downtown) to Anaheim
2. take a short cab ride (or maybe there is a shuttle) from
Anaheim Amtrak to Anaheim Transportation Center (near Disneyland)
3. Catch an hourly Airportbus (http://www.airportbus.com) to LAX



All the time carrying lots of luggage (as the OP has said they'll have lots
of luggage)?

If they have that much luggage and can't get a connecting flight to
LAX, then they can see if one of the shuttle van companies will take
them, barring that, (gasp) a taxi....do prepare to shell out the cash,
though ($250 or thereabouts?)

Not sure when you were going or where you need to get back to and it may be
too late but my husband and I are flying into LAX and out of SD on our
trip to California. The airline worked it out for us and we got a great
price. WE are coming from a place where flights to anywhere other than
Boston don't exist so if they could do it for us they should be able to do
it for you. Might just ad an extra connection along the lines. We booked
through a travel agent they seem to have lots of tricks up their sleeves
as well.
Good luck