Re: 5 hours to kill at LAX- Suggestions?? Do I escape the airport
LAX taxis have a $19 minimum, or actually $15 plus a $4 "airport mandated surcharge." So a taxi driver would probably be thrilled to make $19 for a short ride, then join the queue again.
(I once took a cab -- back then I think the minimum total was $17.50 -- from Terminal 3 to Terminal 6, to make the tightest ever connection. No checked luggage helped a lot. I made it into seat 1A as the last passenger to board, and wouldn't have without the 600 yards in a taxi instead of at fast walking pace.)
When I have an afternoon layover at LAX after flying in from the east coast with a trans-Pacific flight late that evening, a few extra dollars over the minimum and a few for a tip gets me to the cinema at the Del Amo mall. Or to my favourite Mexican joint at Manhattan Beach, which always calls me a cab to take me back to the airport.
I'll have nearly 12 hours at LAX in January, mostly by choice. VX Boston-LAX, then VA to BNE/SYD. Those twelve hours are much nicer with some sunshine, some movies on a big screen, a good meal, and then a cheap ride back to the mayhem in the terminals. (Blessed be my Global Entry/Trusted Traveller card, with priority/minimal screening.)
Sure beats an afternoon in the Alaskan lounge, which is where I see dozens of other passengers hibernating rather miserably...
Regards,
SBD
LAX taxis have a $19 minimum, or actually $15 plus a $4 "airport mandated surcharge." So a taxi driver would probably be thrilled to make $19 for a short ride, then join the queue again.
(I once took a cab -- back then I think the minimum total was $17.50 -- from Terminal 3 to Terminal 6, to make the tightest ever connection. No checked luggage helped a lot. I made it into seat 1A as the last passenger to board, and wouldn't have without the 600 yards in a taxi instead of at fast walking pace.)
When I have an afternoon layover at LAX after flying in from the east coast with a trans-Pacific flight late that evening, a few extra dollars over the minimum and a few for a tip gets me to the cinema at the Del Amo mall. Or to my favourite Mexican joint at Manhattan Beach, which always calls me a cab to take me back to the airport.
I'll have nearly 12 hours at LAX in January, mostly by choice. VX Boston-LAX, then VA to BNE/SYD. Those twelve hours are much nicer with some sunshine, some movies on a big screen, a good meal, and then a cheap ride back to the mayhem in the terminals. (Blessed be my Global Entry/Trusted Traveller card, with priority/minimal screening.)
Sure beats an afternoon in the Alaskan lounge, which is where I see dozens of other passengers hibernating rather miserably...
Regards,
SBD