Los Angeles County, California

Transportation

Air

The county's primary commercial aviation airport is Los Angeles International Airport. Other important airports include the Long Beach Municipal Airport and Bob Hope Airport. Palmdale Regional Airport is planned for expanded commercial service. There are also general aviation airports at Van Nuys, Santa Monica, Compton, Torrance, Pacoima, and Lancaster.

Related Topics:
Los Angeles International Airport - Long Beach Municipal Airport - Bob Hope Airport - Palmdale Regional Airport

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Train

The county has the following intercity Amtrak service at Union Station in the city of Los Angeles.

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• The Pacific Surfliner to Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, or San Diego.
• The Coast Starlight to Seattle, Washington
• The Southwest Chief to Chicago, Illinois
• The Sunset Limited to New Orleans and Orlando, Florida

Union Station is also the primary hub for Metrolink commuter rail, which serves much of the greater Los Angeles area.

Related Topics:
Metrolink - Greater Los Angeles area

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Light rail, subway (heavy rail), and long-distance bus service are all provided by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).

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Road

The county has a freeway network of legendary size and complexity, which is maintained by Caltrans and patrolled by the California Highway Patrol. It also has a large street network, most of which is maintained by city governments. The county and most cities generally do a decent job of maintaining and cleaning streets. For more information about the primary exception, see the Transportation in Los Angeles article.

Related Topics:
Freeway - Caltrans - California Highway Patrol - Street - Transportation in Los Angeles

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Both the freeways and streets are notorious for severe traffic congestion, and the area's freeway-to-freeway interchanges regularly rank among the top 10 most congested points in the country.

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In addition to Metro Bus service, numerous cities within the county also operate their own bus companies and shuttle lines.

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Sea

The county's two main seaports are the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. Together they handle over a fourth of the container traffic entering the United States.

Related Topics:
Seaport - Container

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The Port of Long Beach is also home to the Sea Launch program, which uses a floating launch platform to insert payloads into orbits that would be difficult to attain from existing land-based launch sites.

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There are some ferry services to nearby island towns like Avalon, California.

Related Topics:
Ferry - Avalon, California

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