Friday marks a momentous occasion for travel in Los Angeles County.
This evening, the LAX/Metro Transit Center Station will begin providing the best public transportation access to the airport that Southern Californians have ever had.
For now, the station will connect to the airport through a free shuttle that runs every 10 minutes, but next year, the opening of the Automated People Mover will make transit even easier.
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A vehicle sits on a track approaching a Central Terminal Area station during testing for the Automated People Mover (APM) train system at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
But even ahead of the APM’s opening, the Transit Center Station’s connections to the C and K rail lines, as well as bus routes and airport shuttles, will help close “one of the most egregious gaps in L.A. transit infrastructure,” as until now, getting to LAX via public transit has been extremely difficult.
“The wait is nearly over, Los Angeles,” Metro Board Chair Janice Hahn said earlier this year. “At long last, we are getting a train to LAX. And when the LAX People Mover finally opens, we will truly have an international airport that connects people from inside the terminals to the world beyond through Metro.”
The station’s opening comes ahead of a series of high-profile sporting events that are expected to bring throngs of visitors to Southern California:
- The 2026 NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome
- Super Bowl LXI in 2027 at SoFi Stadium
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup, held at multiple venues
- The 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, held at multiple venues
Officials have pledged to create a “car-free” Olympics, and the LAX/Metro Transit Center Station is expected to be a key piece of the transit system that will be needed to cut down on cars.
The station is located at 9225 Aviation Blvd.
