
Executive sedan
From $162
Up to 3 passengers and 3 bags
One or two travelers heading to Mission Street, the Metro station or a house up in the hills.
LAX → South Pasadena · Flight-tracked arrival · TCP 43833-A
An iRide360 LAX to South Pasadena car service starts at $162 for an executive sedan and $190 for a luxury SUV, at a flat rate with no surge. South Pasadena City Hall is 26.1 miles from LAX, a drive of 30–50 minutes at 10 PM on a Tuesday and up to 1 hour 50 minutes at 5 PM. Those drive times are typical, per Google traffic estimates (Routes API). South Pasadena is its own incorporated city, not a district of Pasadena, and we price it on its own. Give us your flight number and your chauffeur is timed to the landing, waiting at the curb or inside with a name sign. Book the return at the same time.
26.1 mi
Road distance to South Pasadena City Hall
30–50 min
Typical late-evening drive
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An iRide360 LAX to South Pasadena car service starts at $162 for an executive sedan and $190 for a luxury SUV, at a flat rate with no surge. South Pasadena City Hall is 26.1 miles from LAX, a drive of 30–50 minutes at 10 PM on a Tuesday and up to 1 hour 50 minutes at 5 PM. Those drive times are typical, per Google traffic estimates (Routes API). South Pasadena is its own incorporated city, not a district of Pasadena, and we price it on its own. Give us your flight number and your chauffeur is timed to the landing, waiting at the curb or inside with a name sign. Book the return at the same time.
South Pasadena is its own city. The City describes itself as sitting on the west side of the San Gabriel Valley, covering 3.44 square miles, and it runs its own council and police department from 1414 Mission Street. We treat it that way: we quoted addresses across the city line and priced them on their own. iRide360 is a CPUC-licensed (TCP 43833-A) black car service based in El Segundo near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Our South Pasadena to LAX car service covers the flight home.
| Cities served | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) ↔ the City of South Pasadena, California (ZIP code 91030; 91031 is post office boxes only), in both directions |
|---|---|
| Road distance | 26.1 miles from LAX to South Pasadena City Hall, 1414 Mission Street; 25.4 miles on the return leg |
| Roads used | Interstate 110 North and CA-110 outbound; CA-110 and Interstate 110 South back to the airport |
| LAX to South Pasadena, typical | 30–50 minutes at 10 PM on a Tuesday; 1 hour to 1 hour 50 minutes at 5 PM on a Tuesday (per Google traffic estimates, Routes API, measured to City Hall) |
| South Pasadena to LAX, typical | 25–30 minutes at 3:30 AM on a Tuesday; 45 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes at 7 AM on a Tuesday (per Google traffic estimates, Routes API, measured from City Hall) |
| Starting fares | $162 executive sedan and $190 luxury SUV from LAX; fixed at booking; tolls and taxes included; gratuity optional; no surge pricing |
| Meeting point and free waiting | Your own terminal, at the lower-level Arrivals curb or inside with a name sign, never the LAX-it lot; 60 minutes free after landing, and 15 minutes free at a South Pasadena pickup |
| Carrier | iRide360, a California CPUC charter-party carrier, TCP 43833-A, 222 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 2000, El Segundo, CA 90245 · (833) 743-3360 |
Flat rates · No surge
Your LAX to South Pasadena car service cost is settled the moment you book, before you pay anything. Because the city is so small, your LAX to South Pasadena car service price barely moves from one street to the next. Our own airport-pick quotes, rounded up to the dollar, came to $162–$172 for a sedan and $190–$202 for an SUV, before gratuity. The lowest sat on Hill Drive in the Monterey Hills on the city's western edge; the highest was on Huntington Drive at the eastern end.

From $162
Up to 3 passengers and 3 bags
One or two travelers heading to Mission Street, the Metro station or a house up in the hills.

From $190
Up to 5 passengers and 5 bags
SUV service from LAX to South Pasadena when four or five people, golf bags or several large cases are coming along.
Estimates are planning guides. Your exact pickup time, address, vehicle and requested extras determine the confirmed total shown before payment.
Every charge, named
Included
Added only when requested
Five steps, and the price you will pay appears at the first one.
At iride360.com/book, put LAX in the pickup field and your South Pasadena street address in the drop-off field. Both fares appear straight away.
Pick the sedan or the SUV, then say how you want to be met: at the Arrivals curb, or inside with a name sign.
Enter your airline and flight number. That is what lets dispatch follow the plane.
Add child seats, a second stop or any other request, then set the tip at checkout.
When you land, collect your bags and walk out. Your chauffeur has been watching the flight and holds the first 60 minutes at no charge.
Terminal by terminal
You pick how you want to be met, at the time you book. The curbside option puts your chauffeur at the lower-level Arrivals curb outside the terminal you land in. LAX meet and greet for South Pasadena trips puts the chauffeur inside the building instead, holding a name sign. Arriving at the Tom Bradley International Terminal? The meeting point is the arrivals hall beyond customs, or the lower-level curb. Rideshare passengers walk out to the LAX-it lot; as a prearranged licensed carrier, iRide360 does not. Can't see your chauffeur? Call dispatch on (833) 743-3360.
Terminals 1–8
Lower-level Arrivals curb outside your terminal, or inside the terminal with a name sign if you choose the in-terminal meet.
Tom Bradley International Terminal
The arrivals hall beyond customs, or the lower-level curb.
Not sure where to go?
Call dispatch on (833) 743-3360. We do not use the LAX-it rideshare lot.
Airlines by terminal
Add your airline and flight number at booking and your chauffeur meets you at the right terminal. Current assignments from the official LAX Airline Location Map (document SP26-0707, dated July 1, 2026):
| Terminal | Airlines |
|---|---|
| Terminal 1 | JetBlue, Southwest, Cayman Airways, Frontier, Sun Country, Viva Aerobus |
| Terminal 2 | LATAM, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet |
| Terminal 3 | Aeromexico, Delta |
| Terminal 4 | American Airlines, American Eagle, Contour, British Airways, Japan Airlines |
| Terminal 6 | Alaska, Air Canada, Breeze, Hawaiian, Horizon, Porter, Southern Airways |
| Terminal 7 | United / United Express |
| Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT / Terminal B) | Aer Lingus, Air China, Air France, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Emirates, EVA Air, Iberia, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, and others |
Terminal assignments can change. The official LAX terminal maps and Airline Location Map are the source of truth, so check them or your airline before you fly.
Delays, early arrivals, waiting
Free wait time
Every LAX arrival includes 60 minutes of free wait after landing. After the first hour, waiting costs $1 per minute.
Delayed flights
Dispatch watches your flight and shifts your pickup to the real landing time at no extra charge.
Rebooked flights
Phone (833) 743-3360 with the new flight number so the pickup follows you.
Typical, per Google Maps
The LAX to South Pasadena drive time swings far more with the clock than with your address. Every reading below used Interstate 110 North and CA-110. Times are typical, per Google traffic estimates (Routes API), taken for South Pasadena City Hall and for 2010 Huntington Drive at the eastern edge.
Of the times we checked, 10 PM on a Tuesday was the quickest run into the city and 5 PM on a Tuesday was the slowest.
| Leave LAX | South Pasadena City Hall | 2010 Huntington Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 10:00 PM | 30–50 min | 35–50 min |
| Tue 11:00 AM | 35–55 min | 35 min–1 hr |
| Tue 8:00 AM | 50 min–1 hr 25 min | 55 min–1 hr 30 min |
| Tue 5:00 PM | 1 hr–1 hr 50 min | 1 hr 5 min–1 hr 55 min |
| Fri 5:00 PM | 50 min–1 hr 30 min | 55 min–1 hr 35 min |
| Sat 2:00 PM | 40 min–1 hr 10 min | 40 min–1 hr 15 min |
We measured the South Pasadena to LAX direction separately, from City Hall. The 3:30 AM reading was the quickest; 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM were the slowest.
| Leave South Pasadena City Hall | Time to LAX |
|---|---|
| Tue 3:30 AM | 25–30 min |
| Tue 6:00 AM | 30–55 min |
| Tue 7:00 AM | 45 min–1 hr 25 min |
| Tue 10:00 AM | 35–55 min |
| Tue 3:00 PM | 40 min–1 hr 10 min |
| Tue 4:30 PM | 50 min–1 hr 25 min |
| Tue 6:30 PM | 35–55 min |
| Fri 2:30 PM | 40 min–1 hr 10 min |
Here is the comparison that matters in a 3.44-square-mile city. Our sedan quotes across the whole of South Pasadena spanned under $10, while the same drive stretched from 30 minutes at 10 PM on a Tuesday to 1 hour 50 minutes at 5 PM that day. The clock, not the street, is what you plan around.
Drive times on this page are typical, per Google traffic estimates from the Google Routes API, read in October 2026 for Tuesday, Friday and Saturday departures. Fares come from iRide360's own booking engine and are fixed at booking.
Live map of the current driving route and traffic between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and South Pasadena, California. Drive time is a planning guide, not a guarantee.
Departures
These pickup times aim to put you at the airport 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. Each one subtracts the slow end of the Tuesday reading nearest that hour, then a stated 20-minute safety buffer and 10 more minutes of margin. They are measured from South Pasadena City Hall. For an 11:00 AM international flight, book a pickup from central South Pasadena at about 6:05 AM.
| Flight departs | Flight type | Suggested pickup in South Pasadena |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | Domestic | About 3:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | Domestic | About 5:05 AM |
| 1:00 PM | Domestic | About 9:35 AM |
| 6:00 PM | Domestic | About 2:05 PM |
| 11:00 AM | International | About 6:05 AM |
| 10:30 PM | International | About 6:05 PM |
South Pasadena coverage
Our South Pasadena airport car service drives to any address inside the city line. Here is what we verified about the stops named on this page. Every South Pasadena address priced on this page was confirmed inside the city limits on the U.S. Census Bureau incorporated-places layer before it was quoted.
Mission Street and the Metro A Line station
905 Meridian Ave. The station sits where Mission Street meets Meridian Avenue and is served by Metro's A Line; it was called Mission station from 2003 until 2012. Our airport-pick sedan quote to the station was $165.27.
Rialto Theatre
1023 Fair Oaks Ave. The National Park Service records the Rialto as completed in 1925 and trimmed with Spanish tile, and listed it on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its significance along Route 66.
South Pasadena City Hall
1414 Mission St. The city publishes this as its own address, with the Police Department next door at 1422 Mission Street. City Hall is the central point for every drive time on this page.
South Pasadena Public Library
1100 Oxley St. The library stands in Library Park, where El Centro Street, Diamond Avenue, Fairview Avenue and Oxley Street meet. Worth saying out loud at booking: the Library Community Room is a different address, 1115 El Centro Street.
Arroyo Seco Golf Course
1055 Lohman Ln. The city describes an 18-hole, par-3 course with a full driving range, a 9-hole miniature golf course and putting and chipping areas, run by Donovan Brothers Golf. The Arroyo Seco Racquet Club shares the same address, so name the one you want.
Orange Grove Park
815 Mission St. The city's Recreation Office sits inside the park, so this address is both a park and a city office. Our airport-pick sedan quote here was $164.69.
Garfield Park and the Garfield Youth House
1000 Park Ave. The city lists park and youth house together at one address. Our airport-pick sedan quote was $166.90.
Meridian Iron Works Museum
913 Meridian Ave, also known as the South Pasadena Historical Museum. It stands on the same block as the Metro station.
South Pasadena High School
1401 Fremont Ave. Our airport-pick sedan quote was $166.32.
Residential South Pasadena
Any home or business in ZIP code 91030, which covers every street address in the city. ZIP 91031 is post office boxes only. Book a car service in South Pasadena, CA at your own door.
Compare your options
Deciding how to get from LAX to South Pasadena with bags comes down to three things: where you meet your ride, how the price is set, and whether you share it. Here is how each option works.
The clearest differences are the meeting point at the airport and the way the price is decided.
| Feature | iRide360 private car | Rideshare (Uber, Lyft) | Taxi | Shared shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where you meet it | Your own terminal: Arrivals curb, or a name sign inside | The LAX-it lot | The taxi line, marked by the airport's own taxi signs | Whatever the operator sets |
| How the price is set | Agreed when you book, and it does not move | Rises and falls with demand, quoted in the app | Metered; LAX's official website carries current taxi information | Whatever the operator sets |
| If the plane is late | Dispatch is already tracking it; 60 minutes free after landing | You open the app once you are on the ground | You join the line once you are on the ground | Whatever the operator sets |
| Who handles the bags | Your chauffeur, at both ends | Up to the driver | Up to the driver | The operator's policy |
| Who else is aboard | Nobody outside your party | Depends on the ride type you pick | Nobody outside your party | Other passengers, with their own stops |
Licensed, insured, local
iRide360 is a CPUC-licensed (TCP 43833-A) black car service based in El Segundo, minutes from LAX.
Licensed
California CPUC charter-party carrier TCP 43833-A, licensed and insured.
Close by
Our office is Suite 2000, 222 N Pacific Coast Hwy in El Segundo, a few minutes from the terminals.
Watching your flight
Dispatch follows every arrival, and the first hour after touchdown is free.
A fare that holds
We quoted the same two South Pasadena addresses at Tuesday midday and at Friday rush hour and got the same numbers both times, because the flat rate on this South Pasadena car service is never surge-priced.
Someone to call
(833) 743-3360 answers around the clock, including for chauffeur service in South Pasadena.
Reviewed publicly
Rated 5.0★ on Google. Hunting for LAX to South Pasadena car service reviews? Read the Google ones; we do not write reviews ourselves. A South Pasadena chauffeur service is worth judging on its license, its reviews and its quoted price.
Verified Google reviews
“We had excellent experience with Karan Gosain. He was very polite, friendly, professional and drove safely. The ride was smooth and he was very patient with our kids while our transfer from LAX airport to our brother’s place.I would definitely recommend him and would be happy to ride with him again.”
“I’ve been using Karan for a long time, and he is hands down the best in the business. He’s reliable, his cars are always clean, and the service is consistently exceptional. His prices are great, especially for the quality of service he provides. He’s the only driver I use because I know I can always count on him. I can’t recommend Karan highly enough!”
“Absolutely outstanding service from start to finish! The entire experience was seamless, professional, and exceeded my expectations. Karan is always punctual, courteous, professional, and incredibly accommodating. The vehicle is always spotless and very well maintained. It’s rare to find a car service that is this reliable and genuinely committed to providing excellent customer service. I would highly recommend Karan to anyone looking for a professional, dependable, and top-tier car service. My friends and family also use him and have nothing but good things to say. 10/10!”
Google selects the review excerpts returned for LAX Car Service by iRide360.com. Rating and review count verified October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
The questions travelers ask before booking a LAX to South Pasadena transfer, grouped in the order they usually come up.
Prices
An iRide360 LAX to South Pasadena car service starts at $162 for an executive sedan and $190 for a luxury SUV. Our own quotes, rounded up to the dollar, ran $162–$172 for a sedan and $190–$202 for an SUV depending on the address, with the western hills lowest and the eastern end of Huntington Drive highest. Tolls and taxes are included and gratuity is optional.
A South Pasadena to LAX car service is priced at booking from your pickup address and your vehicle, and the booking page shows that figure before you pay. If you are asking how much is car service to LAX from here, start from our airport-direction numbers: $162 for a sedan and $190 for an SUV. Tolls and taxes are included, and nothing is surge-priced.
No. Rush hour never changes an iRide360 fare between LAX and South Pasadena. We tested it: the same two addresses quoted at 11 AM on a Tuesday and at 5 PM on a Friday came back identical to the cent, while the drive itself grew by more than an hour. Only a change you make moves the figure, such as a new address, a bigger vehicle or an added stop.
Because the whole city is only 3.44 square miles. Every airport-pick sedan quote we ran inside the city line landed between $161.25 and $171.22, a spread of under $10 from the western hills to the eastern boundary. Most of the trip is the same freeway run, so your street changes the total far less than it would in a large city.
Getting there
You can get from LAX to South Pasadena by private car, rideshare, taxi, shared shuttle or public transit. A car booked in advance meets you at your terminal and drives the 26.1 miles to your door, by Interstate 110 North and CA-110. For anyone working out how to get from LAX to South Pasadena with luggage, it means no transfers and no line to join.
No. South Pasadena is a separate incorporated city with its own council, police department and city hall at 1414 Mission Street. It was incorporated on March 2, 1888, covers 3.44 square miles and has about 25,000 residents. Pasadena is a different city and keeps its own iRide360 page. Give us a South Pasadena street address and we price South Pasadena.
The cheapest option changes week to week, because every operator sets its own prices, so compare public transit, shared shuttles, rideshare and a South Pasadena taxi service on the day you travel. iRide360 is a private car service with a price fixed at booking, from $162 for an executive sedan, for travelers who want one vehicle from the terminal to the door with nothing in between.
Timing
South Pasadena City Hall is 26.1 miles from Los Angeles International Airport by road, going out on Interstate 110 North and CA-110. The eastern end of the city, at 2010 Huntington Drive, measures 27.4 miles. Coming back the other way, City Hall to the airport measures 25.4 miles. The whole city is 3.44 square miles, so no South Pasadena address is far from another.
The LAX to South Pasadena drive time to City Hall typically ran 30–50 minutes at 10 PM on a Tuesday and 35–55 minutes at 11 AM that day, per Google traffic estimates (Routes API). At 5 PM on a Tuesday it stretched to between 1 hour and 1 hour 50 minutes. The eastern edge of the city added about five minutes at the top end.
Leave central South Pasadena about three hours and fifty-five minutes before a 9 AM domestic flight. Book a pickup at about 5:05 AM for that 9:00 AM flight, about 2:05 PM for a 6:00 PM domestic flight, and about 6:05 AM for an 11:00 AM international flight. Each builds in the airport buffer, the slow end of the Google reading and a 20-minute safety buffer.
At LAX
Your chauffeur meets you at the terminal you land in, at the lower-level Arrivals curb, or inside with a name sign if you add LAX meet and greet for South Pasadena trips when booking. Coming through the Tom Bradley International Terminal? The meeting point is the arrivals hall past customs, or the lower-level curb. Lost each other? Dispatch answers on (833) 743-3360.
No. iRide360 passengers never use LAX-it, which is where rideshare pickups happen at the airport. Prearranged licensed operators meet passengers at the terminal instead, so your chauffeur collects you there and your bags go straight into the car for the 26.1-mile run to South Pasadena.
Nothing changes and nothing extra is charged. The airline and flight number you entered at booking let dispatch follow the plane, and your pickup is re-timed to the landing it actually makes. Moved onto a different flight altogether? Phone (833) 743-3360 with the new number so the car meets that one instead.
Sixty minutes, free of charge, measured from the moment your flight lands. That is room to clear the terminal and collect every bag. Past the hour, waiting runs at $1 per minute. On the trip back out, a pickup at your South Pasadena address carries 15 free minutes instead.
Alternatives
Only the Uber app can price an Uber from LAX to South Pasadena, because its fares move with demand at the moment you request the ride. The app shows the LAX to South Pasadena Uber cost when you book, and rideshare pickups at the airport happen at the LAX-it lot rather than at your terminal. An iRide360 fare is agreed up front instead, from $162 for a sedan.
Neither has a fixed answer, because taxis from the airport are metered and rideshare fares move with demand. Check LAX's official website for current taxi information, and the app for a rideshare quote. A South Pasadena taxi service runs its meter while you sit in traffic on Interstate 110, and an LAX to South Pasadena taxi is priced the same way. An iRide360 fare is agreed before you set off.
Shared shuttles run between the airport and the San Gabriel Valley through private operators, and each sets its own fares, stops and timetable, so check with the operator before you travel. An LAX to South Pasadena shuttle may stop for other passengers along the way, and a South Pasadena to LAX shuttle works the same in reverse. A South Pasadena airport shuttle shares the vehicle; our car does not.
South Pasadena has its own Metro A Line station at 905 Meridian Avenue, where Mission Street meets Meridian Avenue. For any South Pasadena to LAX metro trip, check Metro's own trip planner for current routes, connections and times, because they change. iRide360 does not run public transit. Our chauffeur drives you from the door to the Departures curb instead, with room for every suitcase.
Service
Yes. iRide360 is a South Pasadena black car service for trips to and from the airport, using black executive sedans and full-size luxury SUVs. Travelers searching for a South Pasadena town car service, or for a black car service in South Pasadena, land on the same thing here: a licensed chauffeur, a fare agreed up front, and every street address in ZIP 91030 covered both ways.
iRide360 gives you the private, chauffeured airport limousine experience in black executive sedans and luxury SUVs. We do not run stretch limousines. Travelers who look up a South Pasadena limo service, or a limo service in South Pasadena, for an airport run get a professional chauffeur, a door-to-door ride, and a price agreed before the trip begins.
The best car service for LAX is the one that passes five tests for your trip: it publishes a CPUC license number, tracks your flight, fixes the price at booking, meets you at the terminal rather than at LAX-it, and has real Google reviews. Threads about LAX to South Pasadena car service on Reddit tend to circle the same five points. iRide360 lists TCP 43833-A and carries a 5.0★ Google rating.
Vehicles
The executive sedan carries up to 3 passengers with 3 bags; the luxury SUV carries up to 5 passengers with 5 bags. Count the luggage as carefully as the heads, because the run to South Pasadena is 26.1 miles with everything in the car. Golf bags, strollers and oversized cases are worth mentioning at booking so dispatch sends the right vehicle.
Yes. Rear-facing, forward-facing and booster seats are all available, from $25 each. Tell us at booking which type you need, how many, and each child's age and weight. The seat goes in before your chauffeur reaches you, whether the pickup is at the airport curb or at your South Pasadena home.
Booking
Yes. iRide360 runs pre-booked transfers from LAX airport to South Pasadena in the sedan or SUV you choose. Each one includes a tracked flight, a free first hour after touchdown, and a direct run to your door, whether that is Mission Street, the Monterey Hills or a home off Huntington Drive. Fares start at $162, and gratuity is optional.
Yes to both. Add a stop at booking or by calling dispatch, and the fare grows only by the miles and minutes it adds, with one car and one chauffeur covering every leg. Pickup time, address and vehicle can all be changed online or through dispatch on (833) 743-3360, and the price is recalculated. A flight delay never needs reporting.
Check your exact fare for a private car between LAX and South Pasadena online, or call (833) 743-3360 to reach dispatch at any hour. You can book the return at the same time.
Private, flight-tracked chauffeur service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to South Pasadena, California.
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