UCLA to LAX Car Service

The usual answers to how to get to LAX from UCLA are a private car booked ahead, an app ride, a taxi, a shared shuttle or a bus. With iRide360, a chauffeur collects you at the hall or building you name, at the time you set, and drives you down Interstate 405 to your airline's curb on the upper Departures level.

The UCLA to LAX distance is 15.5 miles by road, measured from the campus street address at 405 Hilgard Avenue, and the route is Interstate 405 South. We measured from Hilgard Avenue only, so the figure from Royce Hall, the Hill or Westwood Village will differ.

The UCLA to LAX time by car typically ran 20 to 25 minutes at 3:30 AM and 45 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes at 4:30 PM on a Tuesday, per Google traffic estimates from 405 Hilgard Avenue. Every reading up to 10 AM stayed at 40 minutes or less. The afternoon is when the drive stretches most.

How early to leave UCLA for LAX depends on the departure time. For a 9:00 AM domestic flight, book a pickup around 6:00 AM; for a 6:30 PM domestic flight, around 2:50 PM, because the afternoon drive is the slowest. International flights need about an hour more. Each time already includes a 20-minute safety buffer.

Yes, iRide360 picks up on campus before dawn: dispatch runs 24/7, so a 3:15 AM pickup for a 6:00 AM domestic flight is a routine booking. The UCLA to LAX airport drive at 3:30 AM was the quickest of our readings, typically 20 to 25 minutes. End-of-term flights home often leave this early, so book the vehicle that fits your bags.

No, iRide360 does not run a UCLA shuttle to LAX; we drive private cars for one party at a time. A UCLA to LAX shuttle, where one operates, is a shared van that sets its own pickup points and fares and stops for other passengers on the way. A pre-booked car goes straight from your building to your terminal.

An airport shuttle is not always cheaper than a taxi; it depends on the operator and the day, and we quote neither. What differs is how they run: a shuttle is a shared van on a schedule, while a taxi runs on a meter for your party alone. A UCLA shuttle to LAX also picks up where its operator chooses, not at your door.

Yes, public transit serves the trip from UCLA to LAX. Check UCLA's own transportation site for current services, stops and times, because we don't publish bus routes or fares. A UCLA to LAX bus means carrying your bags to the stop; for transportation from UCLA to LAX that runs door to curb, book a private car instead.

Yes, iRide360 picks up at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, 757 Westwood Plaza. For arriving drivers, UCLA names a valet driveway at the main entrance and vehicle drop-off zones in front of the hospital and the emergency room. For a ride from the UCLA Medical Center to LAX, say which entrance you'll leave from when you book.

Yes. iRide360 runs a UCLA to LAX black car service in black executive sedans and full-size luxury SUVs, under California CPUC license TCP 43833-A. It covers every campus building, the Hill residence halls and homes in the surrounding neighborhood, at any hour, with the price fixed before you ride.

iRide360 offers the private, chauffeured side of a UCLA to LAX limo in black executive sedans and luxury SUVs, not stretch limousines. If you searched for a UCLA to LAX limo for graduation guests or a visiting speaker, your chauffeur meets the party on campus, loads the bags and drives straight to the terminal at a fixed price.

Yes. An airport transfer from UCLA to LAX is pre-booked, includes 15 free minutes at pickup and ends at your airline's departures curb, with your bags handled at both ends. For a student and parents with a term's luggage, choose SUV service from UCLA to LAX: the luxury SUV seats 5 with 5 bags.

Your chauffeur gives you 15 minutes at no charge. Running late beyond that? Phone dispatch so your chauffeur knows to expect you, and note that any wait past those 15 minutes is charged. Leaving a residence hall or the Medical Center, allow time to reach the curb before the car is due.

Tipping your iRide360 chauffeur is optional and up to you. At checkout you can choose 15%, 18%, 20%, 25%, a custom amount or $0, and the gratuity goes to your chauffeur. Every "from" price on this page is quoted before any tip, so the only gratuity you pay is the one you pick.

Call iRide360 dispatch at (833) 743-3360, answered 24 hours a day, to price, book or change a ride from campus. You can also book online at iride360.com/book. The iRide360 office is at 222 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 2000, El Segundo, CA 90245, minutes from LAX.