Universal Studios to LAX Car Service

How to get from Universal Studios to LAX comes down to five options: a pre-booked private car, rideshare, a taxi, a shared shuttle or public transit with transfers. With iRide360, a chauffeur meets you at the pickup point you booked in Universal City and drives you to your airline's Departures curb at LAX, at a price set before you leave.

Universal Studios Hollywood is about 26–30 miles from LAX by road, per Google Maps, measured from 100 Universal City Plaza. The 25.8-mile route runs on I-405 South; the 26.9-mile route takes US-101 South and then I-110 South. Other routes Google Maps offered ran up to 29.7 miles.

The Universal Studios to LAX drive time is typically 28–40 minutes at 3:30 AM and 1–2 hours at 4:30 PM on a Tuesday, per Google Maps readings from 100 Universal City Plaza. Plan on the upper end of each range when you set a pickup.

For a 9:00 AM domestic flight, leave Universal Studios at about 5:10 AM; for a 6:00 PM domestic flight, at about 1:40 PM. How early to leave Universal Studios for LAX depends on the hour, because the drive is slowest in the late afternoon. For an international flight, your airport arrival moves an hour earlier.

Yes, a car will come at 3 AM: dispatch runs 24/7, so a 3:00 AM car service to LAX from Universal City for a 6:00 AM domestic flight is a normal booking. At 3:30 AM the drive typically takes 28–40 minutes, the quickest reading we have, and the pickup time allows the full 40 minutes plus a 20-minute buffer.

Yes, it is the same trip: Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal CityWalk and the Universal Studios Lot film studio all sit in Universal City, ZIP code 91608, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County in the San Fernando Valley. Book from your exact address there, and the fare, the drive times and the pickup work as this page describes.

Yes, iRide360 picks up at both hotels on Universal Hollywood Drive: the Sheraton Universal Hotel at 333 and the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City at 555. Enter the hotel's street address when you book, and your chauffeur collects you there and loads your bags. The Hilton's amenities page lists no airport shuttle for LAX, so book the car ahead.

Yes, iRide360 collects from CityWalk after a show; it shares the park's address, 100 Universal City Plaza, and the official site lists the 5 Towers Stage concert venue there. Book a pickup time after your show ends and name a meeting spot. Our drive readings stop at 6:30 PM, so for a late-night flight, ask dispatch to help set the pickup time.

iRide360 doesn't run a shuttle, and any Universal Studios to LAX shuttle is a shared service with its own stops, fares and pickup points. If you would rather travel with only your own party, book a private car from Universal Studios to LAX instead, leaving at the time you choose.

Public transit from Universal City to LAX means transfers, and lines and timetables change, so plan any bus from Universal Studios to LAX with Metro's own trip planner. The Universal City/Studio City station is on the Metro B Line. iRide360 doesn't run transit; a booked car goes from your door to the Departures curb with no changes.

Yes, iRide360 runs a Universal Studios Hollywood black car service in black executive sedans and full-size luxury SUVs, licensed by the California CPUC as TCP 43833-A. It picks up at the park, CityWalk, the Universal Hollywood Drive hotels and nearby homes at any hour, at a fare fixed before you ride.

Our Universal Studios Hollywood limo service is the private, chauffeured airport limousine experience in black executive sedans and luxury SUVs, not stretch limousines. If you searched for a Universal Studios Hollywood limo service or a Universal Studios Hollywood chauffeur service for the airport run, you get a chauffeur, help with the bags and a fixed price to LAX.

Yes, each airport transfer from Universal Studios to LAX includes 15 free minutes at pickup, a chauffeur who loads and unloads your bags, and drop-off at your airline's curb. For a family or a full trunk, book SUV service from Universal Studios to LAX: the luxury SUV seats 5 people with 5 bags.

Yes, iRide360 has rear-facing, forward-facing and booster seats, from $25 each. Pick the kind and how many when you book, with each child's age and weight. Every chauffeur is trained in child safety and in installing car seats, so the seats are in place when the car pulls up at your hotel or the park. A group larger than five rides in more than one car on one reservation.

Your chauffeur waits 15 minutes at no charge. If you need longer, call dispatch so they know you're on the way; waiting beyond 15 minutes is charged. Being at the hotel entrance or your agreed spot with your bags keeps the pickup on the time you booked.