LAX to Long Beach with infant

[WaileaKid]

Hello,

 

We are cruising with our 9 month kid. What is the safest and fastest way to get to the Long beach cruise terminal from LAX? Do the shuttles or cruise transfers offer car seat option? We will be carrying our car seat along with.

[CRUISING71]

The fastest way is to take a taxi.

[cccer]

I agree a taxi will be your best bet.

[sparkscruiser]

We have done the shuttle and it was reasonably priced. They have seatbelts so your carseat eill work OK - contact Super Shuttle and ask?

[DAllenTCY]

California requires that your 9 month old be in a car seat.

David

[Alaskagriz]

Can anyone give a rough estimate on cab fare. LAX to Long Beach. Thanks.

[SweetpeaOne]

Can anyone give a rough estimate on cab fare. LAX to Long Beach. Thanks.

 

We just happened to go from LAX to Long Beach during rush hour traffic and it was $80. Pretty scary watching the meter keep going higher...

[MissDiva1]

Hello,

 

We are cruising with our 9 month kid. What is the safest and fastest way to get to the Long beach cruise terminal from LAX? Do the shuttles or cruise transfers offer car seat option? We will be carrying our car seat along with.

 

Have you thought about flying into Long Beach:confused: That would be the safest and fastest.

[Alaskagriz]

We just happened to go from LAX to Long Beach during rush hour traffic and it was $80. Pretty scary watching the meter keep going higher...

 

Thanks for the quick reply. We are scheduled to arrive at 11:30 pm on saturday night. Hopefully cab fare will be a bit cheaper than $80.

[tea4ular]

Consider a car rental? I think you could find one for less than $50.

[Justsyd]

If you're bring a car seat call Supper Shuttle. They are very reasonable. A taxi is very expensive.

[Mich3]

We hired a town car driver from the airport and back when we did that cruise a couple years ago. It was only a few dollars more than a cab, and the service was great!

[Donray]

Thanks for the quick reply. We are scheduled to arrive at 11:30 pm on saturday night. Hopefully cab fare will be a bit cheaper than $80.

 

To transfer between the San Pedro Port and LAX, you have three options:

 

1. Taxi -- the quickest, most convenient and also the most expensive method -- about $70 to $80 (during 'commuter hours' the ride takes longer so the fare is more). You can talk to the taxi dispatcher at the airport to see if there is a taxi driver that will take you there "for a fixed rate" -- exclusive of how long it might take. Generally, the ride will be about 40 minutes, closer to an hour during commuter hours (between 6:00 and 9:00 and between 15:00 and 19:00).

 

 

 

2. Enterprise rent-a-car has an office close to the port of San Pedro at 233 N. Harbor Bl, San Pedro. Their telephone number is: 310-548-8060. (You will need to put a "1" in front of that number if you are calling from a "land line" within the U.S.) Here's a link to their website: http://www.enterprise.com/

If you are picking up the car from LAX, specify LAX under item #1 on the Enterprise.com home page. If you are picking up the car in San Pedro, type in 90731 (it's the postal -- zip -- code of the office you'll be using) on Line #1. Select the office on Harbor Blvd. Call or reserve a car online.

 

If you drop the car at a different office than where you picked it up, there will be a surcharge added to the published rate (it will be explained in the contract you sign). The surcharge generally runs about $40. The one-day rate between San Pedro and LAX will run between $75 and $85 (including this surcharge and exclusive of gasoline, any insurance you might purchase and, of course, any parking charges). You might not have to purchase insurance if the credit card you will be using has automatic insurance coverage as part of your benefits. Check with your credit card issuer. If you keep the car for more than one day, the surcharge is not applied daily: it is a one-time charge.

 

Renting / Hiring a car is about the same price as a taxi but if you have the time for a little touring, a car is great option.

 

 

 

3. Shuttle bus -- Prime Time Shuttle (redvans.com) offers a "shared van" service to the port. On their home page, click on RESERVATIONS AND FARE QUOTES in the red area on the left side of the window. Click the appropriate box on the next page. Then on the following page, fill in the date and time of your arriving flight and then, under "PICKUP LOCATION", click on the PORTS AND POPULAR STOPS 'drop down menu' and select "HARBOR -- L.A. CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL". Be sure that you DO NOT select the "Carnival Cruise Lines Port in Long Beach!). Select the number of passengers and suitcases traveling. The fare is $16 per person each way. Count on it taking about 1-1/2 hours since the van will wait at the airport to pick up people and may drop off others on the way to the port (or vice verse)