LOS ANGELES — A long-discussed direct rail connection to Los Angeles International Airport is not quite here, but it’s getting closer.
LA Metro’s LAX Transit Center — which will eventually provide a connection to a people mover serving airport terminals — will open on June 6, the transit agency announced at an April 24 board meeting.
The Transit Center will service the light rail system’s K line (north-south, between Exposition and Crenshaw, near USC, and Redondo Beach) and the east-west C line to Norwalk. Its opening will complete the first phase of the K line, which has required a bus bridge around the airport section since 2022.
The facility will also feature a 16-bay bus terminal, bike hub, and customer service center. The 2.25-mile, six station automated people mover connecting the Transit Center and the airport is currently projected to open in 2026. In the interim, a shuttle bus will connect the Transit Center and the airport. Currently, those using Metro light rail to the airport must use a shuttle bus from the Aviation/LAX station on the C line, some 2.5 miles from the nearest terminal.
