LAX City Bus Center
The LAX City Bus Center was the main bus station serving the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. The LAX City Bus Center, was located about from the Central Terminal Area on 96th Street, east of Sepulveda Boulevard.
LAX Shuttle route C offered free connections between the LAX City Bus Center and the Central Terminal Area, starting at terminal 1, and servicing the terminals in a counter clockwise direction. Route C was discontinued after June 6, 2025 with the opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center.
The LAX City Bus Center was formerly served by Beach Cities Transit line 109 to Redondo Beach, Culver CityBus lines 6 and Rapid 6 to Culver City and UCLA, Los Angeles Metro Bus lines to South Gate, to Norwalk, to Downey and to Long Beach, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus lines 3 and Rapid 3 to Santa Monica, and Torrance Transit line 8 to Torrance. During the overnight hours, Los Angeles Metro line offered service to Downtown Los Angeles.
In 1984, the LAX City Bus Center opened on 96th Street near Sepulveda Boulevard to easily connect riders to the LAX Terminals. On December 7, 2018, a new bus center was opened near the site of the original. The new platform gave airport managers the room required to build the guideway for the new LAX Automated People Mover. On June 6, 2025, local transit routes were moved to the LAX/Metro Transit Center, which will be connected to the rest of LAX by the Automated People Mover system.