We took a trip to LA, and to help with all of the details, I built a planning tool using Claude to help make the most of our time there.
Boarding Pass · LAX
Los Angeles
7 days · Friday departure → Thursday return
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📍 Where am I right now?
Tap the button to drop your live location, or use the stop buttons below to preview any destination before you leave.
🗺 Today’s stops
Quick map previews for every stop on the selected day.
LA Metro — at a glance
Tap your contactless card or phone wallet directly at the fare gate or bus farebox — no separate TAP card required in 2026. A physical TAP card is still needed for reduced-fare programs.
$1.75base fare, one-way
2 hrsfree transfers
$5daily fare cap
$187-day fare cap
Fare capping means Metro automatically stops charging once you hit the daily or weekly cap — no need to pre-buy a pass.
From LAX
From any terminal’s Arrivals level, board the free LAX Metro Connector Shuttle at the signed bus bays, ride to the LAX/Metro Transit Center, then transfer to the C or K Line rail.
Lines used in this itinerary
Pulled automatically from your stops’ transit tips:
Good habits
Same card every tap — switching cards mid-trip means paying a fresh fare instead of a free transfer.
Google Maps transit mode gives real-time arrivals for LA bus and rail — every stop’s Directions button opens it pre-filled.
Trains stop around midnight–1am — stops flagged 🌙 Late night have a rideshare reminder built in.
Culver City Bus is separate from Metro but cheap and very useful on the Westside.
All data is saved centrally in WordPress database.
