Airports

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
1 Worldway, Los Angeles, CA 90045

(310) 646-5252

www.lawa.org/lax

The world’s fifth busiest passenger airport and ranked seventh in air cargo tonnage handled, LAX provides full domestic and international service.

 

 

Ontario International Airport (ONT)
2900 East Airport Drive, Ontario, CA 91761

(909) 937-2700

www.lawa.org/ont

Ontario International Airport provides commercial jet service to major U.S. cities and many international destinations.

 

 

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (BUR)
2627 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505

(818) 840-8847

www.burbankairport.com

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport provides full domestic and international service along with general aviation services.
Freeways Serving the San Gabriel Valley

West to East

Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210)

          Located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, the Foothill Freeway links Southern California’s Inland Empire through Downtown Los Angeles into the San Fernando Valley.

 

San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10)

          The San Bernardino Freeway’s western terminus is located in East Los Angeles and runs through the San Gabriel Valley into Southern California’s Inland Empire. At the west end of the San Bernardino Freeway, the Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) continues up to Pacific Coast Highway. Interstate 10 is also one of the three coast-to-coast Interstates linking states from California to Florida.
 

Pomona Freeway (State Route 60)

          Located at the southern end of the San Gabriel Valley, the Pomona Freeway runs from East Los Angeles to Southern California’s Inland Empire. Route 60 is also a major transportation corridor for container trucks traveling from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to shipping yards in the San Gabriel Valley, Inland Empire and other areas within the United States.


North to South

Long Beach Freeway (Interstate 710)

          The Long Beach Freeway is within a few hundred feet of the Los Angeles River, which it runs along, from Alhambra to Long Beach.

 

San Gabriel River Freeway (Interstate 605)

          The San Gabriel River Freeway runs parallel to the San Gabriel River, from the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in Duarte to Seal Beach.


Orange Freeway (State Route 57)

          The Orange Freeway runs from the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in Glendora into Orange County.


Chino Valley Freeway (State Route 71)

          The Chino Valley Freeway runs from Pomona to Corona in Riverside County.
 

Rail Transit

Metro Gold Line    

            The Metro Gold Line links Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Sierra Madre    Villa  in Pasadena via Chinatown, Highland Park and South Pasadena. The second phase, known as the Foothill Extension, is expected to be completed by 2014 and will continue from Pasadena through ten San Gabriel Valley communities and into Montclair.

 

            The Metro Gold Line is accessible to many nearby colleges, museums, hotels, shopping districts, and other Metro Rail Lines that will lead to Hollywood, Staples Center, Queen Mary or LAX. 

 

          For more information about the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension, please visit www.metrogoldline.org.

 

Metrolink 

            The Metrolink is a regional transit service that links riders to major employment centers by offering two rail lines that run through the San Gabriel Valley, the San Bernardino Line and the Riverside Line.

          The San Bernardino Line links the San Bernardino County riders to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, with several stations located in the San Gabriel Valley: Claremont, Pomona, Covina, Baldwin Park, El Monte and Cal State L.A.

          The Riverside Line links the Riverside County riders through the cities of Pomona, Industry, and Montebello and onto Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. This Line also allows students to commute to and from the University of California at Riverside.

         

          For more information about Metrolink, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com.

 

Amtrak

            Amtrak provides intercity rail passenger service to more than 500 destinations in 46 states with six lines connecting to nearby Los Angeles and stations located in the San Gabriel Valley cities of Pomona, Claremont and Pasadena. The San Joaquin, Pacific Surfliner, Coast Starlight, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle are among the lines that connect to the San Gabriel Valley. For schedules, fares and information, visit www.amtrakcalifornia.com.

 
Bus Service/Transportation

The San Gabriel Valley is served by Metro, Foothill Transit and Shuttle/Trolley services within many of the San Gabriel Valley cities. Many of the lines also connect riders to rail stations in the area.

 

Metro

Metro Bus service offers 55 lines throughout the San Gabriel Valley. Metro serves as a transportation planner and coordinator, designer, builder and operator for Los Angles County, the country’s most populous county. Metro has designed, built and now operates 73.1 miles of Metro Rail service. For more information about Metro, please visit www.mta.net, call 1.800.COMMUTE (800-266-6883), or to plan a trip, please view the Metro Trip Planner.

 

Foothill Transit

Foothill Transit offers 36 fixed-route bus lines in the San Gabriel Valley. For more information, please visit www.foothilltransit.org, call 800-RIDE-INFO (800-743-3463), or to plan a trip, please view the Trip Planner.

 

Shuttle/Trolley Services

Shuttle/Trolley Services are offered in addition to regional transit services, in the cities of Alhambra, Claremont, Duarte, El Monte, La Canada/Flintridge, La Verne, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Pomona, San Dimas, Sierra Madre and West Covina. For more information about local shuttle/trolley service, contact your municipal government.

City of Alhambra

City of Claremont

City of Duarte

City of El Monte

City of La Canada/Flintridge

City of La Verne

City of Monrovia

City of Montebello

City of Monterey Park

City of Pasadena

City of Pomona

City of San Dimas

City of Sierra Madre

City of West Covina