Plenty of seats even though I boarded at Terminal 7, the last stop at LAX. Midday ride to Van Nuys was smooth and traffic-free. Clean terminal, easy to get taxi or shared ride service. Definitely will use again.

I’ve taken Flyaway for about 15 years and always found their payment system clumsy at best. No longer! On the new Volvo buses, one can now tap a credit card or their phone to pay upon boarding, like a regular bus. No more standing in line at the Union Station kiosk paying post-trip. Give it a try!

I got the flyaway (LAX to Union Station) from Terminal 1. It stops at each terminal, sometimes multiple stops per terminal and for me this took 30 mins from getting on at T1 to actually leaving LAX. Once we left LAX we had a great run into Union Station. For context, this was Saturday 940am leaving T1 and arrived at Union station about 1040 I asked my hotel shuttle to drop me at the flyaway stop and they just dropped me at T1. Next time I would consider asking to be dropped at the T7 flyaway stop to avoid the 30 mins of stop start, but other reviewers here have said that the bus fills up at the earlier terminals and sometimes misses the later ones. So please probably arguments either way!

Unlike everything else to do with LAX, this bus service is clean, cheap and efficient. I caught the Union Station to LAX 6pm service which made it to the airport by 6.35 - impressive in LA peak hour. Finding the bus at Union Station is a little tricky but if you arrive at the eastern side and use the signage to head to Patsaouras Transit Plaza there should be staff to help. I can’t speak for the reverse direction but highly recommended if you’re heading towards the airport. Tickets are easily purchased using the app.