Why take public transportation?
- Public transportation use in the United States reduces our nation’s carbon emissions by 37 million metric tons annually. This is equivalent to Washington, DC; New York City; Atlanta; Denver; and Los Angeles combined stopping using electricity.
- One person with a 20-mile round trip commute who switches from driving to public transit can reduce his or her daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds or more than 4,800 pounds in a year.
- A single commuter switching his or her commute to public transportation can reduce a household’s carbon emissions by 10 percent and up to 30 percent if he or she eliminates a second car.
- Public transportation use in the United States saves 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline annually.
- Households near public transit drive an average of 4,400 fewer miles than households with no access to public transit.
STAPLES Center is located at 1111 S. Figueroa St. in downtown Los Angeles, next to the Convention Center. There are many alternative ways to get to a Lakers game, including Metro rail trains and buses.
Metro Maps: https://www.metro.net/riding/maps/
- When taking the Metro Rail, ride the Metro Blue or Express Line to Pico station (2 minute walk to STAPLES), or the Metro Red or Purple line to 7th St/Metro Center Station (7 minute walk to STAPLES). Use https://www.metro.net/ to best plan your trip!
- AMTRAK- If you are traveling to a Lakers game from outside of LA County, check out https://www.amtrak.com/california-train-routes for another way to get to Union Station!
- Metro Bus routes service all of Los Angeles and many lines stop near L.A. LIVE including lines 30, 81, 439, 442, 460 and the Silver Line.
- DASH Bus Route F has several stops on Figueroa St. adjacent to L.A. LIVE. For details on DASH service, go to www.ladottransit.com.
- Metrolink operates train service within Southern California from Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Orange, and North San Diego Counties. They now have special weekend passes for only $10 which includes free connections to Metro bus and rail lines that stop nearby. For train schedules and more information, please call (800) 371-5465 or visit www.metrolinktrains.com.
- Bicycle Parking is available at the following locations:
- In the P1 level of the East Garage located at Olympic Blvd. and Francisco St. Ride down the ramp, racks are located to the left.
- On the South side of STAPLES Center near the Los Angeles Convention Center at Gilbert Lindsey Plaza.