Hire car OR Taxi ??

Going to Los Angeles in November for my 3Oth and staying in Anahiem for 3 days. Was just wondering what is the best idea for me.

Wanting to spend 1 day at disney, 1 day at universal and 1 day Hollywood, redo drive etc. Possibally one eveing seeing a spors event

Whats the best paln for me,

1) To hire a car for the full 3 days i`m there from the airport

2) Taxi/ Shuttle to hotel (whats the cost ?)

and whats the driving like in LA. 10ys licence in the UK will that stand me in good sted?

Hire car OR Taxi ??

Have a look at www.mapquest.com to understand the LA Metro area. Disney is located in Anaheim which is in Orange County. This is about 1 hour drive(more with traffic) from the LA Airport.

Both Universal and Hollywood are together and about 1 hour(more with traffic) from Anaheim.

Since you want to spend more time in Hollywood then it might be better to stay in the Hollywood area then communte to Disneyland on the day of visit.

If it doesn%26#39;t bother you driving on the opposite side of the road then definitely rent a car. It will give you more flexibility in sightseeing. Driving is not bad in LA as long as you drive during the non commute hours.(10am-2pm)

Shuttle website: www.supershuttle.com

Cheers!!

Hire car OR Taxi ??

You%26#39;ll have to hire a car, a taxi won%26#39;t take you those distances - or, if they do, it will cost about 5 times the price of a car for that day.

Universal and Hollywood can be seen the same day. Please read our FAQs at the top of the LA Forums for more detailed answers to your question.

Do look at our FAQs section (the link is at the top of the TOPIC LIST). There, you will find an ';overview map'; of the greater L.A. metro area which will show you how far apart Anaheim is from L.A. (and how spread out L.A is)

It%26#39;s not practical to stay near DL for your entire holiday if you don%26#39;t plan to go to the park more than one day. Anaheim exists solely as a resort area for (largely) families visiting DL. Unless you LOVE kids and want to see their multitudes running through your hotel lobby and jumping up and down on their seats in the restaurants, you%26#39;re better off staying elsewhere for your holiday.

In addition, nightlife in Anaheim is, largely, %26#39;family oriented%26#39;. If you stay in Hollywood or along the Sunset Strip, there will be dozens of places that you can visit if you want to grab a drink and talk to some fellow adults.

It%26#39;s important to decide which areas of L.A. you will be visiting. The city is EXTREMELY spread out (not unlike London) but we don%26#39;t have a public transit system like London -- only about 1/3 of the city is served by metro rail.

If you only plan to explore Hollywood, Universal %26amp; Disneyland, you can do it by rail and metro rail (pretty easily). Look at our FAQs section, under AMUSEMENT PARKS and you%26#39;ll see transfer directions from Hollywood via red line metro rail and then, above ground train, and then a short taxi ride. The transfer takes about the same time as driving (especially, when you add in the %26#39;wait time%26#39; going into the DL car park and the transfer time from your parking space to the entrance gates to the park). The public transit option will drop you close to the park%26#39;s entrance.

If, however, you are looking to explore some other areas like Santa Monica (on the sea) or one of the Getty hilltop Museums, than having a car comes in handy.

So,, study hard, decide what you will be visiting, pick a neighborhood you%26#39;d like to stay in (see NEIGHBORHOODS in the FAQs section) and then post a new question.