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Article: Los Angeles: Transportation
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Los Angeles: Transportation
Approaching the City
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), just west of the downtown area, is the fourth largest airport in the world in terms of passengers handled, and the airport is served by dozens of major airlines with thousands of flights each year. Nearby Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport is served by six major airlines. Greyhound carries passengers to a terminal in downtown Los Angeles. Amtrak has invested $100 million in new passenger trains in recent years; its
Pacific Surfliner
carries passengers from San Diego through Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo.
Three interstate highways converge in the Los Angeles area: I-5 approaching from Canada in ...