How to get from LAX to Candy Cane Inn Quickly?

[lindym]

Flying in on 7-19-06 arriving at LAX at 11:05am. Just 2 of us. Want to get to Candy Cane Inn quickly so we can get to a park. What do you suggest? Also will be doing a park rest of that day, and then all day of 7-20 and 7-21. What parks do you suggest for those days? Thinking of doing early entry at DL on 7-20. What should we do when we get there on 7-19?

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

To get to the hotels on Harbor Drive: From the rental places, drive south to Century Blvd, and turn left (east). Get in your right lane, and on Aviation, turn right (south). Get in the left lane. (About 1.5 miles will be a restaurant called Proud Bird - if you're hungry, get a bite to eat here. It's a nice restaurant.)

Turn left (east) on Imperial Hwy - it will be the big street after Proud Bird. (Wave hello to Northrop Grumman on the corner of Aviation & Imperial Hwy - that's where I work )

As soon as you turn left, get in the right lane, and get on the 105 fwy going east. Get in the carpool lane, and take this freeway all the way to the end. Take the 605 fwy south & stay in the right lane. About 2 miles down you'll hit the 91 fwy east. Get in the carpool lane and stay there until you get to the 5 fwy south. Use the carpool lane to get on the 5 south. Stay in the carpool lane until you see Euclid, and then edge over. Go past the Disneyland Drive exit. The next exit is Harbor. Turn right on Harbor. Disneyland will be on your right & you'll see the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, Monorail track... Stay in your right lane, and go past the Disneyland entrance. The Candy Cane Inn will be on your right side, before you get to Katella Blvd.

To get to the Disneyland Resort Hotels: Stay in the carpool lane on 5 fwy and take the carpool lane exit to Disneyland Drive (very convenient). Turn left when you get off of the freeway. There will be a gas station on your right side (corner of Disneyland Drive & Ball). Stay on your right lane or you will end up in the theme park parking structure. Disneyland and Paradise Pier hotels will be on the right side of the street, and the Grand Californian will be on the left side, across the street from the Paradise Pier Hotel.


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In short:

Century Blvd (away from the airport) - Aviation & turn right - Imperial Hwy and turn left - 105 fwy east - 605 fwy south - 91 fwy east - 5 fwy south - Harbor Blvd & turn right

or

Century Blvd (away from the airport) - Aviation & turn right - Imperial Hwy and turn left - 105 fwy east - 605 fwy south - 91 fwy east - 5 fwy south - Disneyland Drive & turn left

 

[lindym]

I'm sorry, I must not have made myself clear. We are not renting a car. We are flying into LAX and I want a service to get us to Candy Cane Inn quickly so we can go to the parks. What do you suggest and do you know the price? Also, what do you think about doing a park that first day and which one and which order for the next 2 days?

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

The quickest way to get to the Candy Cane is by taxi or limo. The next quickest would be SuperShuttle or Disneyland Express, keeping in mind that they stop to pick up other passengers and drop them off. Your range will be between ~$15 one way on SuperShuttle/DLR Express or $75-$100 via taxi/limo, including tip.

I think your first park should be Disneyland, and then on subsequent days hit Disneyland in the morning, California Adventure around 1pm until dusk or after parades, and back to Disneyland.

 

[lindym]

Does anyone have the name of any towncar companies and aprox prices or websites? Also, Mary Jo would you sign up for the Fantasmic Dessert Buffet our first night there if we can get it or wait for the 2nd night?