Transportation from LAX - family of 5 w/ 3 small kids

[Yusani]

Hello.

We are flying by the seat of our pants here. We were supposed to leave on Friday and we had transportation worked out, but our kids have gotten sick so now we are hoping to leave tomorrow, but we are just in a "wait and see" situation.

Is it realistic for us to expect that we could just hop off the plane at LAX tomorrow and catch a van to Disneyland or should we really reserve something ahead of time? We will be traveling with 2 carseats and a booster seat.

 

[kyrkea333]

It’s so much nicer not to have to worry about it and I think you could book even just as you walk out the door, once you decide you’re actually leaving, especially with your children’s seats. I know super Shuttle books right away online. I would give that a try at the last minute rather than wing it once I got there. With the size of your party, I would even recommend Lansky as you could have a vehicle to yourselves, and have one large enough that would accommodate the car seats. Their phone number is 213-291-9635 so you could get an immediate response rather than emailing for a quote. They were fabulous.

I hope your little ones get well soon.

 

[Yusani]

Thank you! I've never heard of Lansky's.

If we actually make it to the airport tomorrow (3rd times a charm?) maybe I will book something right before we step on the airplane. I just don't want to jinx it!

 

[millie0312]

If you aren’t opposed to the bus- we always take the DLR express and have loved it. No car seats needed, movies for the kids, a discount on the Anaheim tourist site, plus kids go free when you pay for an adult. We don’t drive anywhere so we just buy our DLR express tickets ahead of time for the discount and use that- we’ve done it from LAX and SNA no issues for 3 years in a row.

 

[millie0312]

Also if you need to change your time or day I think you can just call and change it since they run all day hourly anyway

 

[Shanti]

Hello.

We are flying by the seat of our pants here. We were supposed to leave on Friday and we had transportation worked out, but our kids have gotten sick so now we are hoping to leave tomorrow, but we are just in a "wait and see" situation.

Is it realistic for us to expect that we could just hop off the plane at LAX tomorrow and catch a van to Disneyland or should we really reserve something ahead of time? We will be traveling with 2 carseats and a booster seat.

We used Anaheim Town Car Services, and they did the job well both from & to the airport.

 

[Tattylou]

Hello.

We are flying by the seat of our pants here. We were supposed to leave on Friday and we had transportation worked out, but our kids have gotten sick so now we are hoping to leave tomorrow, but we are just in a "wait and see" situation.

Is it realistic for us to expect that we could just hop off the plane at LAX tomorrow and catch a van to Disneyland or should we really reserve something ahead of time? We will be traveling with 2 carseats and a booster seat.

Another Lansky fan here. They provided the booster seats for both my boys, were on time, super professional, and stopped at a grocery store for us.
On the way back to the airport, my 5 year old threw up in the SUV - the driver handled it so professionally and even had a bag and towel readily available. It was impressive. We still talk about how calm, cool, and collected that driver was in that situation.

Hope you're all better soon.

 

[Louie7080]

I used Lyft for 3 of us so it would be more for your family since you'd have to get a larger car. It cost about 60 bucks and we waited around 20 minutes because it was a heavy travel day at the airport. Going back to the airport was less expensive, maybe $45, and we hardly had to wait for a car to pick us up. I've never used Lansky or any other car service. Once I rented a car and hated driving in the LA area so I now try to avoid that.

 

[mfleeting]

We used Lyft XL 2 weeks ago and it was only like $45. You could always do that and just order it once you get there.

 

[2tinkerbell]

Another vote for Lansky. We love them and have used them several times now. It is so convenient, they are on time, great drivers and clean vehicles. I like the fact that when I arrive at the airport they are there waiting.

 

[tink89]

We are also using Lansky for our trip in a few weeks mainly because it is during the holidays and I rather have something secure and know the price instead of just going with Uber or left(which we do a lot). Lansky provides the boosters and they will stop by a store if you want to pick up groceries. They responded fast and so far customer service has been great.

 

[kyrkea333]

How did you make out Yusani? I hope you are there now enjoying your vacation!