There are 7 ways to get from Lake Forest to Gardena by train, bus, car, taxi, or tram
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Irvine to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Gateway Transit Centerbus Metro J Line
1h 46m$17–33Line 83 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Harbor-East Shuttle Areabus 83
- Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Picobus 460
3h 30m$4–6Drive 43.5 mi
- Drive from Lake Forest to Gardenacar 43.5 mi
47 min$8–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from Lake Forest to Gardenataxi 43.5 mi
47 min$140–180Train, tram
- Take the train from Irvine to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Linetram Metro A Line
2h 2m$18–33Train, tram, line 3 bus
- Take the train from Irvine to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Compton Stationtram
- Take the bus from MLK Transit Center to Redondo Beach & Western WBbus 3
2h 40mLine 83 bus, line 460 bus, line 125 bus
- Take the bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Harbor-East Shuttle Areabus 83
- Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Norwalk Stationbus 460
- Take the bus from Norwalk Station to Rosecrans / Kingsleybus 125
4h 6m$4–5
Lake Forest to Gardena by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Forest to Gardena is to line 83 bus and line 460 bus and line 125 bus which costs $4 - $5 and takes 4h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Forest to Gardena is to drive which takes 47 min and costs $7 - $12.
No, there is no direct bus from Lake Forest to Gardena. However, there are services departing from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 and arriving at Harbor Gateway Transit Center via Disneyland Employee's Entrance and Flower / Pico. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lake Forest to Gardena station. However, there are services departing from Irvine and arriving at Crenshaw C-Line Station via Union Station - Metro A-Line and Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 2m.
The distance between Lake Forest and Gardena is 60 miles. The road distance is 43.7 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Forest to Gardena without a car is to train and bus which takes 1h 46m and costs $17 - $35.
It takes approximately 1h 46m to get from Lake Forest to Gardena, including transfers.
Lake Forest to Gardena bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 station.
Lake Forest to Gardena train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Irvine station.
Lake Forest to Gardena bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Harbor-East Shuttle Area station.
What companies run services between Lake Forest, Orange County, CA, USA and Gardena, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Harbor Gateway Transit Center via Harbor-East Shuttle Area, Disneyland Employee's Entrance, Figueroa / Pico, and Flower / Pico in around 3h 30m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Irvine to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Irvine to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Compton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Irvine to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Pico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Norwalk Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Norwalk Station to Rosecrans / Kingsley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 310-618-6266
- Website
- transit.torranceca.gov
Bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://transit.torranceca.gov
- Schedules at
- https://transit.torranceca.gov/routes-schedules
- Seniors 65+
- $1
- Students
- $1
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Harbor-East Shuttle Area
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Harbor-East Shuttle Area
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- (310) 965 8888
- Website
- ridegtrans.com
Bus from MLK Transit Center to Redondo Beach & Western WB
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://ridegtrans.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
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