There are 4 ways to get from Lake Forest to Los Alamitos by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, line 50 bus
best- Take the train from Irvine to Anaheimtrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Artic - Dock 5 to Katella-Civic Centerbus 50
1h 27m$9–11Line 83 bus, line 50 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Harbor-Katellabus 83
- Take the bus from Katella-Harbor to Katella-Civic Centerbus 50
1h 45m$4Drive 28 mi
- Drive from Lake Forest to Los Alamitoscar 28 mi
31 min$6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Lake Forest to Los Alamitostaxi 28 mi
31 min$100–130
Lake Forest to Los Alamitos by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Forest to Los Alamitos is to line 83 bus and line 50 bus which costs $4 and takes 1h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Forest to Los Alamitos is to drive which takes 31 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct bus from Lake Forest to Los Alamitos. However, there are services departing from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 and arriving at Katella-Civic Center via Katella-Harbor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 45m.
The distance between Lake Forest and Los Alamitos is 26 miles. The road distance is 28.2 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Forest to Los Alamitos without a car is to train and line 50 bus which takes 1h 27m and costs $8 - $12.
It takes approximately 1h 27m to get from Lake Forest to Los Alamitos, including transfers.
Lake Forest to Los Alamitos bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 station.
Lake Forest to Los Alamitos bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Harbor-Katella station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Forest to Los Alamitos is 28 miles. It takes approximately 31 min to drive from Lake Forest to Los Alamitos.
There are 1590+ hotels available in Los Alamitos.
What companies run services between Lake Forest, Orange County, CA, USA and Los Alamitos, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Katella-Civic Center via Harbor-Katella and Katella-Harbor in around 1h 45m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Irvine to Anaheim
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Irvine to Anaheim
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Artic - Dock 5 to Katella-Civic Center
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Harbor-Katella
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Katella-Harbor to Katella-Civic Center
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
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