as @asdff noted, the point-to-point flyaway bus to ucla was a great, cheaper alternative, but limited service really hampers its utility. it's no consolation to

as @asdff noted, the point-to-point flyaway bus to ucla was a great, cheaper alternative, but limited service really hampers its utility. it's no consolation to you, but ucla will be connected to the purple (D) line in a couple years, which will make getting around LA from ucla much easier by public transit. but even more frustrating was the decision not to extend the green (C) line train directly into LAX (due to lobbying by taxi interests and others). rather than even the flyaway, we should have a train line directly from LAX into downtown, a key regional business travel destination. there even was a historical train right-of-way for much (all?) of that route, but it's since been sold and parceled out.