How to get fromAltadena to Encinoby tram, subway, bus, car or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Altadena to Encino by tram, subway, bus, car, or taxi

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Tram, subway, line 240 bus
best
1. Take the tram from Del Mar Station to Union Station - Metro A-Linetram
2. Take the subway from Union Station - Metro B & D Lines to Universal / Studio City Stationsubway
3. Take the bus from Universal / Studio City Station to Ventura / Balboabus 240
2h 8m
$6–8
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Lake Metro Station to Ventura Blvd & Hayvenhurst Avebus 549
2h 30m
$3–5
Drive 25 mi
1. Drive from Altadena to Encinocar 25 mi
28 min
$5–7
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Altadena to Encinotaxi 25 mi
28 min
$130–160

Altadena to Encino by bus, tram, and subway

620Weekly Services

2h 8mAverage Duration

$6Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Altadena to Encino.

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Distance: 33.6 mi
Duration: 2h 8m

What companies run services between Altadena, CA, USA and Encino, CA, USA?

LA DOT operates a bus from Lake Metro Station to Ventura Blvd & Hayvenhurst Ave every 4 hours. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 1h 18m.

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Encino, United States(opens in a new window)

Encino (Spanish for "oak") is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Encino

Getty Center(Opens in a new window)

The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California, is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $1.3 billion Center opened to the public on December 16, 1997 and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The Center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors' parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three-car, cable-pulled hovertrain funicular.

University of California(Opens in a new window)

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. It became the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest undergraduate campus of the ten-campus University of California system. It offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. UCLA enrolls about 31,000 undergraduate and 13,000 graduate students, and had 119,000 applicants for Fall 2016, including transfer applicants, the most applicants for any American university.

Getty Villa(Opens in a new window)

The Getty Villa is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA, the Getty Villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The collection has 44,000 Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD, including the Lansdowne Heracles and the Victorious Youth. The UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation is housed on this campus. The collection is documented and presented through the online GettyGuide as well as through audio tours.

Universal Studios Hollywood(Opens in a new window)

Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. About 70% of the studio lies within the unincorporated county island known as Universal City while the rest lies within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use. Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA". It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios sets and is the first of many full-fledged Universal Studios Theme Parks located across the world.

Places to stay in Encino

The Sojourn Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

Best Western Plus Carriage Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Hampton Inn & Suites Sherman Oaks(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Courtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks(Opens in a new window)

7.4Good

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