These buses operate on most major thoroughfares throughout the metropolitan area and arrive on average of every 15 to 20 minutes. Palmdale has a local city bus system, operated by the Antelope Valley Transit Authority. Santa Clarita Transit has a daily commuter bus line that runs to the Palmdale Transportation Center from the nearby city of Santa Clarita. The AVTA is also the operator of the city's public bus system. The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) has daily commuter bus lines that connect to the Palmdale Transportation Center from various areas in Los Angeles. Greyhound Bus Lines serves the Palmdale Transportation Center daily. Other than coming to or leaving town, rail service is not particularly used in this area as there are only 2 stations serving Palmdale and 1 more in nearby Lancaster. The Vincent-Grade/Acton Metrolink station serves southern Palmdale and nearby Acton with commuter rail service to/from Los Angeles.
It is the metropolitan area's mass-transit hub. The center is also served by Amtrak California, the national passenger rail carrier, using it's Thruway Bus service. The Palmdale Transportation Center in downtown, has daily rail service to Los Angeles area destinations via Metrolink, a commuter rail line. Shuttle Buses operate to/from LAX, costing approximately $70 one way: If you are willing to drive really far (90-120 miles), Long Beach Municipal Airport ( IATA: LGB) and John Wayne International ( IATA: SNA) may also be used as alternates. Traffic can be bad at times, but not nearly as bad as LAX.īakersfield is also an easy to use, uncrowded airport like Ontario, but has less flight options and is also generally more expensive, however, there is little to no traffic problems reaching BFL. Ontario will be much less crowded and easier to use. It is also the closest airport with international airline service. LAX has the most travel options and is generally the least expensive, but is significantly crowded and has many a long line in addition to the excessive traffic one must usually contend with to get to/from the airport.
Los Angeles International Airport ( IATA: LAX), Ontario International Airport ( IATA: ONT), and Bakersfield Meadows Field ( IATA: BFL) are all approximately the same distance away time-wise, assuming no traffic. The next closest airport is Bob Hope Airport ( IATA: BUR) in Burbank, approximately one hour's drive to the South, and is served by most major domestic carriers. Palmdale Regional Airport ( IATA: PMD) was served by United Airlines, but currently has no scheduled service. The other end of CA-14 to the North connects Reno, Nevada to the Palmdale area via US Highway 395.Ĭalifornia State Highway 138 is the principal EAST - WEST route and connects the Inland Empire (Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario) and the "Grapevine" area of Interstate 5 to the Palmdale area.Ĭalifornia State Highway 18 connects the Victor Valley area to the Palmdale area via CA-138. Freeway is the area's principal NORTH - SOUTH route. Palmdale is about 70 miles north of Downtown Los Angeles off of California State Highway 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway. Palmdale is a city in the far north of Los Angeles County in the Antelope Valley region of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.
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