Los Angeles to Anaheim private car service

The route depends on where in Los Angeles you start. From Downtown, I-5 south, the Santa Ana Freeway, runs about 27 miles to Anaheim. From Hollywood, US-101 south joins I-5 for a total of about 33 miles. From the Westside, including Century City, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, I-10 east to I-5 south covers about 38 miles from Century City, with I-405 south to SR-22 as the alternative when I-10 is slow. From the South Bay, the trip follows the same freeways as the LAX to Anaheim route.

I-5 between East Los Angeles and the Orange County line is busy on weekday mornings and from about 3 to 7 p.m., and a 35-minute trip from Downtown can stretch past an hour then. Weekend mornings are usually lighter, which helps on park days. On nights with an Angels game at Angel Stadium or an event at Honda Center, traffic around Katella Avenue and SR-57 builds in the hour before start time, so leave a cushion and plan to arrive early rather than on the dot.

For a park day, the chauffeur drops you at your resort hotel or at the resort's designated drop-off area for private cars and rideshare along Harbor Boulevard. These locations can move with construction, so the chauffeur follows current resort signage. Families with young children can add a rear-facing child safety seat or a booster seat at booking, up to three seats, and California requires children under 8 to ride in a car seat or booster seat in the back seat.

For the ride home, book a round trip so both legs are set together as two linked reservations, and pick a return time with a cushion after the last show you plan to see. Exits and nearby streets are crowded at closing time, and waiting beyond the complimentary allowance is billed at the hourly rate of the vehicle booked. A return time 30 to 60 minutes after you plan to leave the parks gives time to walk out with tired children.

Honda Center currently directs rideshare and taxi drop-off and pick-up to ARTIC at 2626 E. Katella Avenue, and the area around it is under construction. For stadium and arena concerts, hourly service of about 5 to 8 hours is strongly recommended over a one-way pickup, and event one-way pickups include 15 minutes of complimentary waiting from the scheduled time. For trade shows at the Anaheim Convention Center, a one-way ride or hourly service with a 3-hour minimum online covers a day of meetings. More planning notes are on the event transportation page.

Capacities below are maximums from the live catalog, and each child seat uses one passenger position. For a park day you need room for a stroller and day bags rather than suitcases, so a family of four or five usually fits an SUV. Larger family groups and friends heading to a game together can share the van. Local rides around Anaheim are covered on the Anaheim car service page.

• Comfort Sedan: up to 3 passengers and 3 bags
• Executive Sedan: up to 3 passengers and 3 bags
• Escalade Elite: up to 6 passengers and 5 bags
• Luxury SUV: up to 7 passengers and 6 bags
• Mercedes Sprinter Van: up to 16 passengers and 18 bags