Travel Information

The conference will be held on the Caltech campus about 2.5 miles from the Courtyard by Marriott Old Pasadena hotel. Daily shuttle service will be provided from the hotel to the campus.

Nearby airports are:

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
28 miles distance
low cost reasonably convenient public transportation

Burbank Airport
16 miles distance
no public transportation to Pasadena

Ontario Airport
38 miles distance
no public transportation to Pasadena

Orange County Airport (John Wayne)
49 miles distance
no public transportation to Pasadena

Long Beach Airport
34 miles distance
no public transportation to Pasadena

Public Transportation

The Courtyard by Marriott Old Pasadena is adjacent to the Memorial Park Gold Line surface rail station so that it is easy to travel from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to the hotel using inexpensive public transportation.

This involves taking the FlyAway Bus which goes nonstop from LAX to Union Station (about 25 minute ride, buses every 30 minutes during day) and then the Gold Line from Union Station to the Memorial Park Station in Pasadena (21 minute ride, trains about every 12 to 15 minutes on Sundays). Total trip time is about 50-90 minutes and cost is $7 for FlyAway Bus and $1.25 for Gold Line. Detailed information/photos for taking the Flyaway Bus and Gold Line to Marriott hotel. (pdf)

FlyAway Bus information/timetable
Gold Line information/timetable

Other options from LAX are Super Shuttle Shared Ride Van (about 50-90 minutes, cost approximately $30, find these under the Orange Shared Ride Van sign at LAX) and taxi (about 35-45 minutes, cost approximately $75).