LAX Center station opens with free Metro rides all weekend

LAX is now closer to the rest of the city’s transit system. 

Metro, the Los Angeles transit system, will officially cut the ribbon and unveil its LAX/Metro Transit Center station on Friday.

Once the station opens to the public at 5 p.m., travelers will be able to connect with Metro’s C and K lines as well as six Metro bus lines and eight partner bus lines, including Beach Cities, Big Blue Bus, Culver City Bus, GTrans, Torrance Transit, and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) shuttles to LAX terminals.

The new station will also serve as a vital connection for visitors arriving for the upcoming major events, such as the 2026 NBA All Star Game, FIFA World Cup 2026, Super Bowl 2027 and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

In honor of the opening, Metro will offer free rides across its entire transit system all weekend. Free fares will start at 4 a.m., on Friday, June 6 and will continue through Monday, June 9 at 3 a.m. Metro Bike Share will also offer free 30-minute rides, 1-ride starting Friday, June 6 through June 9 using promo code 060625.

The new station, located just east of LAX, will eventually provide a direct connection to the still-under-construction LAX People Mover system, which will take travelers into the airport terminal area. The People Mover is expected to open later this year. Until then, travelers will be able to connect with free airport shuttle buses at the new transit station to reach the terminals. Those shuttles run every 10 minutes.

"The wait is nearly over, Los Angeles," Metro Board Chair and Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement earlier this year when the June 6 opening date for the station was announced. "At long last, we are getting a train to LAX. And when the LAX People Mover finally opens, we will truly have an international airport that connects people from inside the terminals to the world beyond through Metro."

Hahn is among the local dignitaries expected to attend a midday opening ceremony, along with fellow county Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Lindsey Horvath, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts.

With Friday's opening of the LAX Station, the K Line will run seamlessly from Redondo Beach to the E Line, including a stop at the LAX Station.

The Metro C (Green) Line, which previously ran between Norwalk and Redondo Beach, now has its western terminus at the Aviation/Century Station, where passengers can transfer to the K Line to continue south to Redondo Beach. Beginning Friday evening, the C Line will run between Norwalk and the new LAX Station.

The new LAX station will also offer a multilevel bicycle hub with secured parking, a pedestrian plaza, as well as an area for passenger vehicle pick-up and drop-off, according to Metro. The facility will also have a 16-bay bus plaza.

Additional reporting by City News Service.