How to Ride the LA Metro! | Live Footage & Tips Video

In this video, I show you how to ride the Los Angeles Metro! This is my first time taking the LA Metro to travel from Hollywood to DTLA, so I'll share my tips and observations compared to the Washington, DC Metro. Ask me your questions about LA Public Transportation!
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[@LARailProductions]

Don't TAP to exit. If you are using stored value on your TAP card you'll end up wasting another $1.75.

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Thank you for this tip! Coming from DC, I'm so used to having to tap to exit. Pinning this comment!

[@quarbarian2]

this is not true. while you dont need to tap to exit, you get two hours of free transfers from your first tap, so you shouldn’t be charged again!

[@LARailProductions]

Yes but unless it's somehow been over 2 hours and you have stored value, it'll just deduct another $1.75

[@vickiehurt2665]

Yes true. You don’t have to TAP to exit- only to enter.

[@milakhairu9743]

@@LARailProductions if i buy the tap card day pass for one day? I need tap for exit???

[@HydraRealms]

As someone who has been using the LA metro system for the past 13 years it's really interesting watching someone for the first time explore Los Angeles

[@chromebomb]

LA is so big that adding a bike makes it easy to solve the "last mile" problem . Unfortunately our Metro is very small and ridership is low so we dont have a good transit culture here

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

I hope the transit culture can change!

[@alexmunch6118]

One of the projects being worked on right now is they're extending the Purple Line and one of the stations that they will add will be Beverly Hills...Im not sure which lines but they're also extending train service to serve many of the Western areas of the City including LAX...The system is not nor will it ever be as large as the system in New York City or Chicago but there are enough train lines in LA where a car is not needed in several neighborhoods...The system is expanding...thats wonderful news for those that dont want to sit in the crazy traffic the city has

[@mrxman581]

@@alexmunch6118 True, LA Metro is not as extensive, but it's currently building more miles of rail than any other city in the USA and will continue for the foreseeable future. L A only started building it's Metro in the 1990s. NY in the early 1900s and Chicago even a little earlier so they have a big 90+ years jump on LA, but we are catching up. The Crenshaw line opened this month and later this year the Regional Connector will open under DTLA. The Purple line is the one going to BH and on to century city, UCLA/Westwood, and lastly the Veteran's hospital. It will open up in sections over the next several years.

[@mrxman581]

@@worldwideshannonegenz iIts been changing. Transit in LA the 70s-80s was very different from today. LA Metro started operations in the 1990s. Even DC has a 30 year jump on LA

[@juless5672]

you don’t need to use your tap card to exit as long as it’s green you’re good to go

[@chromebomb]

yea you dont need to tap out

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

@@chromebomb Thank you both! Coming from DC, I'm so used to needing to tap to exit. You're right - learned this the hard way!

[@DistractedDaisy]

Good tip, I’m planning trip to la and this is helpful.

[@gmatar]

fromPasaden to Hollywood and from Hollywood to Downtown. what a great ride. LOVE LA.

[@alexmunch6118]

Great video!! Remember that you dont have to use the tap card to exit the station...Only to enter....And there are several train lines that will take you to many parts of the city...The metro is expanding quickly there will be more options...Thanks again for taking the time to post this great video and God bless you

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Thanks for the tip about exiting - someone else told me as well. So different from the D.C. metro, but so worth it to know!

[@bb_kashyap468]

can we use cash if we have no cards?

[@alexmunch6118]

@@bb_kashyap468 Yes you can use cash but it has to be exactly the amount...the machines will not give you change back

[@mreddiebjones]

Great and helpful video! Thank you! 🚇

[@rosinajackson758]

Bravo Mark..!!!

[@VincentPaterno-hs2fv]

I lived in the D.C. area for many years (go Nats!) before moving to L.A., and agree the Metro here is far more spartan than its Washington counterpart. While Los Angeles once had an outstanding train system - the Pacific Electric ("Red Cars") serving as inter-urbans and the Los Angeles Railway ("yellow cars") for shorter rides within the city, all those died out by the early '60s and it wasn't until 1990 that Metro began here with the Blue or now "A" light-rail line between downtown (7th Street) and Long Beach. It's grown in spurts since then, just as D.C.'s Metrorail, opened in 1976, reached its full original length in 2001. The good news is that several new lines are opening in the next few years, with hopes all will be ready by the 2028 Olympics. A "downtown connector" will link several light-rail lines, providing a one-seat ride from Santa Monica to East L.A., and from Long Beach to Azusa. Building a mass transit culture in an area long dependent on the automobile is a challenge... but at least unlike Washington, the fares are flat, so you don't have to compute riding from College Park (go Terps!) to Dulles Airport..

[@musfiqshovon2039]

Thanks a lot. Helpful video for sure.

[@Jay-gy1ii]

awesome video!

[@MikeHunt90731]

Wonderful thanks for sharing!

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Of course! Happy to help answer any questions

[@Tanknuggets217]

Hey, I just want to thank you because i'm from NorCal and we have BART! The LA Metro has so many lines compared to BART😅

[@danielleporter1829]

About Metro 🚇 security, the LASD ( Sheriff's dept) has a division that is over security of metro trains and buses and some could have very well have been in the station or on the platform (s)/ train(s) but just in plain clothes. I know having been a frequent bus rider over the years, there are signs that say you never know who your fellow riders might be, denoting that a plain clothes Sheriff's deputy might be sitting next to you or a few may be sprinkled in and around the stations, trains and buses and bus transit centers.

[@Gamer-Sam]

Useful stuff. thanks!

[@Alexandr80]

Thanks for your video. One Russian guy was wondering what kind of subway in Los Angeles. Hello from Moscow.

[@HSDreamsprint]

So... how is it now? I'll be visiting for a day in August. Is the ridership still low? Do the subways have public bathrooms?

[@no_soy_rubio]

Thanks for sharing, I'm visiting next week from the UK and hoping to get around just using public transportation, the metro looks basic but not too bad

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Great - you can definitely get to a lot of places via metro, but you might still have to uber/lyft to other neighborhoods. In such a huge city, some areas are inaccessible via public transport. Good luck!

[@mrxman581]

@@worldwideshannonegenz LA also has an extensive bus system with rapid bus routes including services like the Flyaway that takes you to and from LAX for example.

[@PENFOLD5]

Only went to Metro/7th St? There’s lots more near Pershing Square and Union Station!

[@williamlevi5051]

Was looking at the stop map what does it have 10 stops at most 🤣

[@WalkingMario]

Thanks for sharing i have never ride the metro..

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Haha I know most people in LA have never ridden it!

[@1fault]

i like the non electronic signs honestly and also theres an initiative to add and expand some of the lines in time for the 2028 olympics would be extremely helpful for me living in Paramount, where they're gonna be adding a new S line ontop of the pre-existing santa ana rail that was defunct since the 1960s

[@mrxman581]

The WSAB Metro light rail has been approved and funded. They are trying to get at least the first section built before the 2028 Olympics.

[@Justaddsaltt]

If you have a iPhone u can now skip the machine and have the tap card on your phone

[@MRSTEEL15]

Why don't you just buy the Metro ALL DAY pass for $5.50? This way you don't have to keep loading the card

[@jazminemartinez2763]

Hello I have a question , for example I use line A to go somewhere do I use line A again to arrive where I started back home?

[@chrisliu4689]

Yes, what you used in the start, go reverse.

[@danielyeh1627]

*Oh thx alot i wanna go to LA at summer*

[@dancerlella]

the hustle and bustle!

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Definitely less hustle than pre-pandemic!

[@CharlieLambarri]

Question guys , I’m going to Los Ángeles in September so how can you reload the card ?

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

You can reload the card at any TAP machine at any metro station. You can also reload the card online, but it takes a few hours to appear. So if you need it right away, do it in-person at a metro station.

[@ninisdiaries]

Is there’s any subway lines a tourist should avoid? I’m seeing a lot of unsafe activities and I’m unsure if I should Uber or take the metro!

[@mrxman581]

Avoid the A line. It's the oldest and it goes through some of the roughest parts of LA. Though, technically, the A line is not a subway. It's a light rail line.

[@jennifertarin4707]

Do you pay when you enter like NYC or when you exit like DC? IN DC, you have to tap to both enter and exit, but only pay when you exit. In NYC, you only swipe to enter.

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

In LA, you pay when you enter. Tap to enter, and NOT when you exit. Coming from DC, that was a learning lesson.

[@maciejsoltysiak58]

what about buses? Where could tickets be bought and are they also periodical?

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Great question! I have never taken the bus routes. But looking it up, there are many bus routes that come every few minutes.

[@HotDogLaws]

buses use the same tap cards as the trains and transfers are free

[@milakhairu9743]

If i arrived at lax, i dont know where to buy a tap card?

[@chrisliu4689]

Go to any metro stations closeby lax by bus or uber, you will find machine there.

[@HotDogLaws]

I've been riding metro buses and trains my whole life and its been extremely sad to see how severely service and maintenance have degraded since 2020, its a night and day difference even from 2019

[@seancully1602]

Hi, you don't need to tap your card when you exit.

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Thank you! Another commenter said the same so I pinned that comment!

[@rheaconcepcion987]

Are there any elevators for people with luggage?

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Yes! Every station should have elevators

[@gastonrodriguez9766]

Can you share a metro 7-day pass tap card with other riders?

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Sure. Each card tap only allows 1 passenger to enter at one time, but you could tap it again for someone else to enter. It doesn't recognize WHO is using it, but you'll have to use it multiple times.

[@itsrobert2742]

I use my access tap card on metro buses and trains

[@gisellecervantes8983]

Can a tap card from school be used?

[@clowneryhun6928]

yes

[@milakhairu9743]

Can i buy a tap card in LAX?

[@chrisliu4689]

No, but April 2025 you can, just arrive at nearest metro station by people mover.

[@grzesiek1x]

Is it safe in the metro ? I mean from the tourist point of view.

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Yes it's safe! No one will bother you. You'll probably see unhoused people sleeping/riding or others smoking, but there's no danger to yourself.

[@SarAbraxas969]

@@worldwideshannonegenz maaan i hope you aint capping

[@ChariotManGaming85]

LA Metro Trains are actually bigger than the ones in DC.. Because more of those Trains are Light Rails.

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

That's so interesting! Thanks for sharing

[@mrxman581]

The majority of LA Metro lines are light rail not subways. LA only has two subway lines and about 5-6 light rail lines Though new subway and light rail lines will be opening soon. The next one will be the Regional Connector underground in DTLA with three new stations. It will open later this year.

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

@@mrxman581 Nice! Which are the two subway lines?

[@mrxman581]

@@worldwideshannonegenz The two subway lines are B and D. The B line used to be called the Red and it goes from Union station through Hollywood and ends up near Universal Studios. The D line used to be called the Purple line and goes from Union station to Western right now but it's currently being extended all the way to the Westside. The additional route will open up in phases and will be completed by 2028. The terminus will be at the Westwood VA hospital. It will also stop at UCLA and Century City mall on the Westside.

[@Wileyg4lify]

How can i ride on metro without getting stabbed

[@jancw]

I'm pretty sure I saw a man with no head at 2:49

[@CancelYoutube026]

Closest public restrooms at each stations, guys?

[@Loransrap]

hi I can give you free beat for your video ..

[@sharonhazan3658]

She took the red line

[@williamlevi5051]

Psst psst hey I'm from NYC. I got a ? You call that a subway 🤣😅 excuse me a metro as you call it

[@niaz.shovon]

Nice video, but why this horrible background music?

[@willileo2373]

It’s empty compared to Metro if European cities

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

Yes! Rush hour around 8am and 5pm are busy - otherwise its empty.

[@alaplex100]

She has no idea the adventure she is about to embark on.

[@enricodrubio6645]

Sad how the world is going digital.

[@ramfranc4357]

Worst transportation I have ever been to, if you ever ride on one of the subways you will see homeless, lunatics and drug addicts.

[@vickiehurt2665]

I❤️ riding Metro Rail. I ❤️🚉🚆!! They are smoother and compete with no traffic.

[@worldwideshannonegenz]

No traffic is great!