This unlikely Disneyland journey hack has been round for 70 years

But for Southern California locals and vacationers alike, there may be one other method. It’s attainable to get from Los Angeles to Disneyland for simply $1.75 per individual, or $3.50 round-trip — in case you’ve bought the time. One LA County bus transit route, the Metro 460, travels almost immediately from downtown Los Angeles to Disneyland every day, with solely 5 stops in between (and a kind of stops is Knott’s Berry Farm). 

On weekdays, the bus leaves downtown Los Angeles close to Pershing Square once every 30 to 40 minutes, with estimated journey instances to Disneyland taking between an hour and a half to 2 hours. Buses go away Los Angeles from 4 a.m. till 10:22 p.m., and return journeys from Disneyland depart the theme park till 12:18 a.m., making it attainable to remain within the park till the fireworks present earlier than catching a bus again to LA. (Weekend and holiday schedules are comparatively related, however bus riders ought to all the time test LA Metro’s web site or transit apps for any schedule adjustments or updates.) 

It’s even simpler for vacationers and riders who wish to join with the Metro 460 line south of Downtown LA. One of the road’s few stops is the Norwalk station of the Metro C Line, the greater than 17-mile-long mild rail line that additionally connects immediately with the brand new LAX Metro Center and (ultimately) its automated, terminal-by-terminal folks mover. Disneyland itself recommends this public transit route from LAX.

It was Walt Disney himself who first asked that present bus routes operating between Los Angeles and Orange County be rerouted to cease at his yet-to-open Disneyland. On the park’s opening day in July 1955, the so-called “Snow White” coach, operated by Metropolitan Coach Lines, was greeted by Disney himself in a celebratory occasion that went proper down Disneyland’s Main Street, with a brass band in tow. The first batch of passengers was a gaggle of Mouseketeers. 

Today, anybody can take principally the identical 70-year-old route from LA to Disneyland, for lower than half the worth of a churro within the park. And in case you’re not touring to the park from Los Angeles, Disneyland can be accessible by way of Metrolink, Southern California’s commuter rail line, and Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner. The two prepare programs present entry from Ventura, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, and each cease on the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, the place bus connections can be found to the theme park.