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Old 07-02-2010, 10:35 AM
 
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Hi guys,

Family is in town, taking the train from San Luis Obispo to Angel stadium. The gf and I will be commuting from Malibu at about 4pm, on a Friday.....on a huge holiday weekend. Ugh. I do have experience driving the LA freeways from a previous job, but not the extra info that could really be helpful, in particular: carpool lane interchanges.

Anyway, I am considering two general routes:

1) 10W to 405S to 105E to 605S to 91E to 5S.

Pros: carpools on every freeway, with a 91-5 carpool interchange. I am not sure about any of the others though. I don't believe 405-105 has a hov interchange, and neither does the 105-605 or 605-91. Am i perhaps mistaken about any of those interchanges?

2) 10W to 405S to 22E to side streets or possibly 5N.

I believe the 405S has a carpool lane the whole way down. This route minimizes interchanges, so that is null. The 22E does not have a carpool lane as far as I am aware, so that last stretch may be tough.

Comments and insights greatly appreciated! Thanks.
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Old 07-02-2010, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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Do you have a navigator with GPS?
Do you have a laptop with wireless 3G (for internet access)

If either of these, then use them real time as you are driving to guide you there as the conditions change.

Traffic Predict.com - Los Angeles Traffic Map

Try google maps -> traffic -> traffic at time and day. I just checked. Looks horrible. The 405 is totally jammed southbound from the 10 to the 110. The alternates Lincoln and Sepulveda are jammed too.

Perhaps leave around noon and find something in the Anaheim area to kill time, even stopping at a coffee place and using the internet for free. I think that is what I would do.
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Old 07-02-2010, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Declezville, CA
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Southbound from Malibu.
Friday.
4pm
Holiday weekend.

Yellowdoyle, you ARE a glutton for punishment, you realize that don't you? Try not to murder anyone once you arrive.

If you arrive.
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Old 07-02-2010, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Pasadena
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Do yourself a favor and take the Coastliner instead. But it means driving to Union Station downtown. The train stops at Angel Stadium and you can enjoy the great ride.
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Old 07-02-2010, 12:09 PM
 
Location: South Bay
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expect a 2-3 hour drive, probably closer to 3 hours.
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