Transportation

Airport Transportation

The easiest way to travel between the airports and CalArts is door-to-door shuttle service. Prime Time Shuttle, 800 733-8267 and Super Shuttle, 800 258-3826 serve the Santa Clarita area. These shuttles service both Burbank Airport and Los Angeles International Airport and are available by reservation, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Call for prices or reserve online at www.primetimeshuttle.com or www.supershuttle.com.

The LAX Flyaway Service is a bus service operating between Los Angeles International Airport and L.A. Union Station, Van Nuys Airport, and Westwood/UCLA. For LAX FlyAway locations, schedules, service hours, parking, passenger drop-off/pick-up and driving directions see www.lawa.org/lax/LAXflyAway.cfm or call 1-866-435-9529. Fare is $4 one way and $8 roundtrip. All FlyAway buses drop-off passengers on the Upper/Departures Level of each terminal at LAX. Passengers board buses on the Lower/Arrivals Level in front of each terminal under the green "FlyAway, Buses and Long Distance Vans" signs. Each bus is marked with its service location.

Local Transportation

Buses

Santa Clarita Transit services the Santa Clarita area, including Valencia, Newhall, Saugus, Canyon Country and Sylmar. The fare for local service is $1 and monthly passes are also available. Santa Clarita Transit also runs express buses to the San Fernando Valley that cost $3.50 to $4 for adults and $1.75 to $2 for students (fare varies by route). Additionally, there are express buses into Los Angeles that run during rush hour times in the early morning and afternoon, as well as buses that connect to the Metrolink train service to downtown Los Angeles. For bus schedules contact the Student Affairs Office or 661 294-1287, or go to www.santaclaritatransit.com.

MTA services the greater Los Angeles area, and has routes throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. It takes roughly 25 minutes for every 5 miles traveled on local routes, but there are also express buses. Schedules are available online, at MTA centers and on the buses, as well as some grocery stores. Please note that MTA buses are accessed in the San Fernando Valley, either using the Santa Clarita Transit buses, the Metrolink train, or private car to get there. For more information, go to www.mta.net or call 1.800.COMMUTE (266.6883).

Metrolink

Operating between Los Angeles Union Station and the three stations in the Santa Clarita area, this train service runs Monday through Friday during rush hour times, and limited hours on Saturdays. Travel time to Los Angeles is approximately one hour. Metrolink also stops in Sylmar, Burbank and Glendale. The fare is approximately $7.25 one way on weekdays and $5.50 on weekends, depending on destination. Monthly passes are available. For more information, go to www.metrolinktrains.com or call 800 371-LINK.

Driving

California Driver’s Licenses are granted after passing a written examination, a vision test and possibly a driving test. Students intending to become a California resident must apply for the license within ten days of arrival in the state and will be required to relinquish the out-of-state license. The cost of a driver’s license is $27; a California State Identification Card (for non-drivers) is $22. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is responsible in California for the registration of automobiles and issuance of Driver’s Licenses and State ID cards. The local DMV office is located at 24427 Newhall Ave., south of Lyons Ave. Operating hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information go to dmv.ca.gov or call 800 777-0133.

All out-of-state license plates and automobile registrations need to be changed to California plates and registered within 20 days from date of receiving a California Driver’s License or becoming a California resident. Anyone who has accepted gainful employment in the state; rented or leased a residence off campus; enrolled in an institution of higher learning as a California resident or have dependents enrolled in school, grades K to 12; or registered to vote is considered a California resident and will have 20 days to register their car.

California registration fees are based on the value of the car. The car must pass a strict emissions test (about $68) in order to qualify. For more information, contact the Bureau of Automotive Repair and Smog Check Center at 800 622-7733.