Getting Around Los Angeles with Your Pet

Los Angeles is the quintessential American car city and the simplest way to move a dog is your rental car or Uber Pet / Lyft Pet, available across the metro for a $3-5 surcharge above the standard fare. Public transit works for small pets in carriers: LA Metro Rail and Metro Bus accept pets in fully enclosed carriers free of charge, and service animals ride free without a carrier. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner along the coast accepts pets up to 20 lb (9 kg) for $26 per leg, an unusual luxury in the US for an intercity train. LAX, Burbank and Long Beach airports all have indoor pet relief areas post-security; LAX's FlyAway bus to/from downtown Union Station accepts pets in carriers only.