Easiest way to get from LAX to Graumans Chinese Theatre? -

My sister and I are coming over to the USA from Australia for a holiday. We will be in LA on Monday 28 December for the day. We are flying into LAX, arriving around 7am on SouthWest Airlines. We fly out at about 8pm that same night to go to Vegas.Since we only have the day there, we want to do a Hollywood / LA tour and try to see as much as possible. We have found one we are keen to do that departs from Grauman s Chinese Theatre (6925 Hollywood Blvd) at 9am.I have looked at www.metro.net but the Trip planner keeps telling me that there are no options available for the trip we want to do.Investigating a bit further, it looks like we can take a Shuttle from LAX to Aviation/LAX station, take the Green Line train to Imperial/Wilmington station, then change to the Blue Line train and travel to 7th St/Metro and then change to the Red Line train and travel to Hollywood/Highland.Not knowing what the train system is like, is it easy to change Lines from Green to Blue and then Blue to Red? Are the stops in the same station (i.e. just have to change platforms) or do we actually have to leave the station and go to another station?Also, what is the best way to buy a ticket? Can we just buy tickets with cash on the Shuttle bus for the whole trip (including return to LAX at the end of the day) or do we have to buy separate tickets when we get to Aviation/LAX station for the train trip?Finally, is there an easier way to get to Grauman s (bearing in mind we HAVE to arrive before 9am or we will miss the tour)?

Simple. Take the Flyaway Bus from LAX to Union Station . Fare is about $7.00 and they run every 1/2 hour. Catch it under the blue signs at the baggage claim area.From Union Station take the Red Line subway to Hollywood/Highland . Fare is $1.25. You re there

if you are coming from Australia you cant fly on southwest cause they dont fly there!i have a better idea instead of you traveling all thatway did you know there are some tour companiesthat will pick you AT lax?here oneshttp://www.lacitytours.com/Layovers.asp

Peedlepup s answer is great. End of story. Just remember your luggage, youll have to do something with it! :D

This is unrealistic....You have to go through customs and even if you take a direct taxi during rush hour and you still won t get there by 9:00am most likely.....You need a much later tour or somehow meet up with the tour in progress......

Peedlepup s answer is great, but you probably will want to drop your luggage off somewhere. If you re only in LA for the day, remember to ask the airline to put the luggage on your next flight. You can buy a round-trip ticket back to LAX from Union Station - the fare is higher, of course, but just keep your original ticket and you can get back on without a problem.Paris Hilton is right, although condescending. You should see if you can arrange for a cab to take you to Grauman s.

From LAX, take the UNION STATION Flyaway shuttle. It will drop you off at Union Station in downtown. From there, you can take the red line subway to Hollywood/Highland (look at the metro rail map). The Flyaway will be faster than the green/blue/red line trip that you mentioned. However, if you choose to do that, you can buy a $5 day pass that is good for unlimited train rides, which will be cheaper than the Flyaway ($7 each way).