By plane
The closest airport to this area of Los Angeles is through IATA: LAX (http://www.los-angeles-la...). From here you can either catch a cab, shuttle or bus. The four main bus systems that stop at LAX are the MTA (http://www.mta.net/) or the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (http://www.bigbluebus.com...), Culver City Bus (http://www.culvercity.org...) and the Torrance Transit (http://www.ci.torrance.ca...). The cabs and shuttles can be accessed immediately outside of the arrival terminals and all of the bus systems can be accessed from the LAX Transit Center. The LAX Transit Center is located adjacent to Parking Lot 'C' and accessed by taking the 'C' Shuttle. Bus information is available in the baggage claim area of each terminal. It is not recommended or convenient to attempt to walk to most destinations as a general rule in Los Angeles
The west side lies under the flight path of general aviation Santa Monica Airport ICAO: KSMO, southwest of the 405/10 interchange; on clear days the view of the city on approach is amazing.
