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13 Apr 20, 08:02 PM |
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Would you end your trip in Anaheim or Burbank for ease of returning to airport ?
Hi All
As the question says which is the best option or does it not matter!? Im thinking about whether we should do the Disneyland Anaheim part of the trip or the universal/holywood/Burbank based part of our trip first or last- nightmarish scenarios are playing out in my head about not making the flight home due to infamous LA traffic ? Is there a better option to travel from ? Does anyone ever stay at an airport hotel the night before their flight ? Or am I catastrophising !? Thanks |
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13 Apr 20, 08:18 PM |
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Which airport would you be flying into and flying out of?
I do Disneyland / Anaheim at the end of my trip as my LA section is more chill out / holiday mode, where as Disney is go go go. I like having chill out time at the start. After Disney I am exhausted so its great having a 10 hour flight to flake out, and do nothing. |
13 Apr 20, 08:26 PM |
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Thanks for your reply !
we are flying in and out of LAX - So far we are planning 4 nights San Francisco to start then flying down to LAX, so we have a week in LA /Anaheim altogether -unfortunately only have 2 weeks to play with and trying to limit costs and I have decided against driving as the though fills me with dread. Plus we have a limited time and can't do it all much as we would like to do some other things ie Monterey, Yosemite.This trip will be a tester and we can always return ! So I have yet to decide which order is best Anaheim for Disneyland and Probably Burbank to do Universal the all the other LA bits -so I am thinking that It may be best to end with Disney then ? Edited at 08:33 PM. |
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13 Apr 20, 08:51 PM |
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Join Date: Aug 19
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It could take you up to 90 minutes to drive from Burbank to Anaheim, depending on traffic and time of day.
I'm going to lay it out for you and give you an example of what you could realistically see. but it will be go go go Day 1 Land in San Francisco Day 2 San Francisco Day 3 San Francisco Day 4 San Francisco Arrival Day LA Day 5 Land at LAX Drive to Burbank Check in Food Evening walk around the area Day 6 Universal Studios Day 7 Warner Bros Studios Hollywood Walk of Fame Day 8 Check out of Burbank Hotel Drive to Anaheim Check in to Anaheim hotel Explore Anaheim / Garden Walk / Downtown Disney Day 9 Disneyland Day 10 Disneyland Day 11 Check Out of Hotel Shopping in Downtown Disney Drive to LAX Leave USA Day 12 Arrive back in UK Thats 12 days, but you didnt say how may days you would go to Universal and Disney , so I just put the minimum for each, 1 day at Universal and 2 days at Disney |
13 Apr 20, 09:12 PM |
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Wow !
Thanks Bad Tink Pink I think thats a good plan, my only other option is to drop to 3 nights in San Francisco or drop it all together focusing on LA and plan for Yosemite and SF on another trip but Im not sure about that.Its actually cheaper to do the multi flight option rather than return LAX , although I appreciate its all the other spending costs for SF that will add up . Decisions decisions... So Much to do and so little time ..! |
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13 Apr 20, 10:26 PM |
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Join Date: Mar 04
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Might be worth timing it to avoid Disney at the weekend.
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13 Apr 20, 10:44 PM |
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I’d happily fly out of either indirect rather than battle my way back to LAX for a direct flight. It would depend which attractions I was doing last but of the two (I’ve used both) I prefer Burbank or even Long Beach. SAN Diego would be another good option as a last stop too.
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14 Apr 20, 11:48 AM |
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Join Date: Mar 04
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I’d add to that that John Wayne Santa Ana Airport is closest to Disneyland and traffic tends to be low. Have never yet managed to fly in or out of there but have tried!
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14 Apr 20, 07:02 PM |
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14 Apr 20, 07:45 PM |
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Ah, it wasn’t the fares that put me off! It was the annoyingly long connection times...!
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