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Disneyland is within driving distance of a number of Southern California airports. The closest airport is the John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA), which has direct bus service to the Disneyland Resort. Next closest is the Long Beach Airport (LGB) which is one of the smallest (e.g. easiest to deal with) airports in the Los Angeles area. There is no direct bus service between the Long Beach Airport and the Disneyland Resort. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the largest airport in the area with direct bus service to the Disneyland Resort.

Depending on where you are flying from, one of the easiest ways to get to Disneyland is through the Long Beach Airport (LGB), often overlooked by travel information. Although there is no direct bus service from LGB to the Disneyland Resort, depending on the number of people in your party it may be less expensive to rent a car in any case. Interestingly, if you take the main exit from the airport, which is E. Wardlaw Road, eventually it becomes Ball Rd, which runs directly across the north edge of Disneyland itself. JetBlue uses LGB as a hub in the Los Angeles area.

LA/Ontario International Airport in San Bernardino County is within close distance of Disneyland; take I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway) west and exit into California State Route 57 (Orange Freeway) south which leads directly into Anaheim.

Bob Hope Airport in Burbank is the only Los Angeles-area airport that is directly served by Amtrak and Metrolink. There is train service from the airport to Anaheim, either direct or with a transfer at Los Angeles Union Station. The drawback is that it takes more than an hour; plan ahead by checking the schedules first.

Disneyland is also accessible from San Diego International Airport (SAN). From the airport, take San Diego Transit's Route 992 bus to the Santa Fe Depot located nearby, and then take Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner for a two-hour trip to Anaheim.

Regardless of which airport you land at, it is always a good idea to consider available alternative forms of transportation before deciding to rent a car. Airport shuttles and public transit are always an ideal option especially if you are unfamiliar with the area.

By car

As with much of California, by car is probably the easiest way to get to Disneyland from the surrounding area (or even San Diego, Las Vegas, and San Francisco). The Disneyland Resort offers ample parking both for day visitors to the park as well as hotel guests. All of the surrounding hotels offer parking, however, some clearly do not have sufficient parking for the number of overnight guests.

Driving to Disneyland also means braving the Southern California traffic, which at times can be overwhelming. The Disneyland website offers driving directions, as do most online map sites. Traveling from the Long Beach Airport to the Disneyland Resort can be done using surface streets instead of freeways, which can be very crowded during commute hours.

The Disneyland Resort is bounded by Katella Avenue to the south, Ball Road to the north, Walnut Street to the west, Harbor Boulevard to the east, and the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) on the northeast corner. The Anaheim Convention Center is located south of the resort across Katella Avenue.

If you are arriving in Anaheim by train, a taxi is a reasonable option to get to the resort from the station. A one-way taxi ride from the station to a Disneyland resort hotel costs $10.40.

By transit

Local trains and buses are the cheapest ways to get to the park. Amtrak and Metrolink's Anaheim station is located on the north edge of the parking lot of Angel Stadium, less than three miles east of Disneyland on Katella Avenue. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner links Anaheim with Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles and San Diego; and Metrolink's Orange County Line follows the same route from LA to Oceanside.

From 6:30am to 8:45am a free Orange County Transit Authority bus (Route 430) will take you directly into Disneyland from the station. That same bus will take you back to the station for free from 3:30pm to 6:00pm. There is no service on weekends. Other than these times Route 50, which runs from Cal State University Long Beach to the Village at Orange, services the station and Disneyland every 20 minutes. Other OCTA routes that service the park but not the station are Route 43, which runs from La Habra to Downtown Newport Beach every 15 minutes (although you will need to walk ten minutes to get to the park for this route), and Route 205 which goes from the Laguna Hills Mall directly into the Disneyland Resort. The latter three routes cost $1.25 per boarding.

Los Angeles County MTA Route 460 links Disneyland with Fullerton, Buena Park, Norwalk, and downtown LA.

If you are staying at the Knott's Berry Farm Hotel in nearby Buena Park, you can take advantage of the free Disneyland shuttle.

Greyhound offers service to the park and the City of Anaheim runs a tourist bus service.