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re: Wedding in Temecula, CA. Would you fly in to LAX or San Diego?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 4:24 pm to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 3/18/26 at 4:24 pm to Big Scrub TX
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And you are renting a car and driving yourself or just taking a cab/uber?
Renting
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Posted on 3/18/26 at 8:48 pm to dirtsandwich
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Then San Diego and then ask if attendance by Zoom is an option.
Literally LOL’d. Adding this to my arsenal.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 8:28 am to Big Scrub TX
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I don't want to gloss over how crappy LA traffic can be, but I'm still a lean almost always to nonstop.
Right now is probably a good barometer as it's 6:30 in L.A.
LAX to Temecula right now - 1:41
SAN to Temecula right now - 1:09
I would wager there's more likelihood for LA traffic to be awful on a random day, and I just hate LA, so would still be a heavy SD lean.
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 8:28 am
Posted on 3/19/26 at 8:37 am to facher08
Consider Long Beach as well.
Also the 90 minute drive from LAX could go to 3-4 hours if things go wonky with traffic, and you never know until that day.
I like either Long Beach or San Diego because you don't have to cross Metro LA.
Also the 90 minute drive from LAX could go to 3-4 hours if things go wonky with traffic, and you never know until that day.
I like either Long Beach or San Diego because you don't have to cross Metro LA.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 8:43 am to tadman
All of the non-LAX airports in Southern California are actually great and efficient.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 8:55 am to facher08
I drive the 15 all the time. If you’re multi passenger, use the carpool lane and it’s a straight shot from airport to Temecula cutting out traffic from the 163 to Escondido.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 9:45 am to facher08
At least for the time being you should book direct if available over anything else. I know TSA isn't "technically" involved if you have connecting flights, but in the past 2-3 weeks I'm seeing/hearing more delays and other weird stuff, not related to weather. In the past week I've twice sat over 20 minutes on a runway after landing waiting to get to an open gate.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:20 pm to NOLALGD
quote:Exactly. Booking a connecting flight instead of nonstop due to fears that LA traffic at 11PM might randomly be 3X worse than normal is not a good tradeoff.
At least for the time being you should book direct if available over anything else. I know TSA isn't "technically" involved if you have connecting flights, but in the past 2-3 weeks I'm seeing/hearing more delays and other weird stuff, not related to weather. In the past week I've twice sat over 20 minutes on a runway after landing waiting to get to an open gate.
Take the sure thing - landing in the general locale of your event after taking off from New Orleans.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:38 pm to facher08
Southwest to San Diego.
LAX, and that horrible shuttle to the rental facilities, makes me want to claw my own eyeballs out. Ideally on the bus for everyone to see.
Is OP not coming from MSY where there's a Southwest that's nonstop to San Diego? I scanned the thread and I think I missed why that's not an option and why a connecting is required.
LAX, and that horrible shuttle to the rental facilities, makes me want to claw my own eyeballs out. Ideally on the bus for everyone to see.
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Booking a connecting flight instead of nonstop
Is OP not coming from MSY where there's a Southwest that's nonstop to San Diego? I scanned the thread and I think I missed why that's not an option and why a connecting is required.
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 3/19/26 at 2:21 pm to LouisianaLady
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LAX, and that horrible shuttle to the rental facilities, makes me want to claw my own eyeballs out. Ideally on the bus for everyone to see
I don't want to sugarcoat LAX, but again, at 11PM, it's unlikely to be more than a 15 minute ride.
Their new "consolidated rental car facility" opened just last week.
LINK
Posted on 3/20/26 at 11:56 am to facher08
Who gets married on a Thursday?
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:43 pm to tadman
Long Beach is great and SW does a non-stop from MSY but not every day
San Diego is still doing a ton of construction to their airport and while their rental car place is nice, the bus to it from the terminal takes forever
San Diego is still doing a ton of construction to their airport and while their rental car place is nice, the bus to it from the terminal takes forever
Posted on 3/20/26 at 1:34 pm to facher08
Definitely fly Southwest to San Diego,
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:16 pm to TTB
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Who gets married on a Thursday?
People who don't want to pay weekend prices for a Southern California wedding.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:59 pm to facher08
San Diego or Ontario over LAX as you’re much closer to Temecula
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:48 am to facher08
There is only one answer here. SD.
Posted on 3/21/26 at 3:31 pm to facher08
Don’t know about getting specifically to Temecula but been in/out of SAN & LAX a bunch and SAN >>>> LAX
Posted on 3/22/26 at 11:28 am to usc6158
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All of the non-LAX airports in Southern California are actually great and efficient.
I don;t actually mind LAX itself, it's the fact that there is neither a direct freeway access nor a subway (Ohare has both, so does Hartsfield) to downtown. And that circle drive is probably the worst of any major US airport to get around a few times.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 2:00 pm to facher08
Avoid LAX! Last year a consolidated car rental center opened. The rail shuttle serving it has not opened. The interim shuttle bus system is irregular and over crowded.
Also, driving the LA freeways can be one of life's less enjoyable undertakings. Delays seem to pop up at random any hour of day or night.
An alternative is Palm Springs, but layover times will eat up your hours.
Also, driving the LA freeways can be one of life's less enjoyable undertakings. Delays seem to pop up at random any hour of day or night.
An alternative is Palm Springs, but layover times will eat up your hours.
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