Metro Blue Line Modified Service on Select Weeknights and Weekends Due to construction for the future Expo Line, the Blue Line will be operating on a modified schedule over the next several months on select weeknights and weekends. Metro Trip Planner and Google Transit may not reflect these changes, so please check the exact times at www.metro.net and click on Planned Service Advisories on the top right or bottom left. Riders using the Red or Purple Lines are just a 7 minute walk to Staples Center/LA Live when exiting at 7th St/Metro Center.

STAPLES Center is located at 1111 S. Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles, next to the Convention Center.

There are many alternative forms of transportation to STAPLES Center events, including Metro Rail and Metro buses which frequently stop near STAPLES Center. If you're coming to STAPLES Center by train, Metro Rail Pico Station is only a block away from the STAPLES Center. To find the route that's best for you, use the Trip Planner on www.metro.net.

Please check Metrolink train schedules at www.metrolinktrains.com to ensure proper train service is available or call (800) 371-LINK (5465).

For Amtrak Pacific Surfliner schedules go to www.amtrak.com or (800) USA-RAIL

For Metro schedules and information go to www.metro.net or (800) COMMUTE STAPLES Center

Directions:

1. Ride any Amtrak or Metrolink train to Los Angeles Union Station.
2. Arrive at Union Station and walk downstairs to the Metro Red Line. Take any Metro Red or Purple Line train to 7th Street/Metro Center Station. It will be the third stop from Union Station.
3. Transfer from the Metro Red or Purple Line at 7th Street/Metro Center Station and make a quick connection just up the stairs to the Metro Blue Line. Get off at the first stop - Chick Hearn/Pico station - and you’ll be at Staples Center in a flash!

Transportation Contacts

• STAPLES Center Parking Office (213) 742-PARK (7275)

• AAA 24-Hour Emergency Roadside Assistance (800) 400-4222 (members)
• AAA Service is available during STAPLES Center events, including tire service, jump starts, lockout, service and fuel delivery. Services are free, compliments of the Automobile Club of Southern California.
• AAA New Member General Information (800) 628-CLUB (non-members)
• Metro Rail and Metro Buses
  (800) COMMUTE
  (800) 252-9040 (for hearing impaired.)
  www.metro.net
• LADOT/DASH/Commuter Express 808-2273
• Independent Taxi Owners Association (800) 521-8294
• L.A. Taxi (213) 627-7000
• United Independent Taxi Drivers (800) 822-8294
• Bell Cab (800) 666-6664
• Yellow Cab (800) 272-8294
• Checker Cab (800) 300-5007