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Best Ways to Get Around Town

  • Borrow your buddy’s car
  • Bum a ride
  • Drive! It’s LA! (Well, the LA area)
  • Use the off-campus shuttle provided by SGA, (310) 506-4360

How to Get to the Airport

  • A cab ride to the airport costs $35 for up to four people with Malibu Cab.
  • Airport Shuttle (310) 317-1992 $45, plus $7 for each additional passenger.
  • Primetime Shuttles (800) 733-8267.
  • Road Runner Shuttle (805) 389-8196 $35
  • With the Pepperdine discount, Primetime (Red Vans) costs $27, plus $11 for each additional passenger.

College Prowler Take

 

Public transportation at Pepperdine is about as popular as that high-pitched squirrelly guy on Saved by the Bell. The resounding opinion of Pep students is that the school’s off-campus shuttles are inconvenient and unreliable, and most car-deprived students find themselves stranded far from the convenience of LA’s bus and metro stations. Their resounding advice, therefore, is to bring a car. If that’s just not possible, plan to make friends with vehicle-equipped students as quickly as possible.

 

The drama surrounding Pepperdine’s transportation situation is a bit dramatized. As with parking, getting around is only as much of a problem as you make it out to be. An abundance of California natives with their own cars means that everyone knows someone to bum a ride from. As far as getting yourself to and from the airport, a lot of students rely on the Primetime Shuttles, or “Red Vans.” Yet the Malibu Cab company charges only a few bucks more, and can be for a group of four travelers. Just don’t count exclusively—or much at all, for that matter—on public transportation to get you out and about during your time at Pepperdine.

 

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Public transportation is your...

Public transportation is your friends and roommates.

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Anonymous says:

There are taxis in town, and LA...

There are taxis in town, and LA has a subway system. Most kids have a car. I definitely recommend bringing a car.

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Anonymous says:

They have shuttles that go around...

They have shuttles that go around school, and one that takes you to Ralphs across the street. I suggest bringing a car.

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Anonymous says:

There is no real public transit or...

There is no real public transit or transportation to speak of. You must either have a car, borrow one, or find someone willing to drive you.

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Anonymous says:

Public transportation is not very...

Public transportation is not very good. Get a car.

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On-Campus Transportation

Student Service Officer Escort Program

(310) 506-4442

8:00 p.m.–2:30 a.m. or anytime by request through Public Safety

Waves Shuttle Service

(310) 506-4802

8:00 a.m.–10:30 p.m.

Public Transportation

CalTrans

(213) 897-4867

www.dot.ca.gov

Taxi Cabs

Bell Cab
(888) 235-5222
(800) 666-6664

Beverly Hills Cab Company
(310) 273-6611
(800) 273-6611

Independent Taxi
(323) 666-0050
(800) 521-8294

Malibu A Taxi
(310) 317-0048

Malibu Cab
(310) 456-0500

United Checker Cab Company
(310) 533-4135

Yellow Cab
(310) 456-5303
(800) 200-1085

Greyhound

The closest Greyhound bus terminal is through Malibu Canyon in Thousand Oaks, about 13 miles from campus.

Greyhound Trailways Bus Terminal

707 E. Thousand Oaks, Blvd. 11, Thousand Oaks, CA

(805) 449-7265

www.greyhound.com

Amtrak

The nearest Amtrak station is in LA, about 25 miles away.

LA Amtrak Train Station

1605 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles

(213) 624-0171

www.amtrak.com

Airport

LAX is about 40 miles away, and, depending on traffic, it can take anywhere from 50 to 90 minutes to get there.

Los Angeles International Airport

(310) 642-7008

Car Rentals

Alamo
(310) 649-2242
(800) 327-9633
www.alamo.com

Avis
(310) 646-5600
(800) 831-2847
www.avis.com

Budget
(310) 670-1744
(800) 527-0700
www.budget.com

Dollar
(213) 487-0303
(800) 800-4000
www.dollar.com

Enterprise
(310) 836-3336
(800) 736-8222
www.enterprise.com

Hertz
(310) 645-7001
(800) 654-3131
www.hertz.com

National
(310) 417-8240
(800) 227-7368
www.nationalcar.com

Did You Know?

Pepperdine partnered with Hertz to bring a car-sharing program onto campus. Students who join this program can rent one of a handful of cars by the hour or day.

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