Getting to California!

Flying to Southern California!

*Advice about flying to Socal...watch for sales. Every once in a while airlines have special rates posted from Chicago to Los Angeles.
** Check out the budget airlines (Virgin, Southwest, JetBlue, etc).
*** The best place to search for fares is on the individual airlines websites or Kayak.com

There are three airports that you can fly into.

LAX (Los Angeles)

• Most major airlines fly from O'Hare into LAX (Virgin, JetBlue, American, and United). 
• This can be the least expensive option because it is a major airport. 
• LAX is 53 miles from Laguna Beach.
• Southwest flies from Midway to LAX. 

LGB (Long Beach)

• Long Beach is a small airport. 
• JetBlue is one of the major airlines that fly into Long Beach.
• Long Beach is 5 minutes from Seal Beach and 34 miles from Laguna Beach.

SNA (John Wayne - Orange County)

• Orange County is another smaller airport. 
• Many major airlines fly from Chicago to Orange County but there tend to be very few non-stop flights from O-hare or Midway.
• Flights into Orange County airport can also tend to be more expensive.
• Orange County airport is approx 15 miles from Laguna Beach.

Getting to the Hotel from Airport

There are a variety of rental car companies at each of the airports. Rental cars companies include: Budget, Alamo, Midway, Avis, Advantage, Enterprise, etc. Rental cars can ted to run less expensive at LAX because it is a major airport. The BEST place to look for inexpensive rates is HotWire, Expedia, or Orbitz.