From LATimes.com
The Hollywood Bowl, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, remains a must-visit spot for shows throughout the summer. Yet driving to the bowl can be a nightmare.
Perhaps you’ve witnessed the river of red taillights streaming along Highland Avenue, spilling out onto Hollywood and Sunset boulevards. Maybe you’ve sat in your car, inching up the hill, only to be turned away when the Bowl’s parking lots are full.
If you’re visiting the Hollywood Bowl this summer and want to ditch the car — whether to avoid the strain of traffic, or to reduce your carbon emissions to fight the climate crisis, or to give yourself an urban adventure — we’ve compiled a short list of alternatives.
Take the Red Line to Hollywood and Highland
Many people outside of Los Angeles (and even some in L.A.!) may not know there’s a subway system that runs beneath the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Metro’s Red Line, recently renamed the B Line, runs from Union Station downtown to North Hollywood. The stop closest to the Hollywood Bowl is the Hollywood and Highland station. Several Metro bus lines also stop near Hollywood and Highland.
The train spits you out at a shopping center near attractions such as the Dolby Theatre, which hosted this year’s Academy Awards, and the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
From the Hollywood and Highland station, you can either take a shuttle bus to the Bowl or walk the rest of the way.
Shuttle bus from Hollywood and Highland
From the Hollywood and Highland Metro station, take a short walk through the mall to Orange Court on Orange Drive. There, you’ll be able to purchase a shuttle ticket, which costs $6 roundtrip. The Bowl’s website doesn’t allow you to buy a ticket for this shuttle online.
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