Originally opening in 2003 as part of the Gold Line (connecting Union Station to Pasadena), the…read moreChinatown Metro Station is now part of the A Line (aka Blue Line), connecting directly with Long Beach, making it very convenient for us. It is an elevated station, with elevators and escalators (when operational) taking one to street level. Because this area is hilly, one can also stop before fully going down, and instead go through Blossom Plaza to the northwest, exiting onto Broadway. It's the first stop going north from Union Station and actually is walkable from there as well. Did make a request Yelp to change the incorrect name (since the Gold Line still exists but no longer stops at this station)... hoping action would be taken to correct.

This is probably my favorite steakhouse... I mean... Gold Line station. Clean, decorative, and…read moreclose to a lot of things I enjoy, like fireworks, Asian food restaurants, inexpensive shopping, and baby water turtles in those fluorescent-topped clear plastic cages. Yeah, I know they have salmonella, but they're so cute. Mrs. Picante and I ran the Firecracker 10K this year, and while the t-shirt, logo, and medal were dumb, the morning was breathtakingly beautiful. We boarded the train in Arcadia, and within 35 minutes, we were getting off at the Chinatown station for our 8:45 start time. Can't beat the convenience, and the Sunday morning ride was 98.7% hobo free. After the race, we wandered around a little and looked at stuff-- even walked down that narrow alley of shops that is in every cops n robbers movie featuring Chinatown. For $1.75, this is really convenient, and for those of you that go a little heavy on the Tsing Tao, this is a great way to keep yourself and other safe.

Sometimes what will determine your train ride on the Los Angeles Metro is either the Blue Line, Red…read moreLine, Green Lines. Certain neighborhoods and areas with sometimes dictate bad behavior on these Metro rides. I have never had a bad experience on any of these trains. Security and Sherriffs are beefing up security on these Metro lines too. Its always a good thing.

Called the security line to let them know that somebody was smoking on the train. Looked like they…read morewere homeless. No security came to remove the person. The public can be deranged and lunacy is rampant. With no security around on a Saturday...you basically are gambling with your life. Used to ride the gold line when it was new. About 8 months the homeless people were sleeping on the train. I stopped going. Several years later I thought I would try again. Well, the train was nice and clean but the lack of security and public decency doesn't exist!

$0.50 per fare isn't bad. These buses that route around DtLA are relatively new, clean and driven…read moreby friendly drivers. During the weekday, buses stop at designated locations between 6-8 minutes. Worth taking if you're in DtLA. The typical riders are DtLA locals who work or live in the area.

I have never experienced a transit system where the drivers do not want passengers and they…read moreoutright loathe passengers. DASH drivers are the worst! They will do everything in their power to avoid having to pick up waiting riders.

It worked out for us. We road the Metro from Pershing Square to Union Station. It was surprisingly…read moreclean. We found it easy to use in person. I was a bummer to have buy a plastic card each for $2 to use the system. We wish there had been some kind of system to return the card for reuse with a deposit. So a $1.75 ride cost an extra $2 each.

This bus is NEVER EVER on time. Tonight tge 8:14pm bus showed up at 8:50pm. It's dark at the bus…read morestop and frankly dangerous to be sitting there that long. 40 minutes late is not a good way to gain customer confidence.

Was planning to take the 240 bus at or around 10-30 am yesterday, Tuesday the bus driver…read moreapproached to pick us up , I had or dog , as soon as door opened he immediately ask of it was a service dogs, which I feel he could of said good morning , instead of jumping down my throat , as I have had this happened on numerous occasions , I believe your drivers should be more inviting, rather than being so unpleasant " its just un called for " as a patron , customer " who rides metro on various occasions " ... Than he said there is a another dog on here , wasn't sure if I wanted to ride , ..it was such a turn off " as a riding customer " ..This needs to change " ..Your drivers should be more pleasant, inviting, ...Thanks Susan M ... ​

10/31/25 17:30 bus 251 @ State & Florence.. I walked to the front to get ogg. The doors were…read moreclosing. I said hold on. He said I have to push button if I want out. I said I just made the decision to exit when he stopped. He closed the doors on me and wouldn't let me out and started driving away. I said wife is wrong w u.. he basically I wasn't getting off now. I said again I didn't decide to get off until just then. And does he only let off ppl only when the use button. He actually said yes. I told .​he's got some issues. Man is seriously a detriment if not a danger.

Lately the only time I'm utilizing this station is the connection of trains. Coming or going to…read morePalm Springs from LA. It's quite a big station and can be a bit intimidating if it's your first time walking through. Of course you have the main entrance that welcomes you with the station architecture. There's food stalls incase you have a little wait time and wanted something to eat. Starbucks is also located inside. Restroom are scattered but it seemed like the only ones I've found are along the hallway where the tracks are. A big hub where the Amtrak's meets and connects to the metro that takes throughout the city. Coming or going from Palm Springs is my connecting here whenever I'm not driving and dealing with traffic. You can also start here is you want to get around the city with the different color line train. Santa Monica, the valley, Pasadena, Long Beach are all accessible through the station here with the different color metro. There are a lot of tracks so make sure to read the screen where all the stations are marked to know which track your train is at. Not only the train, you can also catch the greyhound bus at this station. Depending on how the tracks run, it's a give or take if they're on time. This past experience, after we left the station heading towards Fullerton, train stopped for a good half hour as there was some kind of delay with the tracks. So you never know what you'll get.

This station reminds me of stations outside the country…read more It's old and has a ton of character. The one great thing about traveling by train is that you really don't need to be there until minutes before the train leaves unlike flying that requires you to go through TSA. I showed up 45 minutes before departure thinking they would open the train door 30 minutes before takeoff. They ended up opening the door 10 minutes before departure which was not enjoyable for all of us standing under the heat. It's very easy to get around here. Once you enter, there are lots of people ready to assist. The hallway leading to the platforms is only a couple minutes walk so even with luggage it's not that crazy. I highly recommend traveling by train to avoid traffic. Best of all, they do have WiFi so you can get work done.

Today I was just waiting for the metro 4 bus at about 8:35 pm and it was at the car wash near echo…read morepark. Everyone were waving at the bus to get its attention but it kept going. I'm not just angry because I didn't get on it but there were two disabled elderly ladies not just that there were two elderly men that needed to use a cane. It just ruin your mood when this happen and this wasn't the first time. Please try to find the person who did this, thank you. You might ask why my name is John wick and it's not it's because I'm an 11 year old and I'm using an alt acc. You might curious why I'm on yelp it's because I'm so destined to find this guy and I'm genuinely pissed off. The only reason I'm writing this is to get him fired. He doesn't deserve to be a metro bus driver. You guys are probably like there's no image where's the proof or whatever it's because my mom doesn't let me bring it and she had hers but it was low on battery so she didn't use incase of an emergency. Please do something about this it was really hard to write this much.

This bus is pretty crazy. It links up SGV places to downtown LA like you wouldn't believe. you…read moreshould try it. its interesting especially if you get on at the edge of Alhambra/City Terrace.....there's a lot of elderly asians that get off at the Chinatown area. ever since they took away the 370, i feel that the City Terrace folks have been disenfranchised because there is rarely a time that the 70 comes by to that neighborhood without being full seated....so people have to stand. what i love about the bus is that it takes you to the heart of the downtown financial district, and i take it home when i'm buzzed from after work happy hours. anyway, it would've taken me longer to drive, park and walk to work than it would take to be on the bus. bad thing is it also goes through County SC hospital....you occasionally get someone getting on the bus with a nasty cough asking if it was the bus to the hospital. but you know what, you have to support public transit....plus this bus has got LCD screens for news/entertainment, and a GPS system. i wish Metro would be better at keeping their windows clean, instead of washing them without squeegying them to get out the spots. LADOT buses have clean windows, and so do public transit buses in San Diego, Portland, Seattle, SF.

It was my first time taking the Metrolink after seeing that I can go on a day trip for $10 on the…read moreweekends! It was easy to get the ticket from the kiosk and riding the train. Service was clean and good. They also had restroom which were also clean. Great way to visit new towns and saved a lot of energy from driving a far distance and just relax on the train.

We took the Amtrak to the valley from SJC we are on our way back, stopping at Union Station for 25…read moreminutes for some reason. It looks like a nice station but I'm still on the train so I can't really tell. They patrol the area well with security guards coming on the train

LA finally joins the likes of NYC, London etc. The new D line extension to the edge of Beverly…read moreHills is in my opinion a game changer for LA. The line runs underground from Union Station to Wilshire /La Cienega. Next year to Rodeo Drive and Century City and in 2028 to Westwood/UCLA. The stations are beautiful with stunning art work.

5 stars: today I decided to take a train from my area about 30 miles away because I didn't wanna…read moredrive and put miles on my car! It was easy to get on, get off, and I didn't pay! No one came to check payment! Honestly, it took an hour to go to where I was going but it went by so fast! 4 stars: they had people selling weed and speakers on the train and ppl were buying! Hahaha 3 stars: anyone can get on and off! And I mean anyone!!! 2 stars: the signs make sense but can be even more understandable also they need to clean the seats and floors everyday! 1 star: the first section on the train smelled like shit! So someone must had took a shit on there and they didn't clean it up! So I did move my seat quickly!

The Hoang bus, also known as the Banh Mi bus, no longer includes a free sandwich, but you can still…read moreget one at the stores in the strip mall. The gas station next to where the buses load are kind enough to let folks use the bathroom which is nicer than the one onboard. For the Westminster (Orange County) to San Jose route you load in the big white bus 45 minutes before departure. When you book online you'll get a text that says: Hoang Bus - Ticket booking confirmation: Departure date: 04/06/2026 - at: 09:15 AM (45' mins in advance) ABC Supermarket 8970 Bolsa Ave, Westminster, CA 92683 Route: Westminster - San Jose 01 luggage maximum 50lbs + 01 handbag - 1 free bottled water/ 1 pax Xin vui lòng thông báo nếu quý khách muốn nhận tin nhắn này bằng tiếng Việt/ Hoa. The bus takes the 405 to 5 freeway and takes about 6 hours +/- on traffic. You get dropped off at a Bahn Mi shop in South San Jose. My text said: To: San Jose, CA Time: 16:00 Address: Huong Lan Sandwiches, 1655 Tully Rd, San Jose, CA 95122 Ticket was $60 (Iran War gas prices) as of April 2026 which was 1/2 of what Flix/Greyhound was charging and a fraction of the $400 SWA wanted for last minute John Wayne to SJC flight. Great for college kids at nearby UCI or Chapman. Crowd is mostly older Vietnamese Americans. Bus was clean. Driver professional. Bus was packed so the service is popular.

Hôm nay tôi đưa chị tôi hơn 60 tuổi ra trạm xe đò Hoàng ở Chinatown, Los Angeles để đi San Jose…read morechuyến 10:20. Nhân viên soát vé có thái độ rất thiếu kiên nhẫn và khó chịu khi chị tôi không biết mở mã QR code trong tin nhắn xác nhận. Thay vì nhẹ nhàng hướng dẫn, anh ấy gạt chị tôi qua một bên và nói không có vé, trong khi vé đã được xác nhận. Vé $70 không phải là rẻ cho tuyến LA-San Jose. Nhiều người Việt lớn tuổi chọn hãng vì có thể giao tiếp bằng tiếng Việt, nhưng cách phục vụ như vậy rất cần xem lại. Đây là lần thứ hai tôi gặp thái độ thiếu lịch sự tại xe đò Hoàng, nên tôi thật sự thất vọng. Hôm nay tôi đưa chị tôi hơn 60 tuổi ra trạm xe đò Hoàng ở Chinatown, Los Angeles để đi San Jose chuyến 10:20. Nhân viên soát vé có thái độ rất thiếu kiên nhẫn và khó chịu khi chị tôi không biết mở mã QR code trong tin nhắn xác nhận. Thay vì nhẹ nhàng hướng dẫn, anh ấy gạt chị tôi qua một bên và nói không có vé, trong khi vé đã được xác nhận. Vé $70 không phải là rẻ cho tuyến LA-San Jose. Nhiều người Việt lớn tuổi chọn hãng vì có thể giao tiếp bằng tiếng Việt, nhưng cách phục vụ như vậy rất cần xem lại. Đây là lần thứ hai tôi gặp thái độ thiếu lịch sự tại xe đò Hoàng, nên tôi thật sự thất vọng.