Burbank
3750 Empire Ave.Burbank, CA 91505
Location: Amtrak / Metrolink Bob Hope Airport Stop
Phone: 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245)
Route: Pacific Surfliner Trains and San Joaqin Motorcoach Rtes 1, 4
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Update October 9, 2007
UNSTAFFED STATION
Restaurants, shops, and snack machines are located inside the nearby airport terminal. Pay phones are available streetside at the Burbank-Bob Hope Airport Amtrak Station (formerly Burbank Airport).
PARKING
There is NO parking at the train station, although there are many parking lots (some as close as across the street) at the airport. Airport parking fees vary from $9 per day at Lots A, B, and C to $11 at Lot D, and $20 at Lot E.
RAIL SERVICES
Amtrak
1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or http://tickets.amtrak.com
Pacific Surfliner (San Diego to San Luis Obispo)
San Joaquin (Rail/Thruway Bus Connection via Los Angeles to San Joaquin Valley points including Stockton, Sacramento and the Bay Area)
Metrolink
1-800-371-LINK (5465) www.metrolinktrains.com
Speech and Hearing Impaired
1-800-698-4TDD (4833)
Metrolink tickets must be purchased before boarding the train and can be purchased from the vending machines on the platform. If you are traveling between Burbank - Bob Hope Airport Station and Los Angeles Union Station, tickets bought at this station will be honored on Amtrak and Metrolink trains.
LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSIT
Buses
Metro Bus
Rte 165 (Vanowen) board at Bob Hope Airport Station bus stops on Empire at the Station. Connects to downtown Burbank, and west across the San Fernando Valley.
1-800-COMMUTE (266-6883)
(Los Angeles Area)
1-213-626-4455
(Outside Los Angeles Area)
Burbank Local Transit (BLT)
BLT operates shuttle buses in primarily commute hours from the downtown Metrolink station, not from Bob Hope Airport.
The airport area service meets all peak-hour Metrolink trains in downtown Burbank and is free with a valid Metrolink ticket or monthly pass. Reservations are required for afternoon travel and should be made prior to 2:00 p.m. For afternoon reservations call (818) 557-5530.
Hours of Operations
The Golden State/Airport Area shuttles operate from 6:00 am to 9:30 am and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. meeting all Metrolink Trains Monday through Friday.
Shuttle Vans
Prime Time Shuttle 1-800-473-3743
Super Shuttle 1-800-224-7767
(Both shuttle services require advance reservations. Shuttles available on the islands in front of the airport terminal.)
*****
Free bus shuttles between the platforms and the terminal are BACK IN SERVICE! Just look for the "LOT D SHUTTLE BUS" and tell the driver you want to go to the train station.
Taxis
(Taxis available on the islands in front of the airport terminal.)
Checker & Yellow Cab 1-800-750-4400
City Cab 1-818-848-1000
Or call Taxi co-op 1-800-TAXICAB (829-4222)
Car Rentals
Advantage Rent-a-Car 1-800-77-550
All-Rite Rent a Car 818-972-2490
Alamo 1-800-327-9633
Avis 1-800-331-1212
Budget 1-800-527-0700
Discover Rent a Car 1-800-641-4141
Enterprise 1-800-558-7336 or 1-800-325-8222
Hertz 1-800-654-3131
National 1-800-227-7368
Rent4Less 1-800-993-5377
NEARBY HOTELS
Burbank Airport Marriot Hotel and Convention Center (0.5 miles)
1-818-843-6000
Courtyard (1 mile)
1-818-843-5500
Extended Stay (1 mile)
1-818-567-0952
Quality Inn Burbank (1 mile)
1-818-848-1680
Burbank Travelodge (1 mile)
1-818-845-2408
BURBANK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1-818-846-3111
www.burbankchamber.org
San Fernando Valley Conference & Visitors Bureau
1-818-377-6388
www.valleyofthestars.org
POINTS OF INTEREST
Bob Hope Airport 1-818-840-8840 (TTY 818-565-1355)
Universal Studios, Universal City 1-818-622-3801
Warner Brothers Studios 1-818-954-6000