Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rental car per day, excluding insurance and gas: $30-$75
Top End:
Over $200
Three-star hotel or beach resort room: $150-$300
Three-course meal excluding drinks in top restaurant: $75-$100
Opening Hours
Businesses, restaurants and shops may close earlier and on additional days during the off-
season (usually winter, except summer in the deserts). Otherwise, standard opening hours
are as follows:
Banks
9am-5pm Monday to Thursday, to 6pm Friday, some 9am-1:30pm Saturday
Bars
5pm-2am daily
Business hours (general)
9am-5pm Monday to Friday
Nightclubs
10pm-4am Thursday to Saturday
Post Offices
8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday, some 9am-noon Saturday
Restaurants
7:30am-10:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-9pm daily, some later Friday
and Saturday
Shops
10am-6pm Monday to Saturday, noon-5pm Sunday (malls open later)
Arriving in California
Los Angeles International Airport
Taxis to most destinations ($30 to $50) take 30 minutes to
one hour. Door-to-door shuttles ($16 to $27) operate 24 hours. FlyAway bus ($8) runs to
Downtown LA. Free shuttles will get you to LAX City Bus Center and Metro Rail station.
San Francisco International Airport
Taxis into the city ($35 to $55) take 25 to 50 minutes.
Door-to-door shuttles ($16 to $20) operate 24 hours. BART trains ($8.65, 30 minutes) serve
the airport from 5:30am to 11:45pm.
