How much would a taxi cost, from LAX to Long Beach?

[cvpends]

Has anyone ever taken a taxi from LAX to Long Beach? I currently have us on the Princess shuttle, but our flight arrives at 8:15 and Princess told me that the first shuttle won't leave until 10:30 or 11. I hate the thought of waiting at the airport for all that time. I would rather be the first one on the ship for this short 3-day cruise ;)

[Cruisin' Chick]

Are you planning to stay in Long Beach, pre-cruise, or is your ship scheduled to leave from the Port of Long Beach, rather than the Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro)?

[Cruisin' Chick]

I just looked at your list of cruises, and according to the cruise ship calendar for San Pedro/Long Beach, the November 1 sailing of the Golden is scheduled to leave from the Port of LA, which is in San Pedro:

 

http://www.sanpedrocalendar.com/scripts/calcium40.pl?Op=ShowIt&CalendarName=sanpedrocruiseship&Op=ShowIt&Amount=Month&NavType=Absolute&Type=Block&Date=2013/11/1

[cvpends]

You are right, we are cruising out of San Pedro, not out of neighboring Long Beach. So, does anyone know the price of a taxi from LAX to San Pedro? TIA!

[Splinter]

Yes, be sure you are going to San Pedro (World Cruise Center) for Princess, not Long Beach (mostly Carnival)!

 

A shared shuttle (Supershuttle or PrimeTime) will run you about $18/person. A cab will run around $65 plus tip.

 

Keep in mind that you are arriving on a Friday, and there will be significant rush hour traffic between LAX and San Pedro through about 9:30AM. In addition, you will not be able to enter the terminal until 11:00, so will need to plan to stand around outside until the doors open.