GETTING AROUND ESFNA 2006 LA
Driving directions usually need one starting point and another ending point. In this case ESFNA 2006 LA has more than two focal points, all in all there are three major areas of travel.
- LA Coliseum
- Little Ethiopia
- Airport area Hotels
Followed by out of area Ethio Centric interest points such as:
- Awash Restaurant (on Pico)
- Fassica Restaurant (West LA)
- Ibex Restaurant (on LaBrea)
- Addis Art Gallery (on Pico)
- Selam Market (on Pico)
The LA landmarks and attractions such as Venice Beach, Hollywood, Disneyland... have their driving directions from the main focal points listed under their guides, look for them there.
LAX & LAX area Hotels to Little Ethiopia
LAX Airport and area hotels including the designated ESFNA hotel are 10 miles away from Little Ethiopia and it takes about 15 minutes to drive.
Century Blvd is a key road in this area, as its the exit from LAX and all the hotels including the ESFNA designated hotel are found on Century Blvd.
Quickest way to Little Ethiopia is, to take Century Blvd going East where you will find La Cienega Blvd.
Once on La Cienega Blvd, keep going until you see Fairfax Ave; at this point La Cienega Blvd splits into two the left stays La Cienega Blvd while the right becomes Fairfax Ave (it's clearly marked on the road so you won't miss it). Once you're on Fairfax you won't miss Little Ethiopia as you drive up its only 2 miles up.
Road Names & Highways to Memorize
There are 3 major highways in Los Angeles and more than likely you'll be traveling on them back and forth to avoid small street traffic. Lesser traveled but important highways are (Rt 101 & I 5). The major ones are:
- I 10 (runs East to West)
- 405 (runs North to South)
- 110 (runs North to South)
Some major streets to remember are :
- Fairfax Ave (North to South)
- Figueroa St. (N to S)
- Sepulveda Blvd (N to S)
- LaCienega Blvd (N to S)
- LaBrea Blvd (N to S)
- Pico Blvd (East to West)
- Venice Blvd (E to W)
- Wilshire Blvd (E to W)
- Sunset Blvd (E to W)
- Hollywood Blvd (E to W)
- Santa Monica Blvd (E to W)
- Washington Blvd (E to W)
- Century Blvd (E to W)
Street names and their neighborhoods :
- Fairfax Ave (Little Ethiopia)
- Figueroa St. (Downtown/Coliseum)
- Sepulveda Blvd (West LA/LAX)
- LaCienega Blvd (West LA/Little Ethio)
- LaBrea Blvd (East of Little Ethiopia)
- Pico Blvd (South of Little Ethiopia)
- Venice Blvd (South of Little Ethiopia)
- Wilshire Blvd (North of Little Ethio)
- Sunset Blvd (North of Little Ethio)
- Hollywood Blvd (North of Little Ethio)
- Santa Monica Blvd (N of Little Ethio)
- Washington Blvd (Sout of Little Ethio)
- Century Blvd (LAX Area)
You will get a free map from most car rentals and hotels; keep this copy with you at all times to make your travel back & forth easier. Also you can buy a good map for about $1.00 from most gas stations.
Metro Rail & Bus
For rail and bus schedules and more information, call MTA at (800) COMMUTE, or (213) 626-4455. Or visit www.mta.net
MTA Day Pass
for $3
If you want to call Information (411) use a free service at 1-800-FREE-411.
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TOP 3 LOCATIONS
Airport Hotels (LAX) to LA Coliseum
(15 miles about 20 minutes)
| Head north - go 0.1 mi |
| Take the ramp to Airport Return/Arrivals - go 0.0 mi |
| Bear left at World Way N - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn left at East Way and head toward Terminal 7 - go 0.1 mi |
| Turn left at Center Way - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn right onto the CA-1 S ramp to (I-105) - go 0.1 mi |
| Bear right at S Sepulveda Blvd - go 0.6 mi |
| Bear right into the I-105 E entry ramp to Imperial Terminal - go 0.2 mi |
| Bear left onto the I-105 E ramp to Norwalk - go 6.5 mi |
| Bear right onto the I-110 N/I-110 S ramp to Los Angeles/San Pedro - go 1.3 mi |
| Merge into I-110 N - go 4.7 mi |
| Take the Martin Luther King Jr Blvd exit to Exposition Park - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn left at W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn right at S Figueroa St - go 0.2 mi |
Airport Hotels (LAX) to Little Ethiopia
(10 miles about 15 minutes)Directions
| Exit to Century Blvd from the airport go 1.5 mi |
| Turn left at S La Cienega Blvd - go 5.6 mi |
| Bear right at S Fairfax Ave - go 2.0 mi |
Little Ethiopia to LA Coliseum
(9 miles about 15 minutes)
| Head southwest from S Fairfax Ave - go 1.2 mi |
| Turn right at Venice Blvd - go 0.4 mi |
| Bear left - go 0.0 mi |
| Bear left into the Rosa Parks Fwy entry ramp - go 0.4 mi |
| Merge into I-10 E - go 4.8 mi |
| Bear right onto the I-110 S ramp to Convention Center/San Pedro - go 0.4 mi |
| Bear right onto the I-110 S ramp to San Pedro - go 1.3 mi |
| Take the Exposition Blvd exit - go 0.3 mi |
| Bear left at S Flower St - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn left at S Figueroa St - go 0.1 mi |
MTA Bus Little Ethiopia to LA Coliseum
(20 minutes)
MTA Bus Little Ethiopia to LAX
(50 minutes)
Little Ethiopia to Awash Restaurant
Little Ethiopia to Addis Art Gallery & Selam Market (2 doors to each other)
Little Ethiopia to Fassica Restaurant
Little Ethiopia to Ibex Restaurant |
