Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is just over 30 miles from Anaheim. LAX is the world’s third-busiest airport and is serviced by 88 airlines, handling tens of thousands of flights each year. If you’re flying to the area domestically, you may want to avoid LAX by flying into John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana (Orange County). This facility is serviced by 12 domestic carriers and is only 16 miles from Anaheim. Many hotels near the Anaheim attractions provide free shuttle connections with the airport. Alternatively, you can take one of the commercial shuttle services. Taxis are plentiful and are found at taxis queues at the Ground Transportation Center on the terminal’s lower level. Car hire companies operating from the John Wayne Airport include Budget and Hertz, among others. If you’re driving to Anaheim, you’ll need to take California route 55 north to the junction of I-5 north and continue on until the Harbor Boulevard exit. From this point, follow the signs indicating ‘Theme Parks’.

Metrolink, a regional commuter rail system, provides connections throughout the southern California area including service to the main attractions in Orange County and other surrounding counties. Anaheim station and Anaheim Canyon station are the two stations most relevant for making connections to and from the theme parks. Greyhound Bus Lines offers daily service in the area and also to most destinations in the US.

Regularly-scheduled bus services are operated by the Orange County Transportation Authority, covering Anaheim and the surrounding area. In addition, there are Anaheim Resort Transit buses that connect the various hotels, attractions, shops, restaurants, entertainment venues and the Convention Center. The Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) runs through the centre of Anaheim, from the north-west to the south-east; the Garden Grove Freeway runs through the centre from west to east; and the Orange Freeway also runs through the centre, from north to south.