As the gateway to Orange County, La Palma's central location offers easy access to the best of Orange and Los Angeles Counties. Get traffic information, public transportation links and information concerning your local travel needs here. 

 

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is a multi-modal transportation agency serving Orange County. OCTA keeps Orange County moving with countywide bus and paratransit service, Metrolink commuter-rail service, the 91 Express Lanes, freeway construction, street and road improvement projects, motorist aid services and by regulating taxi operations.

Metrolink is Southern California's rail system that links residential communities to employment and activity centers. Metrolink is operated by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA)—a joint powers authority of five member agencies representing the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura. As one of five member agencies, OCTA administers all of Orange County's Metrolink rail corridor service.  The closest Metrolink station to the City of La Palma is the Buena Park Station at 8400 Lakeknoll Drive, Buena Park, CA 90621.

Amtrak operates a nationwide rail network, serving more than 500 destinations in 46 states on 21,000 miles of routes.  For schedules, fares and information, passengers may call 800-USA-RAIL or visit www.Amtrak.com.  The closest Amtrak station to the City of La Palma, is the Fullerton Transportation Center, 120 East Santa Fe Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832.

La Palma is centrally located in Southern California and close to three commercial airports:

Long Beach/Daugherty Field Airport (LGB); 7 miles away
4100 E Donald Douglas Drive, Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 570-2600

John Wayne Airport (SNA); 16 miles away
18601 Airport Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707
(949) 252-5200

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX); 23 miles away
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 646-5252

Caltrans manages more than 45,000 miles of California's highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports, and works with local agencies.  For freeway and highway road conditions call (800) 427-7623 or visit www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi.  The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is dedicated to providing quality safety, service, and security. The CHP provides real-time traffic incident information at cad.chp.ca.gov.  To contact the CHP for non-emergency information call (800) 835-5247.

Starting in March 2010, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), in coordination with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), began an analysis of the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way/West Santa Ana Branch Corridor. The corridor is a railroad right-of-way that extends for approximately 20 miles between the Cities of Paramount and Santa Ana. The railroad corridor was once part of the Pacific Electric Red Car system that provided mass transit service to Southern California from 1901 to 1961. Much of the corridor has been abandoned and is not currently used for transit purposes. In La Palma, this corridor runs along the southern border of the community.

The analysis will examine potential transit service along the corridor that can provide additional travel options between Los Angeles and Orange Counties, reduce congestion on nearby streets and freeways, and provide adjacent communities with access to the regional transit network. For more information about the analysis visit the SCAG Pacific Electric Right-of-Way website at www.pacificelectriccorridor.com.