🎌 Getting to Anime Expo by Metro

Early July (typically the first weekend)

Anime Expo is North America's largest anime convention, drawing well over 100,000 fans to the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown LA. Parking downtown during AX is brutal and pricey — which is why so many attendees take Metro, and why r/LAMetro lights up with AX riders every year.

By Metro

E Line (Expo) → Pico Station
The Expo Line stops at Pico, one block from the Convention Center and Peacock Theater. From Santa Monica or USC, this is the direct ride.
A Line → Pico Station
The A Line shares the Pico platform, connecting Long Beach, Watts, and (via the Regional Connector) Pasadena and East LA straight to the doors.
From Union Station
Transfer at 7th St/Metro Center or ride the A/E through the Regional Connector core — no car, no parking hunt.

Tips

Buy a TAP card or use contactless — tap in at the turnstile, no ticket line.
Trains run late on event nights, but check metro.net for the last departure.
Pico Station puts you right at the South Hall entrance — follow the crowd.

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