Burbank Airport to Azusa: Route and Transfer Guide

Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) serves Burbank and the wider Los Angeles region, with transport connections organized around its terminal and Regional Intermodal Transportation Center (RITC). Some route listings use the name Bob Hope Airport; the airport is commonly identified as Hollywood Burbank Airport.

The RITC has on-site rental cars, and Metro Bus and BurbankBus stop at its ground-level transit center. Taxis, door-to-door shuttles, airport-parking shuttles and courtesy shuttles pick up on the ground-transportation islands immediately in front of the terminal. Rideshare pickups use the island in front of the main entrance to the airport parking structure.

A rental car is the most direct option if you want to make the drive yourself; rental cars are available at the airport’s RITC. The airport provides ground-transport services too, so you can choose a taxi, door-to-door shuttle or rideshare instead of driving. For another airport option, Ontario International Airport transportation to Azusa offers a point of comparison.

For a prearranged airport pickup, note the different meeting points: rideshares use the island by the parking structure, while taxis and shuttles use the islands directly outside the terminal.

The rail journey to Azusa uses a Metrolink train to Los Angeles Union Station and then Metro’s A Line north to APU/Citrus College. The airport has two train stations, so check which line and station fit your departure before setting out.

Via the South Train Station

The South Train Station on Empire Avenue serves Metrolink’s Ventura County Line and Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner. To reach it from the terminal, take the Lot C airport-parking shuttle from the Airport Parking Lot Shuttle Island and ask the driver to stop at the station. The airport also says passengers can cross Empire Avenue between the station and RITC.

Via the North Train Station

The North Train Station, near Hollywood Way and San Fernando Road, serves Metrolink’s Antelope Valley Line. From the terminal, meet its shuttle at the valet parking area. Either airport train station can form the first part of the route to Union Station, where you transfer to the A Line for Azusa.

Metro’s A Line serves APU/Citrus College in Azusa and continues north to Pomona North. For connections within Azusa, the Azusa Downtown Station guide covers another local rail stop.

Allow time for the terminal-to-station transfer as well as the train connections. The airport publishes on-demand terminal shuttles to the South Train Station daily from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and to the North Train Station daily from 5:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

The South Station shuttle can be requested at 818-565-1308; the North Station shuttle at 818-729-2245. The airport’s terminal-to-RITC shuttle is listed as running continuously from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

BurbankBus connects the airport with North Hollywood Metro station Monday through Friday. Since transit services and schedules can change, check the official site before you go.