Los Angeles County
Luxury Transportation in Pasadena
In short
Alliance Luxury Transportation provides chauffeured transportation throughout Pasadena, including the Rose Bowl, Old Pasadena, Caltech and the Huntington Library. Hollywood Burbank Airport is approximately 14 miles away and LAX approximately 26 miles.
Nearest airport
BUR · 14 mi
Hollywood Burbank Airport
Region
Los Angeles County
Vehicles
4 to 55 passengers
Sedans through motorcoaches
Availability
24 hours
Reservations and dispatch, every day
Pasadena has a genuine civic centre, a world-class concentration of institutions — Caltech, JPL nearby, the Huntington, the Norton Simon — and one event each January that shuts the city down entirely.
The Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game are the two days of the year when independent driving in Pasadena is effectively impossible, and they are the days we are busiest.
Getting around Pasadena
Old Pasadena around Colorado Boulevard is the walkable dining and retail core, with structured parking that fills on weekend evenings. Colorado is also the Rose Parade route, which closes it and much of the surrounding grid on New Year’s Day.
The Rose Bowl sits in the Arroyo Seco below the city, with parking on the golf course and surrounding lots — an arrangement that works until fifty thousand people try to leave at once.
The 210, the 134 and the 110 all serve the city, which gives good routing flexibility toward Burbank, Downtown and LAX.
Neighbourhoods we serve in Pasadena
We collect from anywhere in Pasadena. Telling us the neighbourhood as well as the street helps us route correctly and time the pickup properly.
Airport transportation from Pasadena
Pasadena is served by Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Long Beach Airport (LGB). Every airport booking includes real-time flight tracking, so a delayed arrival moves your pickup automatically at no additional charge.
| Airport | Approx. distance | Typical journey |
|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) | 14 miles | Usually the quickest, via the 134. |
| Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | 26 miles | Typically 45–80 minutes via the 110 and the 105. |
| Ontario International Airport (ONT) | 35 miles | East on the 210. |
| Long Beach Airport (LGB) | 32 miles | Via the 710. |
Corporate transportation in Pasadena
Caltech, the surrounding research institutions and the professional services firms along Lake Avenue generate steady business and academic travel.
Conference and visiting-academic transportation is regular work, typically through Burbank rather than LAX.
Weddings and events in Pasadena
The Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s Day are the largest events in the region, and the street closures around the parade route are extensive. Transportation on those days must be planned well in advance with drop-off points clear of the closures.
The Rose Bowl also hosts concerts and UCLA football. The Pasadena Playhouse and the Ambassador Auditorium run year-round programmes.
Popular destinations from Pasadena
Where our Pasadena passengers most often ask to go.
- Rose Bowl Stadium — Football, concerts and the Rose Bowl Game; parking exits are slow at capacity.
- Old Pasadena — Colorado Boulevard dining and retail — and the Rose Parade route.
- The Huntington Library — Library, art collections and botanical gardens in San Marino.
- Norton Simon Museum — At the corner of Colorado and Orange Grove.
- Caltech — Campus events, conferences and graduations.
Fleet
Vehicles available in Pasadena
Size the vehicle to the luggage rather than the headcount — it is the single most common booking mistake.
Luxury Sedan
3 passengersDiscreet, quiet and quick through traffic. The default choice for one to three travellers.
Airport transfers for one to three peopleExecutive point-to-pointHourly city work
Luxury SUV
6 passengersSix seats and a trunk that actually takes six bags. The workhorse of airport runs.
Families and groups of four to sixAirport runs with full luggageGolf and ski trips
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
3 passengersThe flagship sedan. Reserved for client-facing arrivals where the car is part of the impression.
VIP and client collectionWedding arrivalsExecutive travel
Executive Sprinter
14 passengersA mobile office, a family road trip and a fourteen-seat airport shuttle in one vehicle.
Corporate group transfersWedding partiesFamily airport runsShuttle Sprinter
14 passengersFourteen seats and room for fourteen pieces of luggage. A group and its bags in one vehicle.
Group airport transfersHotel and event shuttlesConference and wedding guests
Limo Sprinter
12 passengersPerimeter lounge seating, ambient lighting and a sound system. Built for the evening, not the commute.
WeddingsWine toursNights out
Destinations
Venues and attractions from Pasadena
Convention Center
Los Angeles Convention Center
The Los Angeles Convention Center sits at the south end of Downtown LA, beside Crypto.com Arena and LA Live, and hosts some of the largest annual shows in the region, including the LA Auto Show and Anime Expo.
Transportation detailsArena
Crypto.com Arena
Crypto.com Arena sits inside the LA Live complex in Downtown Los Angeles, which means an event night there frequently coincides with a convention at the LA Convention Center next door and a full house at the Peacock Theater.
Transportation detailsStadium
Rose Bowl Stadium
The Rose Bowl sits in the Arroyo Seco below Pasadena, with parking spread across the surrounding golf course and side streets. It is a genuinely beautiful setting and a genuinely slow one to leave.
Transportation detailsStadium
BMO Stadium
BMO Stadium sits in Exposition Park next to the LA Memorial Coliseum, the USC campus and the park’s museums. On a busy day several of those are active at once and the surrounding streets reflect it.
Transportation detailsStadium
LA Memorial Coliseum
The Coliseum and the USC campus share Exposition Park with BMO Stadium and the park’s museums, and a home football Saturday fills the whole district.
Transportation detailsStadium
Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium sits on a hill in Chavez Ravine with parking terraced around it and a small number of exit roads. Leaving after a sold-out game is the reason people book cars here — the parking exit is genuinely one of the slowest in American sport.
Transportation detailsQuestions
Pasadena transportation FAQs
Yes, and it needs to be booked well in advance. Street closures around the parade route are extensive on New Year’s Day, so we agree drop-off and collection points clear of the closures rather than working to a street address.
Hollywood Burbank at approximately 14 miles via the 134 is usually quickest. LAX at around 26 miles is the option for long-haul and international flights.
Book transportation in Pasadena
Reservations are taken 24 hours a day. Tell us your pickup point in Pasadena, your party size and your luggage, and we will confirm the right vehicle with a flat rate before you travel.
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