Directions, parking & transportation

Directions, parking & transportation

Parking Rates

Parking for cars and "yellow" school buses is $15 until 5:00 p.m. and $18 after 5:00 p.m. Parking for charter buses is $33.

All revenue from parking fees remains in Exposition Park to support security, maintenance and operation of the park and state museums.

If you park onsite, stop by a pay kiosk when you arrive to avoid lines at the end of the day. And no need to go to the top floor to leave…. Levels 2 and 3 have exit ramps. View the map below to see locations of pay stations.

For more parking information and instructions, please visit the Exposition Park website.

Parking Map
Exposition Park map showing the location of pay kiosks around the parking structure

Driving Directions

Entrance via 39th Street/Exposition Park Drive and Figueroa Street View Details

North on the Harbor Freeway (110)

  • Exit Exposition Boulevard
  • Turn left to Flower Street
  • Turn left on Flower to Figueroa Street
  • Enter Exposition Park 1/2 block on the right (39th Street/Exposition Park Drive)
  • Follow guest parking signs to the parking structure

North on the Harbor Freeway (110) (Fastrak Express Lane only)

  • Exit 39th Street/Exposition Park Drive
  • Turn left on 39th Street/Exposition Park Drive
  • Proceed straight into Exposition Park
  • Follow guest parking signs to the parking structure

South on the Harbor Freeway (110)

  • Exit Exposition Boulevard
  • Make a soft left at bottom of ramp to Flower Street
  • Turn left on Figueroa Street
  • Enter Exposition Park 1/2 block on the right 
    (39th Street/Exposition Park Drive)
  • Follow guest parking signs to the parking structure
Entrance via Martin Luther King Blvd and Hoover Street View Details
  • Northbound on the Harbor Freeway
    • Exit Martin Luther King Blvd.(MLK), turn Left on MLK, Right on Hoover
  • Southbound on Harbor
    • Exit MLK, Right on MLK, Right on Hoover

Go Metro

Take the Metro Expo Line to Expo Park/USC Station.

Public Transit Options from Outside LA County:

Ride Amtrak or Metrolink to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, and transfer to the Metro Red or Purple Lines to 7th St/Metro Center Station. Then take the Expo Line directly to Expo Park/USC Station.

Bicycle Parking

Bicycle racks are outside the north and south entrance View Details

Bicycle racks can accommodate 8-15 bicycles at any one time and are located outside the north and south entrances to the California Science Center.