Departure from Los Angeles

If you're not interested in flying out of LAX or not flying United, you can skip this section.

We booked a United direct flight from LAX to London Heathrow departing at 5:45pm.

Parked at the LAX Hilton. Made reservation at www.cheapairportparking.org. Total cost is $151.60 from 8/9 - 8/25 so it came out to less than $10/day. The way it works is 1) you make a reservation using a credit card, 2) when you enter the parking lot, you slip the same credit card on the card reader, 3) when you return, you slip the same card at the exit reader and the total is charged to the credit card. For a party of three, it comes out to about the same cost as riding a shuttle. I wasn't sure if Uber or Lyft was available at this time but these ride-sharing options would probably be cheaper.

Although we're not flying business class, my United MileagePlus Explorer card gives me two United Club passes per year and we used these to visit the United Club lounge at terminal 7.

I must say, this lounge is underwhelming compared to the United lounge at London Heathrow. The food selection is very limited, although the wi-fi is free and decent speed.

Hot Soup

Some Salads

Drink Bar