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You can take the shuttle on the baggage claim level or walk straight across the area between the terminals on the baggage claim level. Either way hope your flight is on-time and RUN. If there's a lot of traffic when you come out the doors, I'd definitely try to hoof it over to T2.

It's about a 10 minute walk along the curbside.

At LAX, T6, you can walk (to the right) from outside the arrivals level to T8, which should take about 10 mins, (the tunnel is only between T5 & T7) - or take the LAX bus Route A on lower arrival level island in front of each terminal, under sign 'LAX shuttle airline connection', which runs every 12-15 mins. Either way you need, at T8, go through security check.

That is 100% incorrect - T6 and T8 are connected beyond security. You will not have to go through security.

Yes - 90 mins layover at LAX is quite enough. On arrival at T4, exit and turn left; TBIT is around the bend (5-min. walk). Yes you need to go through security check before proceeding to your gate.

Thank you for your reply!

Yes, that will be plenty of time. T8 and T7 are directly connected and you won't have to go back through security.

Oh awesome! Thanks so much for answering. :) I appreciate it.

SkyWest is not a marketing carrier. If your SkyWest flight is a Delta Connection flight both flights will be in Terminal 5. Only if your SkyWest flight is a United Express flight will you have to go from Terminal 8. If you let me know your flight number and where you're flying to LAX from I can let you know.

There should be a re-check in T2.

T4 and T5 are not connected beyond security. You'll have to hurry, but I think you'll still have enough time if your first flight is on-time.

Thank you! Keep you fingers crossed for me!

Yes, you will have to re-check the baggage after you clear customs. It's a simple re-check counter, you don't have to take it upstairs. Yeah, you could take a walk outside - maybe even take a hotel's shuttle van to that hotel's bar. Or you could walk over to the encounter restaurant in LAX's iconic "theme building" - http://www.encounterlax.com/

Great thanks for your quick reply. Once we have re-checked our bags in again though are we OK to leave the building? I take it we won't have gone through security at that point? Sorry, not been to LAX before so not sure how it all works there.

Right, you will be in the non-sterile area when you re-check your bags, so you can do whatever you want as long as you get back to T6 about an hour before your flight to Maui.

On arrival at LAX you need to go through passport check, retrieve checked bags, go through customs clearance and - if transferring to another flight - re-check-in bag where indicated. As you have plenty of time, I would suggest you go to the Bradley Terminal (TBIT, or TB) with an abundance of amenities & services, and which is the largest of the 8 terminals arranged in a U shape (TBIT in center, T4, T5 & T6 to the right of the U). After baggage recheck, you can take the escalator at T6, ground level, down to the tunnel connecting T6,5&4. At T4, take escalator up, exit and go to your left around the bend to TBIT - should not take more than 10 mins. Also, the center of the U shape has parking garages and in the midst of them is the 'Theme Building' with the Encounter Restaurant. On your way back from TBIT you can also use the LAX bus Route A on lower arrival level island in front of each terminal, under sign 'LAX shuttle airline connection', which runs every 12-15 mins. Starting from TBIT, the next stops are at Terminals T4 –T8. Back at T6 you need to go through security check before proceeding to your gate.

Thanks, that's great - good to know we can leave the airport and get some fresh air, thanks again :-)

Thank you moapr13, really helpful too. I'm sure this is what we will do as 6 hours is too long to be hanging around T6!

That will be quite difficult in the time you have. You can take the shuttle around the baggage claim level or attempt to walk across the center of the airport. You'll then have to go through security again in T2.

At LAX, on arrival at T7, go down to the ground level, exit and take the LAX bus Route A on lower arrival level island in front of each terminal, under sign 'LAX shuttle airline connection', which runs every 12-15 mins. Your next stops will be T8, around the bend to T1 & T2 - 3 stops or about 8 mins. At T2, go up to the departure level, go through security check and proceed to your gate area. T2 has gates 21-28.

Thank you so much

That should be enough time - you would have to ask BA if they can check your bags through - perhaps you could call them to ask. Terminal 4 is right next to the TBIT so you won't have far to walk.

Thanks for that - I'll ask BA.

You have plenty of time. NOTE: If your first airline does not transfer bags to your second airline, you will need to take your bags, after customs clearance, to Terminal 6, checking them in with Copa. Terminals 5 & 6 are connected by tunnel - at the baggage claim level, take the escalator down to the tunnel and at T6 go up the escalator, proceed to the departures level and go through security check before proceeding to your connecting gate.