Show Weekend Guide

Inglewood, CA

Kia Forum

Plan a Kia Forum concert weekend in Inglewood

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The Kia Forum's round white colonnade with red panels behind a wide, empty parking lot, with a tall Kia Forum sign and a lit billboard at the corner of Prairie Avenue and Manchester Boulevard in front, and a large curved white roof rising behind the Forum

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A feel for the place

Inglewood keeps you closest to the Forum, with The Anthem on Century Boulevard. El Segundo is another option at the Sonesta Select, while The Culver Hotel puts you in downtown Culver City. Each base still means arranging a drive or rideshare to the show.

Choose how you'll reach the gates before booking a hotel. No official hotel walking route is published. If you drive, parking is cashless and prices vary by event.

Find your places

Somewhere to stay, a table before the show, and a plan for getting home.

Plan your weekend
Start with a suggested weekend

Choose a hotel and places to eat together, then change any choice.

3 hotels

Which area suits you?Inglewood / Culver City / El Segundo

Inglewood

The shortest drive or rideshare to the venue

The city the venue sits in, with the closest hotel in this guide, The Anthem, about 1.5 km away in a straight line, and restaurants on Manchester Boulevard and Centinela Avenue.

After the show
Metro buses run on their regular timetables, with no event-specific last bus published. Rideshare pickup after a show is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue, and parking lots close one hour after the event ends.
Keep in mind
The venue's Getting Here page publishes no walking route from any hotel, so plan a drive, rideshare or Metro bus even from The Anthem.
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Hotels and event venues: The Anthem's own site names the Kia Forum, Intuit Dome and YouTube Theater among its neighbors.

Metro's LAX page describes a free, frequent shuttle between all LAX terminals and the LAX/Metro Transit Center (Bus Bays 1 and 2). No official page gives a transit route from there to Inglewood hotels, and neither the venue nor Metro publishes a drive time from LAX.

Culver City

A Culver City base with Honey's Kettle nearby, and one trip out to the show

Downtown Culver City, about 8.7 km from the venue in a straight line, around the historic Culver Hotel, with Honey's Kettle's flagship about 0.1 km from the hotel in a straight line.

After the show
No transit or shuttle return is published for a Kia Forum event. Drive back, or take a rideshare from lot H at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue.
Keep in mind
Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from Culver City, so plan a drive or rideshare to the show.
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Downtown Culver City around the 1924 Culver Hotel and The Culver Steps beneath it, with Honey's Kettle's flagship close by.

Metro's LAX page names the C Line and K Line at the LAX/Metro Transit Center, but no official page gives a single route on to Culver City. A rental car or rideshare from LAX is the alternative; no drive time is published.

El Segundo

A base near LAX, with a hotel that runs a complimentary airport shuttle

A South Bay city about 6 km from the venue in a straight line, with the Sonesta Select near the K Line's Mariposa station and restaurants on Main Street.

After the show
No transit or shuttle return is published for a Kia Forum event. Drive back, or take a rideshare from lot H at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue.
Keep in mind
Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from El Segundo, so plan a drive or rideshare to the show.
More about this area

Main Street restaurants such as Jame Enoteca, a drive or rideshare from the venue rather than a walk.

The Sonesta Select's complimentary airport shuttle runs 7 days a week, from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., and the hotel says it is 0.2 miles from the Mariposa station.

Inglewood

The closest hotel in this guide, on Century Boulevard in Inglewood. Plan your ride to the gates.

Check rooms
Details for The Anthem Los Angeles Stadium District, Tapestry by Hilton

Keep in mind: "Steps from" is the hotel's phrase, not a route: the hotel is on Century Boulevard and the venue on Manchester Boulevard, and neither publishes a walking route between them. The hotel's site names no airport shuttle. Self-parking isn't available; valet is $60.50 a night, and breakfast is a paid full breakfast with no listed price.

With a suggested weekend: The Anthem is the closest hotel in this guide, about 1.5 km from the venue in a straight line, and Dulan's is on Manchester Boulevard, the same street as the venue.

3900 W Century Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90303

0.92 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Booking.com receives the complete guest party; choose dates there.

Expedia opens this hotel’s own property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

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El Segundo

Near the K Line's Mariposa station, with a free airport shuttle running daily from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Check rooms
Details for Sonesta Select Los Angeles LAX El Segundo

Keep in mind: The hotel's page doesn't mention the Kia Forum or publish a shuttle or route to it, so plan a drive or rideshare of about 6 km in a straight line. Self-parking is $35 per car per night.

2000 E. Mariposa Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245

3.7 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Expedia opens a named-hotel search, not a verified property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

Directions: Directions to the venue for Sonesta Select Los Angeles LAX El SegundoOfficial details for Sonesta Select Los Angeles LAX El Segundo
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Culver City

A historic downtown hotel for a weekend built around restaurants.

Check rooms
Details for The Culver Hotel

Keep in mind: Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from Culver City, so plan a drive or rideshare to the show.

  • Self parking $29/nightFrom 1 January 2026 guest parking is at The Culver Steps, directly beneath the hotel. The hotel lists a $29 overnight rate that includes in-and-out privileges.

9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232

5.4 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Booking.com receives the complete guest party; choose dates there.

Expedia opens this hotel’s own property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

Compare on Expedia: rooms for The Culver HotelDirections: Directions to the venue for The Culver HotelOfficial details for The Culver Hotel
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Inglewood places

A different hotel?

Your venue travel updates to match. Any food you picked yourself stays.

Know before you go

The way there, the way home, and what to bring through the gates.

To the show and back

Start with your area. Open a travel option to read the way there and the return.

Starting in

Inglewood

Kia Forum

TransitMetro Local bus to Prairie/Manchester or Prairie/Kelso
Getting there
Metro's Kia Forum page says to take Line 115 to Prairie/Manchester and walk south on Prairie Avenue toward Manchester Boulevard, about 1 minute, or Line 211 or 212 to Prairie/Kelso and walk north on Prairie Avenue, about 3 minutes. The venue's own page lists Lines 211/215 to the same two stops.
Getting back
The same lines run in reverse on Metro's regular timetable; no event service or last-bus time for the Kia Forum is published.

The fare is $1.75 per boarding with two hours of unlimited transfers (no round trips), paid by TAP card, contactless card, Apple Wallet, the TAP app or cash. No official page says which starting points reach these lines without another transfer, so check your route with Metro's trip planner.

Route information
RideshareRideshare drop-off and pickup
Getting there
Drop-offs are permitted at all entrances.
Getting back
Rideshare pickup is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue.

No wait time or walking distance to lot H is published. The venue names Lyft as its official rideshare partner, with a promotional code that gives new riders a discount on their first two rides.

Route information
DriveDrive and park
Getting there
From the 405 North, take the Manchester exit and head east on Manchester Boulevard; from the 405 South, take the Manchester/Florence exit and head east. From the 110, take the Manchester exit and head west to Prairie Avenue; from the 105, take the Prairie Avenue exit and head north. Enter onsite parking through the Prairie Ave. or Kareem Ct. gates.
Getting back
Parking lots close one hour after the event ends, and overnight parking isn't allowed. No lot-by-lot exit map is published.

Lots are cashless, with rates that vary by event; prepay through JustPark, the venue's parking partner. Vehicles longer than 18 ft or wider than 9 ft are charged extra. Guests can't stay in the lot during the event: within 30 minutes of the start, head inside or leave the lot.

Route information

Starting in

Culver City

Kia Forum

DriveDrive or rideshare from Culver City
Getting there
Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from Culver City, so drive or take a rideshare, using the venue's directions from the 405, 110 or 105 freeway. Rideshares can drop off at any entrance, and drivers enter parking through the Prairie Ave. or Kareem Ct. gates.
Getting back
Rideshare pickup is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue. Parking lots close one hour after the event ends.

No drive time from Culver City is published, so allow extra time. Parking is cashless, with rates that vary by event.

Route information

Starting in

El Segundo

Kia Forum

DriveDrive or rideshare from El Segundo
Getting there
Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from El Segundo's K Line stations, so drive or take a rideshare, using the venue's directions from the 405, 110 or 105 freeway. Rideshares can drop off at any entrance, and drivers enter parking through the Prairie Ave. or Kareem Ct. gates.
Getting back
Rideshare pickup is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue. Parking lots close one hour after the event ends.

No drive time from El Segundo is published, so allow extra time. Parking is cashless, with rates that vary by event.

Route information

At Kia Forum

A few things to sort before the doors open.

The Kia Forum's round white colonnade with red panels behind a wide, empty parking lot, with a tall Kia Forum sign and a lit billboard at the corner of Prairie Avenue and Manchester Boulevard in front, and a large curved white roof rising behind the Forum
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Doors and arrival

No fixed doors time is published. The venue asks you to arrive early and allow enough time to pass through security. Parking lot opening times vary by event, and most events open the lots three hours before the event start.

The venue's policies page lists box office hours of Fridays, 12–6 p.m., and on event days from noon through the start of the show, subject to change.

Venue information
Bags and prohibited items

Clear bags up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches are allowed, as are small clutches or wristlets up to 9 x 6 inches, which don't need to be clear; diaper and medical bags are allowed with the guest using them. All bags are screened. Prohibited items include outside food and drinks other than factory-sealed water bottles, glass, cans, aluminum bottles, flasks and coolers, laptops and tablets, video cameras and GoPros, professional cameras with detachable or telephoto lenses, tripods, monopods and selfie sticks, and signs larger than 11 x 17 inches.

Video cameras, monopods, tripods, audio recording devices and cameras with professional telephoto or zoom lenses aren't permitted, and for some events photography may be completely prohibited.

Venue information
Parking

Lot opening times vary by event, and most events open the lots three hours before the event start; lots close one hour after the event ends. Enter through the Prairie Ave. or Kareem Ct. gates. Payment is cashless, with rates that vary by event, and you can prepay through JustPark; vehicles over 18 ft long or 9 ft wide are charged extra, with no surcharge published. No parking-lot gatherings of any kind are allowed. Guests must head into the event or leave the lot within 30 minutes of the start, and overnight parking is prohibited.

Ages and tickets

Events are all ages unless noted. Everyone must have a ticket to enter, regardless of age, and age-restricted events require a valid government-issued ID.

Venue information
Accessible seating

The accessibility page covers buying ADA seating online through Ticketmaster, at the box office on Fridays or by TDD, and its companion-seat policy. It publishes no accessible-parking locations or process.

Venue information
Can I take Metro to the Kia Forum?

Yes, by bus. Metro's Kia Forum page says to take Line 115 to Prairie/Manchester or Line 211 or 212 to Prairie/Kelso, then walk about 1 to 3 minutes on Prairie Avenue; the venue's own page lists Lines 211/215. Both pages name only bus lines.

Where does my rideshare drop me off and pick me up?

Drop-offs are permitted at all entrances; pickup is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue.

No pickup wait time is published.