Plan Your Visit
Directions & Parking
Map Your Way to the Aquarium
Get Directions to the Aquarium of the Pacific:
Directions
Directions to the Aquarium from Los Angeles:
- Take the 405 S to 710 S and follow signs
Directions to the Aquarium from Orange County:
- Take the 405 N to the 22 West/7th Street Exit
- Continue on 7th Street for approximately 8 miles
- Turn left on Alamitos and follow the signs
You can also download and print out the map in PDF form: Aquarium Directions.
Parking
The parking structure for the Aquarium is on the water side of Shoreline Drive between Chestnut Place and Aquarium Way. Parking is $7 for Aquarium guests in both the Aquarium and Pike parking structures when you show an Aquarium ticket stub.
- From the 710 Freeway, follow direction signs to the Aquarium. The entrance to Aquarium parking is on the right on Shoreline just before the roller coaster bridge at Aquarium Way.
- From the south, take Shoreline Drive to Aquarium Way. Left on Aquarium Way. The entrance is on the right 100 feet beyond the dolphin fountain.
- Additional parking: When the Aquarium lot is full, you will be directed to The Pike parking structure. The entrance is on Chestnut and Shoreline, just across the street from the Aquarium's main lot.
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