Los Angeles pass and card

Looking for a Los Angeles sightseeing pass that will save you money on attractions during your trip to California?
You're in the right place!
We're talking about one of the most popular destinations for travel enthusiasts in the U.S. It welcomes millions of people each year, either visiting the city directly or as part of a larger tour of major U.S. cities.

It offers several tourist attractions to visit: museums and points of interest that enrich any tourist itinerary.

Buying a tourist pass is a great way to save money and visit as much of the city as possible in the time we have available.
There are several cards available, each with its own features, convenience situations or not.

What’s the best tourist pass for visiting Los Angeles on a budget?
Find out about the available passes (Go City All-Inclusive, Essentials, CityPASS), how they work, and which one is best for your trip. Complete comparison, prices, included attractions, and practical tips.

The goal of this guide on Los Angeles passes is to analyze each available pass, highlighting its features and benefits, to understand when it may be worthwhile to purchase one rather than the other.

What is there to see in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is a city that needs little introduction: the movie industry, the iconic beaches, the star-studded neighborhoods and the hills with the famous "Hollywood" make it one of the most sought-after destinations when planning a trip to the United States of America.
Those visiting it for the first time will want to put most of its TOP attractions on the itinerary, ideal for a significant first taste of the city.

Among the most popular experiences included in major tourist passes are:

• Universal Studios Hollywood - Theme park and movie studio, perfect for lovers of movies and spectacular attractions.
• Madame Tussauds Hollywood - The wax museum where you can meet movie stars (or almost) up close.
• Celebrity Home Tours - A classic way to find out where Hollywood stars live (or have lived).
• Aquarium of the Pacific - Located in Long Beach, this is one of the most visited aquariums in California.
• Griffith Observatory - Viewpoint and scientific observatory, also perfect for taking photos of the "Hollywood" sign.
• LEGOLAND® California - Located in Carlsbad, just outside the city, is a theme park devoted entirely to the LEGO world, with attractions designed especially for families with children ages 2 to 12.
• San Diego Zoo - Considered one of the most beautiful and important zoos in the world, it is home to more than 3,500 animals in carefully recreated habitats. Although it is located about two hours from Los Angeles, it is a popular destination.
• Beverly Hills - California's iconic luxury district, famous for its dreamy mansions and Rodeo Drive, the high-fashion shopping street.
• Santa Monica and Venice Beach - Two iconic Los Angeles beaches, perfect for soaking up the laid-back California vibe between street art, skate parks, and the famous Ferris wheel pier.
• Hollywood Sign - The famous sign on the hills is one of the symbols of the city: it can be admired from various vantage points or reached by short hikes.
• Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood - A behind-the-scenes experience of famous movies and TV series, featuring original sets, set designs and trivia from the world of film.

These so-called "TOP" attractions represent only part of the tourist offerings in Los Angeles. Those with more time on their hands, or who have already been to the city, can devote themselves to a more personalized itinerary: there are niche museums, "special" and unusual guided tours, TV studios to visit, art installations, cultural experiences, and more.

Against this backdrop of an abundance of tourist attractions and points of interest, tourist passes prove to be a particularly useful, money-saving tool.
Tourist attractions in L.A. have very high ticket prices on average, and being able to save money becomes a priority of our trip. As well as a tool to elevate the quality of the trip to the TOP by seeing more things.

Each Los Angeles pass includes a different catalog of attractions and offers different ways to use them. In the following sections we will see which tourist cards are available for choice, what they include, and for which travelers they may be the best choice for YOUR trip.

Advantages of the tourist pass: why it pays off

The city has many attractions to see, and compared to other cities where you may have traveled, the cost of tickets to major attractions is quite high.
Planning a fairly complete sightseeing itinerary, tackling the single ticket purchase for each attraction, will greatly impact your budget.

The best way to be able to visit almost all major attractions while saving significantly (even more than 50 percent) is to take advantage of the benefits of an attraction pass.

What are the passes to Los Angeles?

There are different types of Los Angeles passes available to tourists who want to visit the city while saving money.
Let's quickly clarify the names each card available:

• Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass (basic and plus)
• Los Angeles Essentials Pass
• CityPASS Los Angeles

The names all sound somewhat similar, but these are different products, distributed by different companies, but all with the same purpose.
To allow you to see the city's tourist attractions included in the pass at a better price than having to buy tickets individually.

The logic between the various passes changes (also for commercial reasons), and consequently each card is better suited to one "type of vacation" than others.
Our task-after we have a clear understanding of what type of vacation we want to take-will be to identify and purchase the pass that provides us with the best savings and usability.

After a few more dutiful clarifications, we move on to analyzethem individuallyto get to know them better, leading to a comparison of all the solutions reviewed at the end of the guide.

Do Los Angeles Passes include public transport?

No, none of the available passes include public transport.
Tickets for public transportation (subway, bus, and/or train) must be purchased separately.

Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass

The Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass, produced and marketed by Go City, is the most comprehensive and effective card available for sightseeing.
It is also statistically the most purchased by those who decide to visit Los Angeles with an exploratory approach, and a desire to visit the city's attractions during their trip.

It really does include many tourist attractions in its catalog, from the most famous ones to more niche museums and tours, which also go into the details of the city.

Its model works like this: you choose the duration of the pass - in versions of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 7 days validity - and inside its validity you can see all the attractions it includes. Hence its name "all-inclusive," which reflects just how it works: you have included in the price all the included activities, virtually everything in Los Angeles.
You can only visit each attraction once, and there is no limit on the number of attractions you can visit in a day.

The All-Inclusive Pass is marketed in two versions:

• All-Inclusive Pass (which I will call "basic" from now on for simplicity)
• All Inclusive Pass PLUS

This distinction was created to make the card more adaptable to travelers' various needs.

* Please note: on the purchase screen you’ll reach via the link above, in addition to the two versions of the All-Inclusive Pass, there is also the Essentials Pass, which is discussed later in this guide.

Let's compare the two versions , before looking at how they work.

Difference between Basic and Plus All-Inclusive Passes

The difference between the All-Inclusive Pass (basic) and the Plus version is solely in the number and nature of attractions included.
And - of course - consequently in the price.

All the rest of the operating logic (which we will see in a moment) is identical between the two variants of this card.

The All-Inclusive Pass (basic) includes all the major attractions in Los Angeles, there are about 40.

While the All-Inclusive Pass Plus includes all the attractions of the Basic Pass, plus the following 3 premium attractions:

• Universal Studios Hollywood
• LEGOLAND® California
• San Diego Zoo

This is the main difference between the two versions, besides the price, of course.
In fact, another minor (unimportant) difference is that the Plus version is not available for a single day, unlike the basic version.

>> See the difference in the attractions included in the official website

Having clarified the difference between the two versions, let us now move on to analyze features and benefits of the Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass, which are common to both. Of course, I will highlight any differences between the two when necessary.

How does the All-Inclusive Pass work?

Once the validity of the pass is chosen, it will be activated upon visiting the first attraction chosen.
That will be the first day the pass is valid.

The nice thing is that you can use the pass even in non-consecutive mode.
From its activation, you have two weeks to use all the validity days included in the pass, even in non-consecutive mode.
A specific day is "used up" when you visit at least one attraction.

This is a most convenient feature so that you can better organize your itinerary with freedom.

Benefits of the All-Inclusive Pass

In both versions, this is a pass suitable for those who want to explore the city in depth, through visiting its tourist attractions, on the days they have available.
Obviously, it is a pass that is best exploited with at least 4-5 full days of stay, but even in 1- or 2-day tastings, it is a great money-saving ally.
Accompanied by a good, well-organized itinerary, even the single day can be taken full advantage of with such an all-inclusive pass.

It is currently the Los Angeles pass with the most attractions included in the purchase price, making available more than 40 destinations that can be visited.

What is included. Attractions included in the All-Inclusive Pass?

The All-Inclusive Pass includes more than 40 tourist attractions in Los Angeles.
Let's look at the full list of attractions together.

As you can see, it is a very experience-focused pass, because Los Angeles must be experienced through tours and experiences to be enjoyed at its best.
Included in the top attractions included in the pass are virtually all the top things to see in Los Angeles, mentioned at the beginning of this guide.

Not only attractions, but also services. For example, bike rentals (and bike tours) are absolutely recommended experiences, especially in some areas where this beautiful and rewarding experience can be best enjoyed.

But these are not all; there are many more "secondary" ones, but for many they represent essential stops, and still capable of completing the most varied and demanding itineraries.

>> You can check out the full list of All-Inclusive Pass PLUS attractions.

>> You can check out the full list of All-Inclusive Pass BASE attractions.

Prices All Inclusive Pass PLUS

The All Inclusive Pass Plus-the richer version that also includes the 3 premium attractions in Los Angeles-is valid every day, no matter how many attractions you decide to visit.
What's special about it is that you can access attractions from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day because all attractions close early in the late afternoon.

Let's look at the cost of the All Inclusive Pass Plus based on days:

• 2 DAYS ➜ $249 Adult | $219 Child
• 3 DAYS ➜ $299 Adult | $279 Child
• 4 DAYS ➜ $349 Adult | $339 Child
• 5 DAYS ➜ $389 Adult | $379 Child
• 7 DAYS ➜ $439 Adult | $429 Child

A child is defined as 3 to 12 years old.

Occasionally, the official website offers discounts or limited-time promotions, so prices may differ from those listed here.

All-Inclusive Pass Prices (basic)

The All-Inclusive Pass in its basic version is also valid on a daily basis, in exactly the same way as the Plus.
In this case, the 1-day denomination is also available, which is absent in the plus version.
Let's look at the cost of the LA All-Inclusive Pass (basic) on a per-day basis:

• DAY 1➜ $99 Adult | $79 Child
• 2 DAYS ➜ $129 Adult | $109 Child
• 3 DAYS ➜ $179 Adult | $159 Child
• 4 DAYS ➜ $209 Adult | $189 Child
• 5 DAYS ➜ $239 Adult | $219 Child
• 7 DAYS ➜ $289 Adult | $259 Child

A child is defined as 3 to 12 years old.

All Inclusive Pass Los Angeles discount code

You can save an additional 5% on the price of the pass (Basic and Plus versions) by using the discount code PTCODE5 during checkout in the “Enter promo code” field.

At certain times of the year, even better discount codes may be available.
Be sure to check the top of the official website; usually, when there are special discount codes, they are always highlighted right on the site itself.

Better The basic or plus version?

To answer this question we need to evaluate what we want to see.
The difference between the basic version of the pass and the Plus version orbits around the 3 top attractions mentioned above, found only in the Plus.

These are very relevant tourist attractions, and among the most popular attractions of all.
Particularly if you are traveling with children and teenagers in tow, but I can safely say that they are a must for many.

Financially speaking, the total cost of admission tickets to the top 3 attractions included in the PLUS package is about $336, which is a huge amount (they’re really expensive).
The maximum price difference between the basic and PLUS versions (for the 7-day option) is $150.
So the financial savings from purchasing the PLUS are significant (about $185 per person saved if you visit all three premium attractions, but even if you visit just two, you’ll still save a lot).
If you choose the shorter-duration versions, the price difference gradually decreases, further increasing the value of the PLUS over the basic version if you want to see the three premium attractions included with it.

So if you want to see even 2 of the 3 top attractions, it is undoubtedly worth taking the Plus.

If, on the contrary you are only interested in one of the 3, or none at all, the basic version to be supplemented with possible single ticket for the premium attraction to be added is worthwhile.

All-inclusive pass: is it worth it?

From an economic point of view, yes, it is very convenient.
Both in the classic version and-perhaps even more so-in the Plus variant.

Let's do a quick calculation.
The average price of tourist attractions in Los Angeles is $80 (actually quite an underestimate, given that premium attractions can cost up to $150 per ticket).
With a very relaxed itinerary, let’s assume we visit 2 attractions per day, for a total of 6 attractions: without a pass, I would spend an average of $80*6 = $480.
With the 3-Day All-Inclusive Plus Pass, I spend—with a discount code—about $284 (adult).
The math is simple: $480 - $284 = $196 savings per person.

And the bill is very much by default: if instead of 2 attractions some days we do 3, or if we take a multi-day pass, the savings grow a lot.
And--in the case of the plus--only the 3 premium attractions you have access to have a single ticket cost of $359, more than the cost of the pass.

The math confirms how the All-Inclusive Pass is a good choice for saving money, right from the easiest and few-day cases.

As explained at the beginning of the chapter, in my opinion it is suitable for those who visit Los Angeles and want to see as much as possible.
Maximum flexibility: you decide when to visit and what to see.

Where do you buy the All-Inclusive Pass?

For both versions, you can purchase the pass online on the official GoCity website, the pass provider.
This is the best way to take advantage of the basic discounted prices, which are already included in the prices listed on the website, as you can see.
I’d also like to remind you to enter the discount code I provided above, which is reserved for readers of this site.

When you visit the official website, you’ll see the two versions (Basic and Plus) side by side, and you can choose the one that best suits your trip.
* You’ll also see a third product, the Essentials Pass, which we’ll describe shortly; it’s next on the list.

With the Pass, do I skip the queues?

It depends. Some attractions have lanes at the ticket counters reserved for pass holders, in those cases you also save time at the ticket counters.
So yes, with the All-Inclusive Pass you will save money and-in some cases-time, although the determining factor is the financial savings.
To optimize time, you need to arrange an itinerary that takes you to the busiest attractions at times and times of minimum attendance.

Booking attractions

For about half of the attractions (plus or minus 20), mandatory reservations are required once the pass is purchased.
These are the attractions with the highest tourist footfall, and generally all guided tours.
Go City has provided a dedicated page (very neat) for booking your admission without too much commitment.

>> Book admission to attractions with the All-Inclusive Pass

Validity and Refunds All-Inclusive Passes

The All-Inclusive Pass, in both versions, can be used within 1 year from the time of purchase. It is activated the moment you visit the first attraction.
Once activated, it is valid for one day, not 24 hours. I therefore recommend that you activate it in the morning so that you can take advantage of the entire day.

Any refund of the cost of the pass can be obtained up to 30 days after purchase, obviously for passes that have not been activated.

Los Angeles Essentials Pass

An alternative to the All-Inclusive Pass, also offered by Go City, is the Los Angeles Essentials Pass.
The goal is the same: save you money on ticket costs to visit museums and attractions, it changes the logic by which this card works.

This pass works differently from the previous one: you choose the number of attractions you want to visit from a small selection of attractions.
Unlike the All-Inclusive pass, therefore, it does not depend on how many days of validity you select.
The Essentials Pass is based on the number of attractions you want to see: 3, 4, or 5.

Given its nature and how it works, this pass is ideal if you want to visit Los Angeles with just a few attractions on your itinerary (the standard version covers 5), whether due to your travel plans or time constraints.
There are about ten attractions to choose from, far fewer than what was available with the All-Inclusive passes discussed earlier.

How does the Essentials Pass work?

When purchasing, you choose how many attractions you want to visit: 3, 4, or 5.
You don’t need to decide which ones, just how many.
You can also choose on-site from those included in the pass’s attractions catalog.

It is activated on the first visit to one of the chosen attractions, and from then on you have a full 30 days to see the remaining ones, based on your choice.
Of course, even on non-consecutive days: you see them whenever you want, within 30 days.

What does the Essentials Pass include?

The list of attractions included in the Essentials Pass—from which you can choose your N attractions to visit— is limited to a selection of 11 attractions.

Specifically, these are:

• Guided tour of the Hollywood Sign
• SoFi Stadium Tour
• Madame Tussauds Hollywood
• Griffith Observatory Tour and Optional Planetarium Ticket
• GRAMMY Museum
• Tour of the TCL Chinese Theatre OR a movie with a soft drink
• Iowa Battleship Museum
• The Brea Tar Pits and Museum
• Natural History Museum
• Hollywood Museum
• Museum of Illusions, Santa Monica

There are no amusement parks or water parks, and the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood isn't there either

Basically, the Essentials Pass doesn't include some of Los Angeles' top attractions, but this makes the pass more affordable—it's significantly cheaper than previous versions.
If you want to include one of these attractions, it might make sense to buy a separate ticket for it; you’ll need to calculate the cost, but generally speaking, it can be worth it.
If you’re interested in more than one, the All-Inclusive Pass is likely the better option for cost-effectiveness.

Essentials Pass Prices

The prices for the Los Angeles Essentials Pass are as follows:

• 2 attractions ➜ $69 per adult | $54per child
• 3 attractions ➜ $84per adult | $69 per child
• 4 attractions ➜ $99per adult | $84per child

A child is defined as 3 to 12 years old.

The official website occasionally offers discounts or special promotions. Check it out for yourself by clicking the button below.

Discount codes for Essentials Pass Los Angeles

You can enjoy a 5% discount on your purchase.
Simply use the discount code PTCODE5 —exclusively for readers of this site—during checkout in the “Enter promo code” field, which will apply an additional 5% discount to the already discounted prices.

Essentials Pass: is it worth it?

Economically it already pays off from the visit of the second attraction.

Let’s do a quick calculation here as well.
Since 6 of the most expensive attractions in Los Angeles are not included in the Essentials Pass catalog, we estimate the average cost of an attraction to be $40.
With three attractions visited, we would pay about $120 in admission tickets.
The 3-attraction Essentials Pass costs $69, saving you about $50.

As a type of pass, however, it has characteristics that make it attractive in the following cases:

• you have visited Los Angeles before, with its TOP attractions, and therefore have fewer things you miss to see to focus on (unless you want to revisit everything)
• even long vacations, but with in fact less or little time to devote to tourist exploration
• you are not interested in seeing the top-tier attractions this pass does not cover (otherwise, opt for the All-Inclusive Pass)
• If you're staying in the city for just a few hours or days, you simply wouldn't have enough time to see more than 5 attractions
• you are clear in advance about which attractions to visit, and you know that you can save money by doing so
• in general if you don't have a defined itinerary and no clear ideas about what to see, or conversely have well defined N number of attractions

If this is your first time visiting Los Angeles and you’re staying in the city for at least three days, I wouldn’t recommend the Essentials Pass. In that case, I’d opt for the All-Inclusive Pass, which is much more comprehensive, offers more options, and is better suited to the most popular tourist itineraries.

Where to buy it

You can purchase the Essentials Pass online from the comfort of your home.
Once purchased, everything you need to visit the attractions will be sent to you via email, and you can use the official GoCity app to load your pass so it’s always available, along with information about each attraction.

Validity and refunds

The Los Angeles Essentials Pass is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. This means that once you’ve purchased it, you have one year to activate it.
Once activated (by entering your first chosen attraction), you have 30 days to complete your remaining visits; after that, it expires.

The Los Angeles Essentials Pass is refundable only if it has not been activated, within 30 days of purchase.
After 30 days, it is non-refundable, but you still have 12 months (11 remaining) to use it or transfer it to someone else.

CityPASS Los Angeles

CityPASS Los Angeles This is a "special" alternative that I am adding to the previous passes reviewed, to complete the overview by adding a solution geared towards "express" stays.

The CityPass is a pass that allows me to visit 4 attractions in Los Angeles, and I can customize it at the time of purchase by choosing 1 top attraction (from 3 possibilities), to which I can combine an additional 3 attractions of my choice from a predefined list of 7 possibilities. In a moment let's see in detail how this works.

The fact that it includes four attractions to visit (the number is fixed; only the specific attractions you choose can change) suggests that the CityPASS is designed for short stays and/or for those who prefer a very compact itinerary.
It makes sense to consider it as an alternative to the Essentials Pass because it offers the opportunity to visit certain top-tier attractions that are not included in the other pass.

How does City Pass work?

CityPass is a 4-attraction card, "combined" in the following way: 1 TOP attraction (to be chosen right away from 3 options) + 3 attractions of my choice from a list of 7 (no need to choose which ones right away, I can do that on site).
Since it activates, with the visit to the first attraction I have 9 days to visit all the others included in the pass.

How is the CityPass composed?

There are 3 options for choosing the first attraction, the one to decide on right away:

• Universal Studios Hollywood
• Warner Bros. Studio Tour
• Universal Studios Hollywood + Warner Bros. Studio Tour (the combo of the previous two, so 5 total attractions in this case)

Once you choose the top attraction-which I remind you is a binding choice at the time of purchase, you add 3 attractions of your choice from the following:

• GRAMMY Museum
• La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
• Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
• Madame Tussauds Hollywood
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
• SoFi Stadium Tours
• Starline Tours

The 3 choices to be made from this list are not binding at the time of purchase, you choose them whenever you want, even while on vacation.

The final price of the CityPass varies depending on the top attraction chosen and the date of activation, as we will see in the next chapter.
Choosing the 3 attractions on the other hand does not vary the price, you choose your favorites from the 7 options.

How much does it cost?

Calculating the final price of your CityPASS depends on two factors:

• the option chosen as the top attraction
  being quite different ticket cost attractions, changes the cost of the pass. The third option is a combo of 2 attractions, obviously the price goes up.
• the indicated date of your visit to Los Angeles
  that you must indicate when purchasing the card. With CityPASS, some visit dates indicated at the time of purchase cost less, others more, probably for reasons of expected attendance.

Wanting to give a rough indication, I use the price ranges on the official website:

• TOP OPTION "Universal Studios Hollywood " ➜ from $156 for adult, from $141 for children
• TOP OPTION "Warner Bros. Studio Tour " ➜ starting at $109 for adult, starting at $96 for children
• TOP OPTION "Universal Studios Hollywood + Warner Bros. Studio Tour " ➜ from $209 for adult, from $191 for children

Adult is understood to be 10 years and older, while children are understood to be 5 to 9 years old.

A $2 fee is added to each CityPASS purchased, regardless of its configuration.
Typically, CityPASS Los Angeles is never discounted, and no discount codes are available.

Booking attractions with CityPASS

With CityPASS, it is mandatory to book certain attractions (your favorite TOP attraction, and a couple of options from those of your choice).
It is conveniently done through the CityPASS app, once the card is purchased.

On the official website page, it is clearly stated how to do it and which attractions require reservations.
Look for the "Reservations and Scheduling" section at the bottom, after the prices.

When is it worth it?

CityPASS has a highly variable format, and therefore it becomes more complex to do simulations of affordability.
In absolute value it is a pass that is economically worthwhile, since on average I pay $170 (I average the various options and dates), but I see 4 attractions, paying on average $170/4 = $42 per attraction.

Instead, the comparison should be made with the Essentials Pass, where I see four attractions priced at $84, which, after the discount, comes out to about $80 ($20 per attraction).

It all depends on what I want to see. If, among the four must-see attractions, there’s a top attraction included in the CityPASS but not in the Essentials Pass that I’m really interested in, then it becomes a viable option.

In general, the indication remains valid that CityPASS is a card for Los Angeles geared toward those who want a light itinerary, with at most 4 attractions to visit.
And - consequently - presumably with a short stay in the city.

Where to buy it

CityPASS Los Angeles is purchased exclusively online, on the official card website, at the following address.

Validity and refunds

The validity period is 9 consecutive days starting from the first day of visit to an attraction.
When you purchase CityPASS for Los Angeles with Universal Studios Hollywood, you must choose your visit date at the time of purchase. The chosen visit date must fall within the 9-day validity period that begins with the visit to the first attraction.

You have one year from the date of purchase to start using the tickets.

CityPASS can be refunded within 1 year of purchase, provided it has not been activated and there are no active reservations.

Comparison of passes to Los Angeles

We quickly compare the 4 passes to Los Angeles reviewed in this guide, in the following table:

Pass comparison for LOS ANGELES

	How it works	Number of attractions included	Is it worth it?	Our Rating	Direct link for purchase
ALL INCLUSIVE PASS / PLUS	I choose the validity days, I see everything I want	About 40 (43 in the plus version), including museums, attractions, tours, experiences and services	Yes, pretty much all the time Suitable for medium to long vacations Where you want to see lots of things and have experiences	★★★★★	Purchase the Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass now.
ESSENTIALS PASS	First, I choose the number of attractions (3, 4, or 5) During the vacation, I choose which ones	11, including museums, tours, and other experiences	Yes, from the second attraction seen Suitable for short/medium vacations, with an intentionally moderate itinerary (max. 7 attractions)	★★★★☆	Buy the Los Angeles Essentials Pass now
CITYPASS LOS ANGELES	Combined package of defined attractions	Four, 1 TOP choice of 3 options + 3 choice of 7 options	It depends, in absolute value agrees, to be evaluated against Explorer Pass as explained in the guide Suitable for quick getaways, with a maximum of 4 attractions to visit	★★★☆☆	Buy CityPASS Los Angeles now

Which pass to choose to visit Los Angeles?

All of the passes reviewed are useful in those instances of travel where they fit best.
The best way to choose a pass is to first understand the type of vacation you have available (days, things you want to do and see), and to define a rough itinerary, not very precise but one that lets you know how many things fit in, and roughly which ones.
At that point it will be very easy to figure out which pass best fits your trip to Los Angeles, to identify the greatest savings and travel comfort possible.

• Medium to long vacation (5-10 days), maybe first vacation and want to see lots of things about LA? -> All-Inclusive Pass / Plus
• A shorter trip (2–7 days), with just a few things you want to see (max 5 attractions), or specific attractions in mind, or no ideas/itinerary? -> Essentials Pass 
  
• short trip (1-3 days) and desire to get just a taste of the city through 4 attractions -> CityPASS

This is a concise but factual reading on choosing the best pass to Los Angeles, according to your type of vacation.
To understand the details, just read this guide thoroughly, understanding the mechanics of each individual pass.

Whichever pass you choose, the most important thing is to enjoy your California travel experience to the fullest with a visit to Los Angeles.
With the information in this guide, you have everything you need to do so while saving money and hassle-free.

Kids' passes: is it worth it?

Yes, absolutely, as the city's paid attractions are expensive even for children, albeit at a reduced ticket price compared to the adult.
Each pass sets children's ages according to the attractions it contains in the catalog.
For Go City passes, the child starts at age 3, so if he is younger the pass for him does not count, meaning for in most attractions at that age he gets in for free or with very reduced prices.
CityPASS, on the other hand, has the lower limit of 5 years, as the for attractions involved (many fewer), under 5 years the pass does not pay off, for the same reasons.