Pasadena is city which is right next to Los Angeles in the state of California. It is home to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) which has helped to mould some of the best minds of our times and have a few Nobel Prize winners under its belt.
The city of Pasadena is probably best known for its New Years Day Rose Parade. It is also known as the Tournament of Roses New Years Parade and features floats, bands horses and people parading the streets of Pasadena. This has become a national new years past time as almost a million people flock to the city to bear witness to this parade. It is also broadcast all over the country and a few other international cities across the world.
If you want to fly to Pasadena you can fly to either Los Angeles Airport or Burbank Airport. Other options are Ontario and Orange County airports but they do not always have direct flights from major cities.
Once you have arrived at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) it is really easy to get to Pasadena. They have a share ride van system, which transports visitors to Pasadena. Both Primetime and Supershuttle have these services available and have well marked pick up areas at the airport. You could also use the Metro bus. They have more than one line running and different drop off points in Pasadena. You can buy your tickets at the airport and make sure that you go to the correct drop off and collect points.
You can easily book a car rental online in Pasadena with well known suppliers like Thrifty, Hertz, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar and Enterprise. You can also select from sedans, coupes, suv's, station wagons, hybrids, convertibles, trucks and mini vans.