Parking and pet fees are per the hotel's site, checked 10 Nov 2026.
Walk, shuttle or Metro
Shortest walks in our list: Hilton about 0.24 mi / 5 min, Sheraton about 0.33 mi / 7 min, both with a complimentary shuttle during regular park hours. Hours come from the vacation-packaging pages; frequency is not stated on the hotels' own sites.
From Ventura Blvd: Nite Inn about 13 min and BLVD about 15 min, uphill. Nite Inn's "3 minutes" is to the Metro / shuttle station, not the gates.
Free trolleys and shuttles also run from The Garland and from Coast Burbank and Safari Inn. Confirm today's times with the hotel. The Garland timetable PDF still linked from the hotel site was last modified 2 Feb 2024.
Several hotels sit by the Universal City / Studio City Metro station at the bottom of the hill. We do not publish a train timetable.
Questions
Which hotels are within walking distance?
Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City and Sheraton Universal Hotel are the short walks in our list: about 0.24 mi / 5 min and about 0.33 mi / 7 min. Nite Inn at Universal City (about 0.63 mi / 13 min) and BLVD Hotel & Studios (about 0.72 mi / 15 min) are longer uphill walks from Ventura Blvd. Tilt Hotel is longer on our route: 1.11 mi, about 24 min.
Which hotels have a shuttle to the park?
Five hotels list a complimentary park shuttle. Hilton and Sheraton run one during regular park hours; it does not run continuously, and frequency is not stated on the hotels' sites. The Garland's site confirms a free trolley as of 10 Nov 2026; the timetable PDF still linked there was last modified 2 Feb 2024, so confirm today's times with the hotel. Coast Burbank Hotel and Safari Inn run 7 a.m.–9 p.m. daily, reserve ahead, final pickup 9 p.m.
Can I take the Metro?
The Universal City / Studio City station sits at the bottom of the hill. Hilton, Nite Inn and The Garland mention it. We do not publish a train timetable.
Walk times to the main gate, shuttle hours and live prices, on one map.