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Hours

Regular hours are 10am to 5pm. The Zoo is open every day of the year except December 25. Please note that the Zoo starts putting animals in for the night at 4pm. Ticket sales cease one hour prior to closing time.

General Admission Prices

Rates and fees are subject to change at anytime.

Adults (ages 13 - up)	$14
Seniors (age 62 and up)	$11
Children (ages 2 to 12)	$9
Children (under 2)	Free
Parking	Free

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Group Discounts

If you'll be attending the Zoo with a party of 15 or more people, you can purchase group-rate tickets at the following amounts:

• Adults: $11 per person ($3 off regular admission)
• Children (ages 2-12): $8 ($1 off regular admission)

Group-rate tickets can be purchased in any combination totaling 15 or more tickets. You may purchase tickets at the gate on the day of your visit, complete the form to be faxed or mailed in, or call 323/644-4210.

 

Los Angeles Zoo Parking Lot Construction

The Los Angeles Zoo parking lot is currently under construction as part of Proposition O Clean Water Bond. The changes to the L.A. Zoo’s parking lot will reduce urban runoff, remove bacteria and other pollutants from the runoff, and keep them from draining into the Los Angeles River. This project will install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as porous pavement and bioswales, as well as increase green space and improve the aesthetic appeal of the L.A. Zoo parking lot with trees native to California, an improved promenade and educational signage. In addition, the renovated parking lot will have efficient lighting fixtures, recycling receptacles and an improved layout.

The Los Angeles Zoo Parking Lot project, along with other approved Proposition O projects, will assist in making our waterways safer and healthier while meeting Environmental Protection Agency and federal Clean Water Act requirements.

Metro Offer

If you’re looking for another way to get to the L.A. Zoo, hop on board Metro’s number 96 bus.

Click here to download the Metro Bus Line 96 schedule

If you do take the bus, or another form of Metro public transportation, be sure to save your ticketbecause with that ticket, adults will get $3 off admission and kids will get $2 off!

Helpful Hints

To make your Zoo visit easier during the construction, try out these helpful hints:

• Schedule your visit during the week instead of on the weekend.
• Arrive early, the Zoo opens at 10 a.m.
• Take public transportation.

 

Protect and Respect

Please do not feed the animals. All of the Zoo's animals need special diets to stay healthy and the wrong food can make them sick. Feeding the animals may result in removal from the Zoo.

 

On Zoo Grounds and Commercial Photography

The Los Angeles Zoo reserves the right to photograph, videotape, or film our visitors, on Zoo grounds, for self-promotional purposes.  The commercial use of photographs, video, and film taken during your visit is strictly prohibited without the written consent of the Los Angeles Zoo.