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Can anyone be kind to advice the best way to reach Irvine station from LAX airport ?

How much will metro cost ?

How much will cab cost ?

What is the best way for 4 adults with 4 luggage ?

www.supershuttle.com can pick you up at LAX and transport you for a base price of $45 for 1st person & $9 each for addtnl passengers. That's a shared van service (up to 7 [people) or they also have private car ($115-$120).
Taxis might be about $160.
You can also take the Metro Rail train which goes from LAX to LA Union Station in Los Angeles. Then transfer to either another Metrolink train or Amtrak which should get you down to Irvine. Be warned that there are a lot of transfers involved in this one but at least you avoid the traffic snarls prevalent on LA freeways.

Amtrak does go from Union Station to Irvine. The easiest way to get from LAX to Union Station is to use the Flyaway bus. They use the carpool lanes, so they are mostly unaffected by LA traffic. Whether on not to use thie Amtrak option depends on how close the Irvine train station ( Irvine Transportation Center, 15215 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618 ) is to your final destination in Irvine.

The Metro rail from LAX to downtown is poorly designed. You would need a shuttle bus to get to the first train, then two more transfers. I recommend skipping it unless you like carrying luggage and waiting a lot.

With four people, a private limo may be cheapest. I'd contact several companies and get bids. We did a 30-mile run to LAX a year or so ago for $70. The 40-50 miles from LAX to Irvine sould cost you something from $100 to $120.

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When I said 'downtown', I should have been more precise and said 'Union Station'.