Venice, CA · Open till midnight · 1321 Venice Blvd
About seven miles from the terminals and open every single day until midnight. If you have landed late and the rest of the Westside has already pulled the shutters down, this is the one that has not.
Nobody plans a stop like this. You land at ten, you get the bag, you get the car, and then you realize the thing you actually wanted is the one thing you could not put in a carry on. By that point most of the map is closed. The airport corridor in particular goes quiet early, and the shops that do stay open around there are gas station counters rather than anywhere you would want to buy glass.
Smoke shop near LAX, the short answer
1321, at 1321 Venice Blvd in Venice. About seven miles north of the terminals and open until midnight every day of the week, which is later than almost anything else on this side of town. There is easy street parking on Venice Blvd and an easy lot round the back, so you are not circling with a rental full of luggage. Papers, cones, lighters, glass, grinders and Puffco are all in stock, and the cooler is cold.
Getting here from the terminals
Come out of the airport loop and pick up Lincoln Blvd heading north. That one road does nearly all of the work. It runs up through Westchester, past the turns for Playa del Rey and Del Rey, along the edge of Marina del Rey and straight into Venice. Turn east onto Venice Blvd and we are just past Lincoln.
Fifteen to twenty minutes is normal. Late at night it is quicker than that. If a map tries to put you on the 405 for two exits, ignore it, Lincoln is the better call after dark and it is the road everything else on this list sits on anyway.
Parking is the question people ask first, because parking in Venice has a reputation it mostly deserves. There is street parking on Venice Blvd itself, and there is an easy lot at the back of the shop. Use the lot if the car is loaded.
What is actually worth the stop
Most of what people want after a flight is small and fast. Singles of papers and cones go over the counter, so you do not have to buy a whole box to get through a weekend. Lighters, torches and hemp wick are right there on the way to the register. And there are cold drinks in the cooler, which after five hours in a middle seat is not nothing.
If you came for something bigger, the glass is the reason most people walk in. Bongs and water pipes run from little ones you can actually fly home with up to full size tubes and beakers, hand pipes fill a whole wall, and the grinders include both Flower Mill and Santa Cruz Shredder. The full rolling papers and cones range is here by the box as well if you would rather stock up than keep buying singles.
Puffco is the other reason people drive over. We are an authorized retailer, the devices are in stock, sealed and ready to take home, and the Puffco in store page covers what is on the shelf and what the parts situation looks like. If you are replacing something that broke on the trip, that page is the fast route.
The neighborhoods in between
The whole stretch between the airport and the beach is short on anything open past ten. If you are in Westchester, Playa del Rey, Del Rey or Playa Vista, we are a straight run up Lincoln with nothing complicated in the middle, and there is no version of that drive that takes long.
From Marina del Rey it is closer still, about seven minutes on a good night. There are already three write ups for people coming from that direction: Puffco near Marina del Rey, vapes near Marina del Rey and nicotine pouches near Marina del Rey. The Venice page has the rest of the drive times, and the Los Angeles page covers the longer runs in from the rest of the city.
The wall that is in store only
Vapes and nicotine pouches are in store only. They are not on the website, they are not shippable, and that is not changing, so this is the part you genuinely have to walk in for. Everything on that side is 21 and over with valid ID, no exceptions, and the shelf covers the brands people actually ask for rather than whatever a distributor was clearing. If you want to know what is up there before you drive over, what is on the vape wall lists it out, and the pouch page does the same for pouches.
Finding us
- Address. 1321 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, just east of Lincoln.
- Hours. Every day, 11AM until midnight.
- Phone. 310-759-5232.
- From LAX. About seven miles. Lincoln Blvd north, then east on Venice Blvd. Fifteen to twenty minutes in normal traffic.
- Parking. Street parking on Venice Blvd, plus an easy lot at the back of the shop.
- Also close by. Marina del Rey, Del Rey, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, Culver City, Mar Vista and Santa Monica. See the open late page for what else is still running at that hour.
Questions people ask
How far is 1321 from LAX?
About seven miles. It is fifteen to twenty minutes in normal traffic and quicker late at night. Take Lincoln Blvd north out of the airport area, then turn east onto Venice Blvd.
Is there a smoke shop near LAX open late?
1321 is open every day from 11AM until midnight, which is later than almost anything else between the airport and the beach. It is at 1321 Venice Blvd in Venice, CA.
Is there parking?
Yes. There is street parking on Venice Blvd and an easy lot at the back of the shop, which is the better option if you have a rental with luggage in it.
Can I buy vapes or nicotine pouches online for pickup?
No. Vapes and nicotine pouches are in store only at 1321, they are not sold on the website and they cannot be shipped. Everything on that side of the shop is 21 and over with valid ID.
Do you have Puffco in stock near the airport?
Yes. 1321 is an authorized Puffco retailer and the devices are in stock and sealed, ready to take home. The Puffco in store page lists what is on the shelf.
What about Westchester, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista?
All three are a straight run up Lincoln Blvd, and 1321 is one of the few shops in that corridor still open at midnight. Del Rey and Marina del Rey are closer again.