Getting around Long Beach is easy, with transportation options ranging from buses and rail to electric shuttles, golf carts, bikes and water taxis.
Whether you’re exploring the city on your own, moving a group between attractions, or bringing hundreds of attendees to a convention or meeting, there are plenty of ways to get where you’re going. From convenient public transit to private group transportation, here are some of the best ways to get around Long Beach.
Long Beach Transit offers bus stops along all major streets and at local attractions like museums and the aquarium. Visit the Transit & Visitor Information Center (130 E 1st St) to purchase a TAP card or bus pass. You can also purchase a TAP card online, load it onto your smartphone, and tap to pay when you board.
Long Beach Transit also operates a free bus service called Passport throughout Downtown on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays with stops at the Queen Mary, Pine Avenue, and Shoreline Village. Buses come every 15 minutes between 10AM and 8PM. Visit the website for route maps and details.
From the Transit & Visitor Information Center (130 E 1st St) in Downtown Long Beach, you can board the Metro A Line, which travels to Downtown Los Angeles and connects to rail lines that travel to Santa Monica, Hollywood, and attractions like the Crypto.com Arena and Universal Studios. Pay your fare at the kiosks on the platform with a TAP card, cash, Apple Wallet or TAP app.
Golf carts are a great way to see more of Long Beach up close while transporting your group to restaurants and other outings. Check out Driver Electric Golf Cart Rentals, which offers street legal all-electric golf carts that can carry up to six passengers, with free local delivery and pickup. Some even come decked out with colorful LED string lights for after dark.
The Circuit shuttle serves Belmont Shore, Downtown Long Beach, and Alamitos Beach with electric golf cart-style vehicles. Service is on demand, similar to Uber and Lyft, and operates Thursday-Sunday. Catch a ride to and from Long Beach and Belmont Shore's favorite spots like Ocean Boulevard, the Convention Center, Queen Mary, Naples, 2nd Street, and more. Download the Circuit app to request a free ride and see service maps. Wheelchair accessible vehicles are available on request.
During the summer, Long Beach Transit offers two water taxis: the AquaLink and the AquaBus. You can ride the AquaLink from Alamitos Bay Landing to the Aquarium and the Queen Mary. The AquaBus carries passengers to stops around Rainbow Harbor, including the Aquarium, Shoreline Village, and the Queen Mary. One full round trip lasts about 20 minutes.
Bird, Lime, and VeoRide electric scooters are available in Long Beach through the city’s Micromobility Program. Both sitting and standing scooters are available, to find the nearest scooter and start riding, download the app from one of the vendors. Give cycling a spin through the Long Beach BikeShare program. Rent a blue eight-gear bike equipped with an adjustable seat, basket, bell and lights, plus a GPS. The bikes can be picked up and dropped off at any designated hub. Then, you can check out Long Beach’s bike paths, including the popular three-mile paved Shoreline Path on the beach that connects the downtown area to Belmont Shore.
There are several local limo companies that operate in Long Beach, including ABA Unique Limousine Service, which offers a traditional stretch limousine as well as Sprinter limousines and limo buses. Best VIP Chauffeured Worldwide can set you up in a classic six-passenger Lincoln Continental limo or limo Sprinter van, and Karmel Shuttle Service offers limousines, Sprinter limos, and 20- and 30-passenger party buses.
