Long Beach Transit

This article is about the bus system in Long Beach, California. For the bus system in Long Beach, New York, see Long Beach Bus.

Long Beach Transit

Long Beach Transit New Flyer GE40LFA
Parent	Long Beach Public Transportation Company
Founded	March 31, 1963;62 years ago (1963-03-31)
Headquarters	1963 East Anaheim Street
Locale	Long Beach, Paramount, Signal Hill, Carson and Lakewood, CA
Service type	Bus service, Watertaxi
Routes	38 fixed routes
Fleet	220
Daily ridership	60,100 (weekdays, Q1 2025) [1]
Annual ridership	19,138,000 (2024) [2]
Fuel type	Diesel, Gasoline-electric hybrid, CNG, battery electric
Operator	Long Beach Public Transportation Company
Website	ridelbt.com

Long Beach Transit (LBT) is the operator of public transit bus and ferry services in Long Beach, California and its surrounding cities. Long Beach Transit operates 37 bus routes, serving the Gateway Cities region of Los Angeles County. In addition to its bus services, LBT contracts with Catalina Express for the operation of two water taxi routes, and organizes the Dial-A-Lift paratransit service.

Long Beach Transit services are operated by the Long Beach Public Transportation Company, a nonprofit corporation controlled by the City of Long Beach. The system is funded in part by state tax revenue distributed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 19,138,000, or about 60,100 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025.

The central hub of the system is the Long Beach Transit Mall, located along 1st Street in downtown Long Beach. The Transit Mall is the southern terminus of the A Line light rail service, operated by Metro. Long Beach Transit services also connect to Torrance Transit, LADOT Commuter Express, Metro Bus, and OC Bus services. Other major destinations served by Long Beach Transit include Long Beach Airport, California State University Long Beach, CSU Dominguez Hills, and Los Cerritos Center.

2007 New Flyer Low Floor (GE40LF)

Services

Long Beach Transit operates its core local services in Long Beach, its enclave Signal Hill, and the nearby cities of Carson, Cerritos, Compton, Lakewood, Paramount, and Seal Beach. Commuter service operates on weekdays in the peak direction from Long Beach to UCLA, and limited special-event service is provided to Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on LA Galaxy game days. The free Passport route serves Downtown Long Beach, connecting popular tourist destinations.

A LBT bus stop

Local bus services

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
Passport [3]	Long Beach 10th St & Pine Av	Long Beach RMS Queen Mary	Pine Av	Serves 5th Street station, 1st Street station, Long Beach Convention Center and Aquarium of the Pacific Fare-free service
1 [4]	Carson Cal State Dominguez Hills	Rancho Dominguez Del Amo station	Avalon Bl, Del Amo Bl	Serves Dignity Health Sports Park and SouthBay Pavilion
2 [5]	Carson Cal State Dominguez Hills	Carson Figueroa St & Carriagedale Dr	Central Av, Avalon Bl	Serves Dignity Health Sports Park and SouthBay Pavilion
4 [6]	Carson Carson St & Vermont Av	Rancho Dominguez Del Amo station	Carson Street
8 [7]	Carson 223rd St & Vermont Av	Long Beach Wardlow station	223rd Street
21 [8]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Paramount Garfield Av & Petrol St	Cherry Av
22 [8]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Downey Lakewood Boulevard station	Cherry Av, Downey Av
23 [8]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Paramount Garfield Av & Rosecrans Av	Cherry Av, Paramount Bl
41 [9]	Long Beach Cal State Long Beach	Long Beach Wardlow station	Easy Av, Anaheim St	Serves Anaheim Street station
45 [9]	Long Beach Cal State Long Beach	Long Beach Anaheim St & Santa Fe Av	Anaheim St	Route 45 will only operate as resources allow during school commute times Serves Anaheim Street station
46 [9]	Long Beach Cal State Long Beach	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Anaheim St	Serves Anaheim Street station, 5th Street station and 1st Street station
51 [10]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Compton Artesia station	Long Beach Bl	Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Anaheim Street station, Pacific Coast Highway station, Willow Street station and Compton College
61 [11]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Compton Artesia station	Atlantic Av	Serves Compton College
71 [12]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Downey Lakewood Bl & Century Bl	Alamitos Av, Orange Av	Serves Long Beach City College
91 [13]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Long Beach Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av	7th St, Bellflower Bl	Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach
92 [13]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Bellflower Woodruff Av & Alondra Bl	7th St, Woodruff Av	Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach
93 [13]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Bellflower Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av	7th St, Clark Av	Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Cal State Long Beach and Lakewood Center
94 [13]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Bellflower Bellflower Bl & Stearns St	7th St	Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach
101 [14]	Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St	Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl	Willow St, Carson St	Serves Long Beach City College
102 [15]	Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St	Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl	Willow St, Spring St, Wardlow Rd
103 [14]	Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St	Lakewood Lakewood Center	Willow St, Carson St	Serves Long Beach City College
104 [15]	Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St	Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl	Willow St, Spring St	Serves Long Beach Airport
111 [16]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Lakewood South St & Downey Av	Broadway, Lakewood Bl	Serves 1st Street station, Long Beach Airport and Lakewood Center
112 [16]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Lakewood South St & Downey Av	Broadway, Clark Av	Serves 1st Street station, Long Beach City College and Lakewood Center
121 [17]	Long Beach PCH & Clark Av	Long Beach Catalina Landing	Ocean Bl	Serves Cal State Long Beach, 1st Street station and Downtown Long Beach station
131 [18]	Long Beach Wardlow station	Long Beach Alamitos Bay	Redondo Av
141 [19]	Compton Artesia station	Cerritos Los Cerritos Center	Artesia Bl	Serves Compton College
151 [20]	Long Beach Cesar E. Chavez Park	Long Beach 4th St & Ximeno Av	4th St	Serves Downtown Long Beach station
171 [21]	Long Beach Villages at Cabrillo	Seal Beach Electric Av & Main Av	Pacific Coast Hwy	Serves Pacific Coast Highway station, Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach
172 [22]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Norwalk Norwalk station	Pacific Coast Hwy, Palos Verde Av	Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Pacific Coast Highway station and Long Beach City College
		Cerritos Los Cerritos Center (weekdays)
173 [22]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Norwalk Norwalk station	Pacific Coast Hwy, Studebaker Rd	Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Pacific Coast Highway station, Long Beach City College, Cal State Long Beach, Los Cerritos Center and Cerritos College
174 [22]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Long Beach PCH & Ximeno Av	Pacific Coast Hwy	Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Pacific Coast Highway station and Long Beach City College
175 [21]	Long Beach Villages at Cabrillo	Long Beach Cal State Long Beach	Pacific Coast Hwy	Serves Pacific Coast Highway station and Long Beach City College
181 [23]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Long Beach Wardlow station	Magnolia Av
182 [23]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Long Beach Wardlow station	Pacific Av	Serves Pacific Avenue station
191 [24]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Lakewood Bloomfield Av & Del Amo Bl	Santa Fe Av, Del Amo Bl	Serves Del Amo station and Lakewood Center
192 [24]	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station	Cerritos Los Cerritos Center	Santa Fe Av, South St	Serves Del Amo station

Commuter service

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
405 [25]	Long Beach   Long Beach Airport	Westwood UCLA	I-405	Branded UCLA/Westwood Commuter Express Serves Willow Street station

Special event service

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
Galaxy Express [26]	Gardena Harbor Gateway Transit Center	Carson Dignity Health Sports Park	Victoria St	Operates for LA Galaxy games Fare-free service
	Rancho Dominguez Del Amo station		Del Amo Bl

Water taxis

AquaLink approaching Alamitos Bay Landing

Long Beach Transit operates two year-round water taxi services: the 49-passenger AquaBus, and the 75-passenger AquaLink, ^[27] which connect the major attractions of Downtown Long Beach, including the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach Cruise Terminal, and the RMS Queen Mary hotel. In 2024, the two water routes had a ridership of 70,600, or about 0 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025.

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
AquaBus	Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific	Long Beach Queen Mary	Queensway Bay	The 49-passenger AquaBus has six "ports of call": the Aquarium of the Pacific, Queen Mary, Shoreline Village, Catalina Landing, Pine Avenue Circle, and Hotel Maya. The fare is $1 one-way
AquaLink		Long Beach Alamitos Bay Landing		The AquaLink is a 68-foot catamaran that ferries up to 75 passengers to attractions in Long Beach Harbor and on to Alamitos Bay Landing. The fare is $5 one-way.

Fares

Long Beach Transit accepts cash and TAP cards for fare payment on buses. Discounted fares are available to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and CSU Long Beach students. Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach City College students and students across the county ride LBT buses for free with a GoPass TAP card. As of 2025 ^[update] , the standard bus fare is $1.25. ^[28]

Fare collection was suspended at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, resuming in September 2021. ^{[29] [30]}

Bus fleet

As of 2025 ^[update] , Long Beach Transit operates 250 buses: 44 battery-electric buses, 81 hybrid buses, and 125 using compressed natural gas. Since 2020, the agency has only purchased zero-emissions buses. ^[31] Long Beach Transit buses are operated out of two yards: the Anaheim Street Facility in Eastside Long Beach and the Jackson Transit Center in North Long Beach. ^{[32] [33]}

Overlapping System

Significant north-south capacity is delivered several times per hour by the A Line (Los Angeles Metro). ^[34]

References

1. "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 15, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
2. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
3. "Passport". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
4. "Route 1". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
5. "Route 2". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
6. "Route 4". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
7. "Route 8". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
8. "Routes 21/22/23". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
9. "Routes 41/45/46". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
10. "Route 51". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
11. "Route 61". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
12. "Route 71". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
13. "Routes 91/92/93/94". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
14. "Routes 101/103". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
15. "Route 102 & 104". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
16. "Route 111/112". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
17. "Route 121". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
18. "Route 131". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
19. "Route 141". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
20. "Route 151". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
21. "Routes 171/175". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
22. "Routes 172/173/174". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
23. "Routes 181/182". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
24. "Routes 191/192". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
25. "Route 405". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
26. "Galaxy Express". LA Galaxy. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
27. "Water Taxis". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
28. "Fares". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
29. Echeverry, Sebastian (August 17, 2021). "Long Beach Transit to resume fare collection in September". Long Beach Post News. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
30. Kazenoff, Tess (November 16, 2022). "Long Beach Transit looks forward to expanded service, green fleet next year". Long Beach Business Journal. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024.
31. "At-a-Glance" (PDF). Long Beach Transit. 2025. p. 9.
32. Agreement between Long Beach Public Transportation Company and Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1277, AFL-CIO (PDF). Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1277. July 1, 2017.
33. "Long Beach Transit Comprehensive Facility Master Plan: The Challenges with Key Performance Indicators in Business Application Software" (PDF). Transportation Research Board. 2012. p. 7.
34. "A Line Extends to Pomona – Forget Traffic and Relax - LA Metro". LA Metro. Retrieved August 14, 2025.

Further reading

• Simon, Renee B. (2013). Long Beach Transit: 50 Years of Moving our Community Forward. Long Beach Transit. ISBN   978-0-615-76667-6 . Retrieved October 21, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Long Beach Transit bus routes and descriptions