Getting Around Long Beach

Long Beach has a lot of ways to get around the city and some of them are almost as fun as getting there! As we write about places to go and see, we will try to give you an idea of the best way to get there.

Walking

Many of the places and activities that we will present in the blog are within walking distance of the Convention Center. Long Beach is a big city. And, as in any big city, it is useful to have a walking buddy and to be aware of your surroundings. Pine Avenue, in particular, is a "happenin' place" and there tends to be a fair amount of foot traffic.

Long Beach Transit and Metro Blue Line

Long Beach Transit offers a wide variety of ways to travel throughout Long Beach.

The Passport services, the Pine shuttle, the Village Tour d’Art, and a number of water taxis (the Aqua Link and the Aqua Bus) can get you to some of the best sites in Long Beach.

The Aqua Bus: $1. Seats 49. Wheelchair accessible at most stops. Aquarium of the Pacific at Dock 4, Queen Mary, Shoreline Village at Parker Lighthouse, Catalina Landing, Pine Avenue Circle at Dock 7 and the Coast Hotel. Service ends at 6:00 pm

The Aqua Link: $3. Seats 75. Wheelchair accessible at Dock 4 near the Aquarium. 68-foot catamaran ferry to the Queen Mary and to Alamitos Bay. Service ends at 6:00 pm

The Metro Blue Line will take you into Downtown Los Angeles and connect you to other Metro lines to go as far afield as Universal Studios, Pasadena or Redondo Beach.

http://www.lbtransit.com/
http://www.mta.net/default.asp

However

The Los Angeles area remains the car capital of the United States and for some venues a car still is best.