A car is the most convenient way to get around Long Beach. Most areas of Long Beach have free parking but be aware that much of Downtown Long Beach has pay parking lots. The free bright red Passport buses serves the Long Beach downtown and waterfront attractions.
The Passport consists of four bus routes connecting tourist and shopping sites. Passport A: Belmont Shore, crosstown from Catalina Landing through Downtown to Alamitos Bay Landing; Passport B: Village Tour, in the Downtown area; Passport C: Pine Avenue/Queen Mary, from Downtown to the Aquarium, Queen Mary, and the cruise ship terminal; Passport D: Los Altos, from Catalina Landing through Downtown to California State Long Beach and Los Altos shopping center. All four Passport routes converge at the downtown Transit Mall (Pine Ave and 1st St), where one can make transfers. Passport B and Passport C are FREE; Passports A & D are FREE only in the Downtown area between Catalina Landing and Alamitos Avenue.
There are several transit agencies with bus routes in Long Beach.
Long Beach Transit, +1 562 591-2301, offers 38 bus routes serving the cities of Long Beach, Lakewood, and Signal Hill. Fares - Regular: $1.10; Seniors (62 and older), Medicare, Disabled: $0.55; Children 4 and under, Legally blind, persons in wheelchairs: Free. Long Beach Transit also offers a Day Pass - Regular: $3.50; Seniors (62 and older), etc., $2.50. Transfers: $0.50.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Toll free +1-800 266-6883 (includes Blue Line light rail to downtown Los Angeles and Green Line to LAX). Fares Regular $1.25, each leg (transfers within the MTA system are not free); Seniors (62 and older), Medicare, Disabled: $0.55; Two children under age 5 may travel free with each fare-paying adult. Metro Day Pass Regular $5, valid on all MTA Bus and rail lines. Transfers to other systems, $0.30.
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) 1-800 636-7433. Fares - Regular: $1.25; Seniors (62 and older), Medicare, Disabled: $0.50. OCTA also offers a Day Pass - Regular: $3; Seniors (62 and older), etc., $1. See the website for multi-day passes.
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