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 Long Beach Transit bus in Downtown Long Beach | |
| Parent | Long Beach Public Transportation Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 31, 1963 |
| 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 | 62,500 (weekdays, Q2 2026)[1] |
Annual ridership | 19,737,300 (2025)[2] |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Gasoline-electric hybrid, CNG, battery electric |
| Operator | Long Beach Public Transportation Company |
| Website | ridelbt |
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 2025, the system had a ridership of 19,737,300, or about 62,500 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.
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.
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.
| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passport [3] |
Long Beach 10th St & Pine Av |
Long Beach RMS Queen Mary |
Pine Av | |
| 1 [4] |
Carson Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Rancho Dominguez Del Amo station |
Avalon Bl, Del Amo Bl |
|
| 2 [5] |
Carson Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Carson Figueroa St & Carriagedale Dr |
Central Av, Avalon Bl |
|
| 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 | |
| 41 [9] |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Long Beach Wardlow station |
Easy Av, Anaheim St |
|
| 45 [9] |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Long Beach Anaheim St & Santa Fe Av |
Anaheim St |
|
| 46 [9] |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Anaheim St |
|
| 51 [10] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Compton Artesia station |
Long Beach Bl |
|
| 61 [11] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Compton Artesia station |
Atlantic Av |
|
| 71 [12] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Downey Lakewood Bl & Century Bl |
Alamitos Av, Orange Av |
|
| 91 [13] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av |
7th St, Bellflower Bl |
|
| 92 [13] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Bellflower Woodruff Av & Alondra Bl |
7th St, Woodruff Av |
|
| 93 [13] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Bellflower Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av |
7th St, Clark Av |
|
| 94 [13] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Bellflower Bellflower Bl & Stearns St |
7th St |
|
| 101 [14] |
Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
Willow St, Carson St |
|
| 103 [14] |
Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
Lakewood Lakewood Center |
Willow St, Carson St |
|
| 104 [15] |
Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
Willow St, Spring St |
|
| 111 [16] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood South St & Downey Av |
Broadway, Lakewood Bl |
|
| 112 [16] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood South St & Downey Av |
Broadway, Clark Av |
|
| 121 [17] |
Long Beach PCH & Clark Av |
Long Beach Catalina Landing |
Ocean Bl |
|
| 131 [18] |
Long Beach Wardlow station |
Long Beach Alamitos Bay |
Redondo Av | |
| 141 [19] |
Compton Artesia station |
Cerritos Los Cerritos Center |
Artesia Bl |
|
| 151 [20] |
Long Beach Cesar E. Chavez Park |
Long Beach 4th St & Ximeno Av |
4th St |
|
| 171 [21] |
Long Beach Villages at Cabrillo |
Seal Beach Electric Av & Main Av |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
|
| 172 [22] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Norwalk Norwalk station |
Pacific Coast Hwy, Palo Verde Av |
|
| Cerritos Los Cerritos Center (weekdays) | ||||
| 173 [22] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Norwalk Norwalk station |
Pacific Coast Hwy, Studebaker Rd |
|
| 174 [22] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach PCH & Ximeno Av |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
|
| 175 [21] |
Long Beach Villages at Cabrillo |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
|
| 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 |
|
| 191 [24] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood Bloomfield Av & Del Amo Bl |
Santa Fe Av, Del Amo Bl |
|
| 192 [24] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Cerritos Los Cerritos Center |
Santa Fe Av, South St |
|
| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 [25] |
Long Beach Long Beach Airport
|
Westwood UCLA |
I-405 |
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| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Express [26] |
Gardena Harbor Gateway Transit Center |
Carson Dignity Health Sports Park |
Victoria St |
|
| Rancho Dominguez Del Amo station |
Del Amo Bl | |||
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 2025, the two water routes had a ridership of 65,700, or about 300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.
| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AquaBus | Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific |
Long Beach Queen Mary |
Queensway Bay |
|
| AquaLink | Long Beach Alamitos Bay Landing |
| ||
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]
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]
Route 104 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
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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 2025, the system had a ridership of 19,737,300, or about 62,500 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026. 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.
Downtown Long Beach station (formerly Transit Mall station) is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the middle of 1st Street between Pine Avenue and Pacific Avenue in Downtown Long Beach, California, after which the station is named. It is the southern terminus of the A Line. It is a key part of the Long Beach Transit Mall, which extends along 1st Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard. As the city's major transit center, this section of 1st Street is closed to private vehicles and only trains and transit vehicles are allowed. In 2010, a $7 million project was undertaken by Long Beach Transit to upgrade the transit mall. New bus shelters were constructed, with improved lighting and new artwork. The project was completed in spring 2011. During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located at the Long Beach Sports Park including handball at the Long Beach Arena, temporary facilities for Beach Volleyball and water polo, along with marathon swimming and rowing in Long Beach harbor.
The Carson Circuit Transit System is a primary provider of mass transportation in the city of Carson, Los Angeles County, California. Bus service operated Monday through Saturday. Prior to March 28, 2020, in which service was suspended amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carson Circuit provided 7 routes around the City of Carson, with bus connections to Metro, Torrance Transit, Long Beach Transit, and GTrans. There was a North-South Shuttle route that traveled throughout Carson starting and ending at the Harbor Gateway Transit Center. Carson Circuit was operated by MV Public Transportation. On September 17, 2019, Carson City Council announced plans to allocate the Carson Circuit routes to the Long Beach Transit. On March 28, 2020, Carson Circuit suspended services due to respect for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Dial-A-Ride was still in service, catering to local residents. At a July 20, 2021 City Council Meeting, Long Beach Transit proposed three new routes that they will acquire from Carson Circuit. The acquisition is expected to commence as early as September 2021. The shift in bus travel would replace the neighborhood-serving routes of the former Carson Circuit, which historically had low ridership, with longer-distance regional service, connecting several communities along the line. On September 7, 2021, City Council announced plans to reestablish Carson Circuit "as a staff-operated supplemental bus service utilizing existing minibuses". When this will happen will be discussed at a future City Council meeting. On December 23, 2021, it was announced that Carson Circuit would be revived with two new routes. Service would resume on January 3, 2022.
Del Amo station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located between Compton Creek and Santa Fe Avenue, and elevated over the intersection of Del Amo Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles County community of Rancho Dominguez and near the city of Carson. Del Amo station provides access to Dignity Health Sports Park (home stadium for the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer) via the Galaxy Express shuttle operated by Long Beach Transit on game days during soccer season. During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located at the Dignity Health Sports Park, site of the rugby, modern pentathlon, tennis, track cycling, and field hockey competitions. Del Amo is the only elevated A Line station that was not originally built to handle three car trains. The northern end of the platform was lengthened in 2000. The A Line maintenance and storage yard is located between the Wardlow and Del Amo stations.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →The Greenwood District.
