Long Beach: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Long Beach is a city of 474,140 people in United States (California), 24 m (79 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Long Beach International Airport (LGB), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It is a port city: Port of Long Beach. Our booking partner lists 281 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Long Beach runs from about 9 h 57 min a day in late December to 14 h 27 min in late June (computed for 33.77° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Long Beach is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Long Beach International Airport (LGB), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 10,000-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, 28 km), John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA, 31 km), Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR, 51 km), Ontario International Airport (ONT, 63 km), San Bernardino International Airport (SBD, 95 km).
Flights to Long Beach: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Long Beach · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 281 places to stay in Long Beach. Of the 210 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (92), and 3 are five-star. Across 87 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.6 out of 10. Guests have left 55,968 reviews in total.
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What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Public Library | 1,262,490 | 2016 |
The busiest is Long Beach Public Library at 1,262,490 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Long Beach
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Los Angeles, 32 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tijuana, 179 km (Mexico) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- San Diego, 151 km — flights · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Mexicali, 284 km (Mexico) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Las Vegas, 386 km — flights
- Fresno, 361 km — flights
- Ensenada, 258 km (Mexico) — flights · tours
- Bakersfield, 194 km — flights · tours
- Anaheim, 26 km — car rental · tours
- Riverside, 76 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Valparaíso, Manta, Qingdao, Yokkaichi, İzmir, Mombasa, Sochi, Pohang, Kolkata, Phnom Penh.
Common questions
Which airport serves Long Beach?
Long Beach International Airport (LGB), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Long Beach?
About 474,140 people live in Long Beach, across 133 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Long Beach in?
America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7.
What currency is used in Long Beach?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Long Beach?
Our booking partner lists 281 places to stay in Long Beach, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Long Beach?
Los Angeles (32 km), Tijuana (179 km), San Diego (151 km), Mexicali (284 km), Las Vegas (386 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.