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Long Beach · United States

Car hire and driving in Long Beach

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LGB means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Long Beach

Car rental from Long Beach: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Long Beach to InglewoodUnited States26 km (16 mi)about 21 min
Long Beach to AnaheimUnited States26 km (16 mi)about 22 min
Long Beach to FullertonUnited States27 km (17 mi)about 22 min
Long Beach to East Los AngelesUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 23 min
Long Beach to Costa MesaUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 23 min
Long Beach to Santa AnaUnited States30 km (19 mi)about 24 min
Long Beach to OrangeUnited States31 km (19 mi)about 25 min
Long Beach to Los AngelesUnited States32 km (20 mi)about 26 min
Long Beach to IrvineUnited States36 km (22 mi)about 29 min
Long Beach to El MonteUnited States37 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Long Beach to West CovinaUnited States41 km (25 mi)about 33 min
Long Beach to GlendaleUnited States42 km (26 mi)about 34 min
Long Beach to TijuanaMexico179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Long Beach to PhoenixUnited States567 km (353 mi)about 7 h 41 min
Long Beach to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,120 km (696 mi)about 15 h 11 min
Long Beach to San DiegoUnited States151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Long Beach to MexicaliMexico284 km (177 mi)about 3 h 51 min
Long Beach to San JoseUnited States520 km (323 mi)about 7 h 3 min
Long Beach to ChihuahuaMexico1,283 km (797 mi)about 17 h 24 min
Long Beach to San FranciscoUnited States587 km (364 mi)about 7 h 57 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Long Beach?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.