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Get Ready to Ride the Bus – Long Beach Transit

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Get Ready to Ride the Bus

Welcome! To purchase a bus pass, help with trip planning and for lost and found, visit the Transit & Visitor Information Center (TVIC).

Transit & Visitor Information Center

Transit & Visitor Information Center

130 E. First Street, Long Beach, CA 90802

Visit the Transit & Visitor Information Center right at the intersection of Pine Ave. and 1st St. for easy access to transit and visitor information including:

  • Bus pass sales
  • Real-time transit schedule display
  • ID card processing for seniors & LBT dependents
  • Lost and found services
  • Route information given by friendly Customer Service representatives (ADA-accessible windows available)

Transit & Visitor Information Center Window Hours 

Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Public Restroom Hours

Monday – Sunday: 5 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

First Street Transit Gallery

Located in the heart of downtown Long Beach on First St. between Long Beach Blvd. and Pacific Ave, the Transit Gallery serves as the focal point for local, sub-regional and regional transit systems.

Here you can connect with a majority of LBT routes, the Metro A Line and other regional bus routes (Torrance, Metro, LADOT, and Amtrak’s thruway service).

The Transit Gallery has shelters designated with letters A – H.

See a list of routes that depart from each shelter below.

There is also a community art installation on display in the Gallery, with new art exhibits each quarter in partnership with local cultural and educational institutions. Learn more about the community art gallery

Downtown Long Beach

Welcome! If you’re traveling from Downtown Long Beach to Los Angeles, take Metro routes 232 or 60. For service between Downtown Long Beach and San Pedro, take LADOT route 142. If you’re traveling from Downtown Long Beach to Redondo Beach, take Torrance Transit route R3.

Long Beach
To L.A. International Airport (L.A.X.)

San Pedro
To Shipyard, Ports O’ Call

Redondo Beach

South Bay Galleria

Get Directions to Shelter A

Welcome! For service along PCH, take route 46. To travel from Ocean/CSULB/ Outer Circle to Catalina Landing, take route 121. For service from Downtown Long Beach to Cesar Chavez Park along 3rd Street, take route 151.

Get Directions to Shelter B

Welcome! If you’re traveling from Downtown Long Beach to South St. in Lakewood, take routes 111/112. For service between Downtown Long Beach and Bloomfield St. or the Los Cerritos Center, take routes 191/192.

Get Directions to Shelter C

Welcome! For service between Downtown Long Beach and Wardlow Station, take routes 181/182.

Long Beach Blvd./Santa Fe
To Los Angeles
11:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m. Only

Get Directions to Shelter D

Welcome! For service between Downtown Long Beach and 7th St., take routes 91/92/93/94.

Get Directions to Shelter E

Welcome! For service between Downtown Long Beach and the Pacific Coast highway (PCH), take routes 172/173/174.

Get Directions to Shelter F

Welcome! For service between Downtown Long Beach and to Artesia Station, take routes 51 or 61.

Get Directions to Shelter G

Welcome! For service between Downtown Long Beach and Cherry Ave., take routes 21/22. If you’re traveling from Downtown Long Beach to Outer Circle or Cal State Long Beach, take route 121. If you’re traveling from Downtown Long Beach to Colorado Lagoon, take route 151.

Cherry Ave. To Rosecrans

Get Directions to Shelter H

How to Pay

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TAP Card

Load / Reloading Your TAP Card

Cash

View Fare Information

LBT Pass

Learn about LBT Bus Passes

How to Ride

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Learn to ride the bus

Learn the Bus Ride Basics

Plan Your Trip Homepage

Plan your trip from our homepage

Schedule Information Map

View Schedule Information

Text for Next

Text “LBT” and your “stop #” to 41411 to see when your bus will arrive

How to Connect

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Customer Care Operator

For Language Assistance, call (562) 591-2301 to speak with Customer Care

FAQ

Read Our Customer Guide for Basic FAQs