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Long Beach Transit

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Bus operator in California, US

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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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.2

Corporate structure

Long Beach Transit is part of a group headed by Long Beach. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Long Beach Long Beach, California, United States
    • Long Beach Transit Long Beach
    • Long Beach Bond Finance Authority Subsidiary · Long Beach, California, United States
    • City of Long Beach - Gas Utility Fund Fund · Long Beach, California, United States
    • Long Beach Marine Stadium Owned · Long Beach, United States
    • Rancho Los Alamitos Owned · Long Beach, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Services

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.

Water taxis

Long Beach Transit operates two year-round water taxi services: the 49-passenger AquaBus, and the 75-passenger AquaLink, 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.

Bus fleet

As of 2025, 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. 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Long Beach Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1963Founded Founded1

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