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, the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of. 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.

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.

Local bus services

Commuter service

Special event service

Water taxis

Long Beach Transit operates two year-round water taxi services: the 49-passenger AquaBus, and the 75-passenger AquaLink, which connects the major attractions of Downtown Long Beach, including the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach Cruise Terminal, and the RMS Queen Mary hotel. In, the two water routes had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of.

Fares

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 and Long Beach City College students ride LBT buses for free with a GoPass TAP card. Fare collection was suspended at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, resuming in September 2021.

Bus fleet

As of 2024, Long Beach Transit's fleet is composed of mostly New Flyer buses, which are the GE40LF, GE40LFA, XN40 and XN60 models. It also has a large number of Gillig BRT+ models, a decreasing number of New Flyer D40LF models, and one Prévost coach used for charters. It also uses the battery-powered BYD K9 and BYD K9M buses, as well as the relatively new New Flyer XE35. Long Beach Transit has had several major firsts. It was the first agency to: The buses have four-digit numbers, of which the first two digits represent the year the bus was put into service. Buses numbered 90## (the ## representing number in fleet) entered service in the 1990s, 20## - 29## entered service in the 2000s, and 12## - 18## entered service in the 2010s. Long Beach Transit buses are operated out of 2 yards: Most buses are stored at the headquarters on Anaheim Street in Eastside Long Beach. The articulated buses are stored at the Jackson Transit Center bus depot in North Long Beach. Both bus depots are located along Cherry Avenue.

Active fleet