By Rail
Long Beach is linked via the Metro Blue Line to downtown Los Angeles with connections to Hollywood, Union Station, Universal Studios, Pasadena, and East LA among other locations.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro (http://metro.net/default.asp), Toll free +1-800 266-6883 See below, Get Around.
Amtrak and Metrolink service Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. To reach Long Beach from Union Station, take the Metro Red Line to the 7th St./Metro Center station then transfer to the Blue Line into Long Beach. Note: the Blue Line goes through some inner city locations Watts and Compton and there are not dedicated security guards on the trains. It may be discomforting to take the Blue Line late at night.
By Public Transit From Orange County
There are several ways to get to Long Beach from Orange County if you don't or can't rent a car. The most direct way is to take Orange County Transit Authority's Route 50 bus servicing Katella Avenue, which passes between Disneyland and the Anaheim Convention Center. The western terminus of this route is California State University-Long Beach CSULB. If you are in the Beach Cities, take Route 1 servicing the Pacific Coast Highway and also terminating at CSULB.
By ship
Carnival Cruise Line has a home port at the new Long Beach Cruise Terminal, next to Queen Mary dock. Cruises return to this port from Baja California and the Mexican Riviera.
By car
From the west LAX, Santa Monica or from Orange County, take the San Diego 405 freeway. Connect to the southbound Long Beach freeway 710 if your destination is dowtown Long Beach. From the north, the Long Beach freeway 710 runs along the western city boundary, and the San Gabriel Freeway 605 along the eastern boundary. From the coastal areas of Orange County, a scenic and convenient route is Pacific Coast Highway Rte 1.