Long Beach car service and chauffeur rides

Long Beach Airport is a single-terminal airport about 6 miles from Downtown Long Beach, usually 15 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. LGB is a practical choice for Long Beach, the harbor area and nearby Orange County cities, and Visit Anaheim lists it as an alternative for Anaheim, about 20 miles away. Rides to LGB for departing flights can be booked online. For arrival pickups at LGB, call reservations at (424) 209-8001 first so the team can confirm current airport pickup authorization and the meeting point.

The Long Beach Cruise Terminal sits beside the Queen Mary, inside the large white dome first built to house Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose flying boat, and Carnival owns and operates it. Embarkation mornings bring many cars to the terminal at once, and the same happens in reverse when a ship returns. The World Cruise Center in San Pedro is a separate terminal at the Port of Los Angeles, about 6 miles west, so check your cruise documents for the terminal name. See cruise port transfers for luggage and timing.

Downtown Long Beach faces the harbor along Ocean Boulevard and Shoreline Drive. The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, the Aquarium of the Pacific at Rainbow Harbor and Shoreline Village are a short distance apart. Each April the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach turns downtown streets into a race circuit, and the city closes Shoreline Drive and nearby streets on set days around race week. If your trip falls during the Grand Prix, choose a pickup point outside the circuit and allow extra time on downtown streets.

Long Beach has distinct neighborhoods, including Belmont Shore, Naples, Alamitos Bay, Bixby Knolls and Retro Row on Fourth Street. Belmont Shore and the canal-lined Naples islands sit at the east end of the city near the Orange County line, while Bixby Knolls lies inland to the north. The city's 5.5 miles of beaches run east from Downtown, with a paved bike path to Belmont Shore. For a dinner in Belmont Shore and a later stop downtown, an hourly booking with a 3-hour minimum online keeps the car close.

LAX is about 22 miles from Downtown Long Beach, usually 35 to 75 minutes depending on traffic on I-405 and I-710. John Wayne Airport (SNA) is about 22 miles southeast, usually 35 to 70 minutes, and the Anaheim Convention Center about 19 miles. For a cruise with a flight, a Luxury SUV carries up to 7 passengers and 6 bags, and a Mercedes Sprinter van carries up to 16 passengers and 18 bags. See LAX airport transfers.