Hello, is there public transport, and if there is how long is the ride, and all the other pertinent info would be appreciated. thank you pj

Los Angeles is a BIG place. Where specifically are you asking about?

You can get some places by public transport for sure - but maybe 2 miles away there is none . . . . .

Pertinent information can be found at www.mta.net. Put in your beginning and ending addresses. The blue line metro rail runs from downtown Long Beach to downtown LA.

You don't note your starting point, but yes, you can catch the Red line metro (or a bus heading to downtown) in Los Angeles to the 7th and metro station to the Blue Line to Long Beach. The blue line is not a subway, so the train goes about 20-30 miles per hour over the street once it leaves the Metro station. It takes well over an hour and it feels like it takes FOREVER. I wouldn't recommend it taking it all the way to Long Beach. Good for the Watt's towers.

Sorry about not giving good info. I am staying at Millenium Biltmore, and I will be at a the LA Convention and there is a another converntion that I want to go in Long Beach the same weekend. So my starting point would be the convention center and end in Long Beach at the convention center. Thanks for the link.

The Blue Line sounds perfect for your needs. It's a short walk from either convention center to the terminals. Probably less than $5 round trip. Can't beat that. Enjoy!

Yours is one of the few itineraries in LA where the public transit make perfect sense. Lucky you

Agree the Blue Line would perfect. You'd get on at the Pico station at the Los Angeles Convention center and get off at the Long Beach Transit Mall. You'll end up just a couple blocks from the LB Convention Center. Takes about 50 minutes each way. You can get a day pass for $5.00. Ticket machines are available at all the stations.

You want the Metro Blue Line. The website is metro.net

I've taken the Blue Line between downtown and Long Beach often. It doesn't seem particularly slow to me especially during rush hour, where driving takes an hour also.

I recommend taking it during daylight or normal commute hours. It can seem a bit dodgy at night when it goes thru Compton.

thank you! And thanks for the heads up at traveling at night, I will be by myself so I will be watchful of the time. This is info helped me greatly!

I don't think you need a day pass. The Blue Line fare from the L.A. Convention Center to Long Beach is $1.25 and 30-60 minutes each way.