There are 11 ways to get from Embarcadero to Long Beach by subway, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, tram, bus (Greyhound), or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
3h 29m$154–517Fly San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, tram
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SFO - LAX
- Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Linetram
- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to 1st Street Stationtram
4h 24m$43–208BART, bus
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Green-N
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
9h 24m$57–77Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
14h 37m$135–285Drive 403.7 mi
- Drive from Embarcadero to Long Beachcar 403.7 mi
6h 43m$74–107BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
4h 11m$56–329BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
- Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Linetram
- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to 1st Street Stationtram
4h 17m$43–263Fly Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, tram
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to 1st Street Stationtram
4h 53m$88–561BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SJC - LGB
5h 14m$67–385Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Long Beach Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
10h 20m$65–130Bus via Los Angeles (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
11h 15m$59–99
Embarcadero to Long Beach by subway, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Embarcadero to Long Beach is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $55 - $100 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Embarcadero to Long Beach is to BART and fly which takes 3h 29m and costs $150 - $550.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from San Francisco Bus Station station and arriving at Long Beach Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Embarcadero to Long Beach station. However, there are services departing from Embarcadero and arriving at 1st Street Station via Oakland and Union Station - Metro A-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 37m.
The distance between Embarcadero and Long Beach is 411 miles. The road distance is 406.1 miles.
The best way to get from Embarcadero to Long Beach without a car is to BART and bus which takes 9h 24m and costs $55 - $80.
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Embarcadero to Long Beach, including transfers.
Embarcadero to Long Beach bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
Embarcadero to Long Beach train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from Embarcadero to Long Beach is to train which takes 14h 37m and costs $130 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65 - $130 and takes 10h 20m.
What companies run services between Embarcadero, San Francisco County, CA, USA and Long Beach, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Oakland to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $130–280 and the journey takes 12h 2m. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Long Beach Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 10h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–190
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–190
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–190
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–190
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–190
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–190
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line to 1st Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to 1st Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Long Beach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Embarcadero to Long Beach bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Long Beach Bus Station.
Embarcadero to Long Beach train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Embarcadero to Long Beach is 406 miles. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Embarcadero to Long Beach.
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