There are 9 ways to get from Long Beach to Tempe by plane, tram, bus (Flixbus), train, taxi, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Long Beach Airport, tram
best- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LGB - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to McClintock Dr/Apache Blvdtram
3h 40m$58–363Bus via Lakewood / Rosecrans
cheapest- Take the bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to Chandler, AZ - 1901 W Warner Rdbus Westminster
10h 45m$49–65Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus FlixBus 2054
10h 2m$54–89Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Tempetaxi
11h 16m$187–342Drive 384.3 mi
- Drive from Long Beach to Tempecar 384.3 mi
6h 21m$71–102Tram, tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line to LAX / Metro Transit Centertram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to McClintock Dr/Apache Blvdtram
4h 13m$126–368Tram to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Union Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BUR - PHX
5h 47m$250–614Line 46 bus, line 50 bus, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly, tram
- Take the bus from Long Beach Blvd & 3rd SE to 7th & Channel SEbus
- Take the bus from 7Th-Channel to Katella-Harborbus
- Take the bus from Harbor-Katella to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SNA - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to McClintock Dr/Apache Blvdtram
6h 42m$259–559Tram, train, bus
- Take the tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Pomona North Stationtram
- Take the train from Pomona - North to San Bernardino - Downtowntrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenixbus La
11h 15m$61–90
Long Beach to Tempe by tram and bus (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Long Beach to Tempe is to bus via Lakewood / Rosecrans which costs $45 - $65 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Long Beach to Tempe is to fly and tram which takes 3h 40m and costs $55 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Long Beach to Tempe. However, there are services departing from Ocean & Hart Pl SE and arriving at Sycamore/Main St TC via Lakewood / Rosecrans, El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket and Dobson Rd & Warner Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
The distance between Long Beach and Tempe is 373 miles. The road distance is 386.5 miles.
The best way to get from Long Beach to Tempe without a car is to bus which takes 10h 2m and costs $50 - $90.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Long Beach to Tempe, including transfers.
Long Beach to Tempe bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket station.
Long Beach to Tempe bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at Chandler, AZ - 1901 W Warner Rd station.
Yes, the driving distance between Long Beach to Tempe is 387 miles. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Long Beach to Tempe.
There are 7172+ hotels available in Tempe.
What companies run services between Long Beach, CA, USA and Tempe, AZ, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station twice daily. Tickets cost $50–85 and the journey takes 7h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Tram from 44th St/Washington to McClintock Dr/Apache Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Union Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Pomona North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Pomona - North to San Bernardino - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from Long Beach Blvd & 3rd SE to 7th & Channel SE
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from 7Th-Channel to Katella-Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Katella to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to Chandler, AZ - 1901 W Warner Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to Chandler, AZ - 1901 W Warner Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $48–53
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $50–75
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $75–90
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