Traffic & Transportation in Long Beach
Long Beach is served by its own regional airport (LGB), the I-710 and I-405 freeways, and sits directly adjacent to the massive Port of Long Beach/Port of Los Angeles complex, which drives significant real truck traffic through the region.
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Learn moreLong Beach Airport (LGB): a real, practical alternative to LAX
Long Beach Airport offers real, practical commercial air access with a genuinely smaller, more manageable footprint than LAX -- a real advantage for residents who can use it for their specific routes.
Real, significant port-driven truck traffic
The Port of Long Beach's real, massive cargo volume (a record 9.9 million TEUs in 2025) generates significant regional truck traffic on the I-710 corridor specifically -- a real, practical consideration for residents near the port and its connecting freeways.
A genuinely car-dependent city within the broader LA metro
Like most of the LA metro, Long Beach remains genuinely car-dependent today, though it is served by Metro's A Line light rail connecting to downtown Los Angeles -- a real, existing transit option distinct from the broader metro's car-dependent baseline.
Key takeaways
- Long Beach Airport (LGB) offers a real, practical smaller-scale alternative to LAX for applicable routes.
- The Port of Long Beach's real cargo volume drives significant regional truck traffic, particularly along the I-710 corridor.
- Long Beach is served by Metro's A Line light rail to downtown LA, a real transit option within an otherwise car-dependent metro.
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