California · United States
Where to stay in Long Beach
Long Beach is a city in California, United States, home to about 467,000 people.
- Best months
- all year
- Nearest airport
- LGB7 km · Long Beach International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
About
About Long Beach
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 450,469 as of 2025.
Long Beach is a large coastal and port city in Southern California. It is situated at the very southeastern edge of Los Angeles County, bordering both the city of Los Angeles and Orange County, in a region known as the Gateway Cities. With a population of 467,000 as of 2020, it is the second-largest city in greater Los Angeles as well as the seventh-largest city in the state of California. Long Beach is not quite as historic as Pasadena or Old Los Angeles, but it received its share of "the folks" from Iowa. It was incorporated December 13, 1897 and had over 100,000 residents by the late 1920s.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Long Beach
See
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- Queen Mary
- Russian Foxtrot Submarine: SCORPION
- Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
- Long Beach Museum of Art
- Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Adobe
- Naples Island
- Long Beach Firefighter's Museum
- Rancho Los Alamitos Museum
- Museum of Latin American Art
- Historical Society of Long Beach
- Signal Hill Hilltop Park
Do
- Long Beach City Beach
- Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier
- Rosie's Dog Beach
- Gondola Getaway
- Catalina Express
- Long Beach State Athletics
- Belmont Plaza Pool
- Long Beach Performing Arts Center
- El Dorado Park West
- El Dorado East Regional Park
- El Dorado Park Nature Center
- El Dorado Park Golf Club
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Where to stay
Hotels in Long Beach
6 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Court Apartments | 9.0 km | |
| Hotel Maya - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel | 1.3 km | |
| Hyatt Centric the Pike Long Beach | 0.4 km | |
| Hyatt Regency Long Beach | 0.6 km | |
| Renaissance Long Beach Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| The Westin Long Beach | 0.7 km |
All 6 hotels in Long Beach, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Long Beach
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Long Beach are all year. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; January is the wettest, with about 75 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Long Beach: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Long Beach International Airport (LGB), about 6.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR, 22 km) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, 28 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Out of the five airports in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, Long Beach can easily be reached from three: Long Beach Airport (LGB), within the city; Los Angeles International (LAX), 22 miles (35 km) away; and John Wayne (SNA), 23 miles (37 km) away in Santa Ana. All three lie adjacent to Interstate 405. The other two airport options are Burbank (BUR), 37 miles (60 km) away; and Ontario (ONT), 53 miles (85 km) away.
Getting around
A car is the most convenient way to get around Long Beach. Most areas of Long Beach have free parking but be aware that much of Downtown Long Beach and the shoreline have pay parking lots. Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz and National all have car rentals at the Long Beach airport. Enterprise has several other car rental locations around the city; Avis and Thifty have non-airport locations as well.
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LGB · Long Beach International Airport
HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport
LAX · Los Angeles International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Long Beach
Eat
Formerly known as "Iowa by the Sea", but now populated by a diverse community, Long Beach has a full range of dining options.
Stay safe
Most areas of Long Beach are fairly safe, even after dark. There are two major areas that are not quite as safe and should be avoided after dark. Caution is called for even during the daytime in these areas. The first of these areas is in the southwestern portion of the city. This area is bounded, starting from the southeast corner, by Redondo Blvd. and 4th, running north to the Signal Hill border. The second and more dangerous of the areas is North Long Beach (north west of the LGB airport). The approximate boundaries of this area are from Del Amo and Cherry, north to the north border of the city, along the north border to the west border and back south to Del Amo.
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Questions
Long Beach: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Long Beach?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Long Beach are all year. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; January is the wettest, with about 75 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Long Beach?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Long Beach International Airport (LGB), about 6.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR, 22 km) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, 28 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Long Beach?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Long Beach
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.