Lakewood Center is also a ‘transit mall’ Click for recent updates
Lakewood Center is also a major “transit mall” for Long Beach Transit (LBT) buses. The streets around the mall are a hub for popular north-south and east-west bus routes that take riders to destinations such as CSULB, downtown Long Beach, or the Blue Line for a light rail train ride into Los Angeles. Long Beach Transit provides regional bus service using air-conditioned buses on 38 routes. They run on many major Lakewood streets and include destinations in Long Beach, Lakewood and Signal Hill.
Most routes are operated seven days a week. All of Long Beach Transit's routes are wheelchair accessible. Surfboards six feet and under are welcome. Long Beach Transit has bike racks installed on all standard buses. Racks can be used in conjunction with a work commute or recreational outing. Click for additional cycling information from the Bikestation on recreational and commuter bicycling Long Beach Transit bikes page
Click for the "Bikes on Metro" page
Click for Lakewood bike lanes, routes and trails
Light rail
Bus service links to both the Blue and Green Line light rail lines which have connections near Lakewood and zip to Los Angeles and El Segundo/Redondo Beach. The station has 351 parking spaces and ten bike racks and seven lockers.
The Blue Line runs north-south from Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles. There is a station on Del Amo Boulevard just west of the 710 Freeway.
The Green Line’s eastern-most station is in Norwalk, just southwest of Imperial Highway and Studebaker Road. It runs west to Redondo Beach from the Norwalk Station and offers 2,050 parking spaces 48 bike rack spaces and 40 bike lockers. Click for Metro Blue Line map and information Click for Metro Green Line map and information Bus routes which stop at Lakewood Center
East-west bus routes: Route 101, 102, 103: Carson Street, Spring Street, Lakewood Mall
PDF of major bus route from Lakewood to the Blue Line
Clickable route information to Blue Line station
North-south routes: Route 91, 92, 93, 94: 7th Street, Bellflower/Woodruff/Clark PDF of major bus route from Lakewood to Long Beach state and downtown Long Beach
Clickable route information to Long Beach
Long Beach Transit and Visitor Information Center Adjacent to the downtown Long Beach transit mall, Blue Line terminus and Pine Avenue restaurant row is the Long Beach Transit and Visitor Information Center. It is a one-stop-shop for transit and visitor information on Long Beach and neighboring cities. The transit mall is used by 30,000 travelers daily. Click for CityTV video
Special transportation in Lakewood
The city's DASH transit service is free to Lakewood residents 60 years of age or older without their own transportation and to disabled residents of any age. Users of the service must meet some eligibility requirements.
DASH is a reservation-only service that travels in and around Lakewood. For help in becoming a DASH rider, call 562-920-9701. Click for information on DASH Transit for seniors and the disabled Click for CityTV video on DASH Transit Additional disabled transit service is available through Dial-A-Lift. Pre-registration is required and eligibility requirements must be met for this program. Dial-A-Lift is available for longer distance trips and longer hours for a nominal fee. Call 562-591-8753 for a Dial-A-Lift application. Additional transit resources Click for Lakewood’s Service Guide A-to-Z’s transit information Long Beach Transit homepage Lakewood Center mall stops “transit mall” Additional major transfer locations How to use the Long Beach Transit system Metro Transit trip planner pages MTA information 800-COMMUTE Orange County Transit 714-636-7433 |