Shuttle
Explore convenient transportation options at LBCC, including FREE inter-campus shuttle schedules, route maps, and regional public transit resources.
LBCC Viking Shuttle
The Viking Voyager campus shuttle provides FREE service between the LAC and TTC, during the Fall and Spring terms only.
How To Ride The Shuttle
Shuttle Stops
Schedule & Service Hours
- Days of Operation: Monday – Thursday. (Note: There is no shuttle service on Fridays or during winter and summer intersessions.)
- Service Frequency: Shuttles depart every 30 minutes between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM.
- Shuttle Breaks: Daily service pause from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
You may also download “Ride Systems” from the app stores for Apple and Android to see a detailed route and anticipated arrival time of the shuttle at each stop.
Be sure to select Long Beach City College.
Free LA Metro GoPass
The LBCC Strong Beach Bus Pass Pilot Program offers all currently enrolled students the opportunity to receive a free LA Metro GoPass. Students will be able to use this pass to access:
- Long Beach Transit
- LA Metro Bus and Rail services
- LADOT Dash
- LA County Shuttles
- Gardena Transit (GTrans)
- Norwalk Transit
- Montebello Bus
- Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
- Foothill Transit
- Torrance Transit
- Glendale Beeline
- City of Commerce Transit
- Culver CityBus
- Antelope Valley Transit
- Pasadena Transit
Eligibility
The only criteria are that a student is enrolled in the current term (including for example full-time, part-time, in-person, online, credit/non-credit, and dual-enrollment students).
For students to receive the free LA Metro GoPass:
- Log in to your Viking Portal.
- Click the Viking Student Systems tab.
- Click Student Services, and under “My Participation Agreements” submit the LA Metro GoPass Agreement.
Eligibility code and instructions will be e-mailed to your preferred e-mail listed in your Viking Portal. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOUR ADDRESS IN THE VIKING PORTAL IS CORRECT. You can pick up a physical TAP card for activating the GoPass at the Cashier’s Office during their open hours.
If you have any additional questions you can email basicneeds@lbcc.edu with your full name, student ID, and best contact information to reach you.
Activating Your TAP Card
- Visit TAP – GoPass Program Portal.
- For step-by-step instructions on how to activate your card using your eligibility code, please read GoPass Activation Instructions.
LA Metro GoPass Activation Dates
| FALL 2024 – WINTER 2025 |
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| August 5, 2024– February 16, 2025 |
| SPRING 2025 – SUMMER 2025 |
| January 20, 2024 – August 24, 2025 |
We thank our partners at Long Beach Transit and LA Metro for working together to expand LBCC’s “Strong Beach” Bus Pass Pilot Program and are grateful for the LBCCD Board of Trustees’ leadership in prioritizing transportation access for students. We are excited about this opportunity to help support student success at LBCC.
Long Beach Transit
For help planning the best route for your trip, you can visit the LBT Trip Planner or download the Moovit app on your phone.
Orange County Transportation Authority
If you are traveling from Orange County, LBCC students can take advantage of the available OCTA student discounts. Download the OC Bus Mobile app to plan your trip and pay bus fares using your phone.
Los Angeles Metro
The GoPass for LBCC students provides free access to all LA Metro Bus, Rapid, Liner, and Rail Services. The LA Metro Trip Planner is available to plan the best route to campus from your location.
Need help activating your LA Metro GoPass? Please read the step-by-step GoPass Activation Instructions on how to activate your card using your eligibility code.