Long Beach Bus is a public transportation system serving
Greater Long Beach on the south shore of
Long Island,
New York. The service operates twenty-four hours a day, with five different routes connecting to one another and to
Nassau Inter-County Express
The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) is the local bus system serving Nassau County, New York. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County, New York as well as eastern portions of the New York City borough of Queens. It was formerly operated ...
and
Long Island Rail Road at
Long Beach station in the city center. Although Long Beach Bus is designed to complement
county bus and
commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Downtown, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter r ...
service, it is run independently by
Long Beach DOT.
Service overview
The service operates 24-hours a day, except early Monday mornings. The service operates five routes, with two regular services within the city, one extended route to the
Long Beach's eastern suburbs, one
tourist trolley
A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber-tired bus designed to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram, usually with false clerestory roof. The vehicles are usually fueled by diesel, or sometimes compressed natural gas.
The ...
line and one overnight circulator. Viability of such an extensive service in a suburban setting is made possible by Long Beach's
high-density layout: due to the limited supply of land on the island, fewer than 40% of homes are detached houses,
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making Long Beach one of the
List_of_United_States_cities_by_population_density#Incorporated_places_with_a_density_of_over_10.2C000_people_per_square_mile, twenty-five densest cities in the country, just behind
San Francisco
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but ahead of
Jersey City. The service also plays an important role in transporting the many tourists who arrive in the summer by train from
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
.
Because it is owned and operated independently by the City of Long Beach, and not by Nassau County, Long Beach Bus was unaffected by the 2012
privatization of Long Island Bus.
Most service information is provided bilingually in both
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and
American Spanish.
Bus routes
Long Beach Bus operates five bus routes within the City and to
Lido Beach and
Point Lookout, all originating from the
Long Beach LIRR station. The fare for all routes is $2.25, except for the Point Lookout service, which has a $2.75 base fare.
In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act,
paratransit
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service is offered to those unable to utilize traditional buses.
References
External links
Long Beach Department of Transportation, City of Long Beach (longbeachny.org)Schedule
{{NYC surface transit
Surface transportation in Greater New York
Transportation in Nassau County, New York
Bus transportation in New York (state)
Buses