Continental · Flat-rate transfer
Long Beach Airport → Downtown LA.
The number on this one is $255 all-in, Long Beach Airport to Downtown LA in a private Cadillac Escalade ESV, around 32 minutes of freeway when the run is clean. Long Beach is the easiest terminal in the region to get out of: an open-air walk from the gate, bags a few steps away under the canopy, and a curb you can see from baggage claim. The drive is the longer part of the day, about 25 freeway miles up through the 710 and across into the core, which is why this one sits above the short Westside airport runs.
Flat rate
$255
Per Escalade · one way
Off-peak ride
28-40 min
Typical
Peak ride
50-75 min
Weekday 3–7pm
Pickup
Your chauffeur waits at the arrivals curb outside baggage claim, close enough that you will usually see the car before you text. We track the flight itself, so a delay costs nothing and a changed arrival time is handled without a phone call. If you would rather be met at the bag belt and walked out, add Meet and Greet when you book, and tell us then if you are landing with more bags than one trolley holds.
Drop-off
Downtown drops depend on the block more than the address. Hotels with a real porte-cochere, the Conrad at the Grand, the InterContinental at the Wilshire Grand, the Millennium Biltmore and the Westin Bonaventure, take the car at the door, while an Arts District loft usually means a street-level stop. For Crypto.com Arena, the Convention Center and the LA Live hotels we come off the 110 and approach on Figueroa. At a Bunker Hill tower we drop at street level rather than dive into a garage, which is the right call for a full-size ESV.
Why Continental for this route
This run is long enough that the wrong routing is expensive: the 710 to the 10 is usually right, the 405 and the 110 each take over on different afternoons, and a port-truck backup on the 710 can add half an hour that a phone notices late. Long Beach also has thin late-evening car supply, so a booked chauffeur is the difference between leaving and standing on the curb. Knowing which Downtown entrance actually admits a full-size SUV saves you the last walk with bags.
Long Beach Airport to Downtown LA, common questions
How much is a car from Long Beach Airport to Downtown LA?
$255 for the private Cadillac Escalade ESV with a professional chauffeur, up to six passengers and four large bags. The price is locked at booking and never re-priced, with no surge on a game night or a convention week. The routing is our decision and our problem, so a longer way round on a bad afternoon does not change what you pay.
How long does Long Beach Airport to Downtown LA take?
28-40 min when the freeways are clear, and 50-75 min in weekday rush, when the 710 north and the 10 both back up between about 3pm and 7pm. Arrivals after 8pm usually run at the low end. A Dodgers game or an arena event adds time at the Downtown end rather than on the freeway, and we plan the approach around it.
What if my flight into Long Beach is late?
Your chauffeur's timing follows the aircraft, not the original schedule, and a delay does not cost you anything. If you are diverted, tell us and we will re-dispatch to the airport you actually land at, and we will say what that changes before the car moves. You are not left making calls from a strange curb.
Which way do you drive it?
Usually Lakewood Boulevard to the 405, then the 710 north and across on the 10 into the core, which is the fastest line most hours. When the 710 is heavy with port traffic your chauffeur runs the 110 instead. You do not have to choose; it is decided on the day from live conditions.
Can you carry a group larger than one car?
One ESV takes six passengers with four large bags, or more luggage with the third row folded for a smaller party. Beyond that we send a second Escalade to meet the same arrival rather than a van, so everyone travels the same way. An extra stop on the way into Downtown is easy to add at booking.
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