There are 4 ways to get from Long Beach to Lake Forest by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2006
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Irvinetrain OC Line / ...
1h 23m$6–13Drive 32.2 mi
- Drive from Long Beach to Lake Forestcar 32.2 mi
42 min$6–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Long Beach to Lake Foresttaxi 32.2 mi
42 min$110–140Line 121 bus, line 50 bus
- Take the bus from 1st & Shelter H S to 7th & Channel SEbus 121 / ...
- Take the bus from 7Th-Channel to Artic - Dock 6bus 50
2h 49m$9–13
Long Beach to Lake Forest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Long Beach to Lake Forest is to drive which costs $5 - $9 and takes 42 min.
The fastest way to get from Long Beach to Lake Forest is to drive which takes 42 min and costs $5 - $9.
No, there is no direct bus from Long Beach to Lake Forest. However, there are services departing from 1st & Shelter H S and arriving at Artic - Dock 6 via 7Th-Channel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 49m.
The distance between Long Beach and Lake Forest is 31 miles. The road distance is 32.4 miles.
The best way to get from Long Beach to Lake Forest without a car is to bus and train which takes 1h 23m and costs $6 - $13.
It takes approximately 1h 23m to get from Long Beach to Lake Forest, including transfers.
Long Beach to Lake Forest bus services, operated by Long Beach Transit, depart from 1st & Shelter H S station.
Long Beach to Lake Forest bus services, operated by Long Beach Transit, arrive at 7th & Channel SE station.
Yes, the driving distance between Long Beach to Lake Forest is 32 miles. It takes approximately 42 min to drive from Long Beach to Lake Forest.
There are 906+ hotels available in Lake Forest.
What companies run services between Long Beach, CA, USA and Lake Forest, Orange County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 1st & Shelter H S to Irvine via 7th & Channel SE, 7Th-Channel, Artic - Dock 6, and Anaheim in around 2h 49m.
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from 1st & Shelter H S to 7th & Channel SE
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from 7Th-Channel to Artic - Dock 6
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
California Yellow Cab
- Phone
- (714) 444-4444
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
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