Washington D.C. to Long Beach

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Washington D.C. to Long Beach. From €321.10, fastest 8h 23m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Washington D.C. to Long Beach costs €321.10 at the cheapest and takes 8h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 3,810 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
3,810 km
Fastest
8h 23m
Average
8h 48m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€321.10
CO2 per passenger
563.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight8h 55m5h 45m3h 10m€370.66563.9 kg5
  • 8h 55mFastest, by Flight
  • €370.66Cheapest, by Flight
  • 563.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 3,810 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€321.10
  1. American Airlines AA724107:304h 37m12:07Washington DCAPhoenix PHX
  2. Southwest Airlines SA325013:401h 10m14:50Phoenix PHXLong Beach LGB

Changes at Phoenix, with 93 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 10h 30mCO2 628.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€339.39
  1. JetBlue Airways JB566006:265h 45m12:11Washington DCALong Beach LGB

Door to door 8h 55mCO2 563.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Washington D.C. to Long Beach
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Washington D.C. to Long BeachSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Flight€852.10€764.19€620.23€481.58€564.18€602.53€648.55€550.61€440.28€370.66€417.27€437.92€596.04€485.12

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €321.10

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Booking window

When to book Washington D.C. to Long Beach

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €424.3590 days
  2. €238.5060 days
  3. €271.5445 days
  4. €309.8930 days
  5. €347.0621 days
  6. €485.1214 days
  7. €648.557 days
  8. €620.233 days
  9. €852.101 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €238.50.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 257 percent. The most expensive point is €852.10, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€852.10€238.501371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €440.28Sun
  2. €370.66Mon
  3. €417.27Tue
  4. €437.92Wed
  5. €596.04Thu
  6. €485.12Fri
  7. €550.61Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €481.58Sep
  2. €365.94Oct
  3. €293.96Nov
  4. €283.34Dec
  5. €275.08Jan
  6. €280.98Feb

The route

WashingtonWashingtonLong BeachLong Beach
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 3,810 km against 3,699 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Chicago. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Washington D.C. at 06:26 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Washington

Rail
  • Washington Union Station
  • L'Enfant
  • Seabrook
Bus
  • Washington Union Station
  • Washington Deluxe Bus
Air
  • IAD
  • DCA
Ferry
  • City Cruises Washington DC
  • The Wharf Ferry Landing

Long Beach

Rail
  • Pacific Coast Highway
Bus
  • Long Beach Transit Gallery
  • greyhound long beach station
Air
  • LGB
Ferry
  • Queen Mary
  • Aquarium Dock 4
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
JetBlue Airways€339.398h 23m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • JetBlue Airways
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€264.5082%
Taxes€47.6115%
Supplier fees€7.002%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€321.10100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Pacific Coast Highway

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Washington D.C. to Long Beach

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

The fastest journey from Washington D.C. to Long Beach takes 8h 23m door to door, of which 5h 45m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 8h 48m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

The cheapest fare from Washington D.C. to Long Beach is €321.10, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €516.98. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

The cheapest way from Washington D.C. to Long Beach is by Flight, at €370.66 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 8h 55m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

Fares from Washington D.C. to Long Beach bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €238.50. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 257 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Washington D.C. to Long Beach, at €370.66. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Washington D.C. to Long Beach, at €275.08 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

1 operators sell services from Washington D.C. to Long Beach across 1 modes: JetBlue Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

20 percent of the services we sell from Washington D.C. to Long Beach are direct. The rest connect at Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Chicago, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Washington D.C. to Long Beach use?

Services from Washington D.C. to Long Beach by Flight leave from Washington DCA and arrive at Long Beach LGB. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Washington D.C. to Long Beach?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Washington D.C. to Long Beach allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Washington D.C. to Long Beach on September 11, 2026: 3810 km of route against 3699 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €321.10, and 8h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Long Beach a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

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