Transportation
Campus Shuttles, Public Transportation
The 海角社区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 .
- Click the Viking Student Systems tab.
- Click Student Services, and under 鈥淢y Participation Agreements鈥 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鈥檚 Office during their open hours.
Please review the 海角社区GoPass Program FAQs 2024-2025 for more information, and 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 .
- 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 鈥 WINTER 2025 |
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August 5, 2024鈥 February 16, 2025 |
SPRING 2025 鈥 SUMMER 2025 |
January 20, 2024 鈥 August 24, 2025 |
We thank our partners at Long Beach Transit and LA Metro for working together to expand LBCC鈥檚 鈥淪trong Beach鈥 Bus Pass Pilot Program and are grateful for the LBCCD Board of Trustees鈥 leadership in prioritizing transportation access for students. We are excited about this opportunity to help support student success at LBCC.
海角社区Viking Shuttle
The Viking Voyager, campus shuttle, runs between LAC and PCC during the Fall and Spring terms only. The shuttle schedule can be found as a PDF under Related Links.
You may also download 鈥淩ide Systems鈥 from the app stores for and to see a detailed route and anticipated arrival time of the shuttle at each stop.
Be sure to select 海角社区.
Long Beach Transit
For help planning the best route for your trip, you can visit the LBT Trip Planner or download the on your phone.
Orange County Transportation Authority
If you are traveling from Orange County, 海角社区students can take advantage of the available OCTA . Download the to plan your trip and pay bus fares using your phone.
Los Angeles Metro
The GoPass for 海角社区students provides free access to all LA Metro Bus, Rapid, Liner, and Rail Services. The 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.