From Long Beach

Halfway from Long Beach, CA

149 city pairs from Long Beach — every meeting town, drive split, and place to sleep

149 pair guidesshortest: Huntington Beach · 24 minlongest: Portland · 43 h 38nearest big city: Huntington Beach · 13.4 mi

How to use the Long Beach hub

Pick the other city and the guide does the rest: three meeting towns, both drive splits, detours, and estimated hotel counts. The two biggest draws are halfway between Long Beach and New York — meet in Manhattan, about 20 h 47 from Long Beach — and halfway between Long Beach and Los Angeles (meet in Anaheim, 31 min out). For a long haul, Long Beach to Portland runs an estimated 43 h 38 across 2792.3 mi, with a first meeting town at Omaha.

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Most useful from Long Beach

Ranked by combined city size — the pairs people search most from a city of 466,742 people:

New York, NY

40 h 36 drive (est.) · meet in Manhattan, KS

Los Angeles, CA

36 min drive (est.) · meet in Anaheim, CA

Chicago, IL

28 h 58 drive (est.) · meet in Colorado Springs, CO

Houston, TX

22 h 38 drive (est.) · meet in El Paso, TX

Phoenix, AZ

6 h 21 drive (est.) · meet in Blythe, CA

Philadelphia, PA

39 h 38 drive (est.) · meet in Salina, KS

San Antonio, TX

19 h 48 drive (est.) · meet in Deming, NM

San Diego, CA

2 h drive (est.) · meet in Huntington Beach, CA

Dallas, TX

20 h 28 drive (est.) · meet in Socorro, NM

San Jose, CA

5 h 48 drive (est.) · meet in Paso Robles, CA

Austin, TX

20 h 12 drive (est.) · meet in Deming, NM

Jacksonville, FL

35 h 28 drive (est.) · meet in Vernon, TX

All 149 pair guides from Long Beach

Every one of the 149 pairs from Long Beach has a full guide, grouped below by where the other city sits — Northeast (18), Southeast (59), Midwest (32), Southwest (17), West (23). Each row links the guide with its meeting town, estimated drive, and road distance; the shortest hop is Huntington Beach at 24 min and the longest is Portland at 43 h 38.

CityStateDriveDistanceMeeting town
Northeast — 18 guides
Albany (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NY40 h 442606.9 miYork, NE
AllentownPA39 h 192516.0 miSalina, KS
BostonMA43 h 012753.1 miLincoln, NE
BuffaloNY36 h 262332.0 miLexington, NE
Erie (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)PA35 h 222263.9 miColby, KS
HartfordCT41 h 412667.4 miLincoln, NE
ManchesterNH42 h 392730.0 miLincoln, NE
New HavenCT41 h 292655.1 miManhattan, KS
New YorkNY40 h 362598.0 miManhattan, KS
Newark (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)NJ40 h 272588.7 miAbilene, KS
PhiladelphiaPA39 h 382536.7 miSalina, KS
PittsburghPA35 h 242265.5 miHays, KS
PortlandME43 h 382792.3 miOmaha, NE
ProvidenceRI42 h 452736.0 miLincoln, NE
RochesterNY37 h 312400.9 miKearney, NE
ScrantonPA39 h 082504.6 miSalina, KS
SyracuseNY38 h 442478.7 miHastings, NE
WorcesterMA42 h 242713.2 miLincoln, NE
Southeast — 59 guides
AmarilloTX15 h 30992.2 miShow Low, AZ
Arlington (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX20 h 111291.4 miTruth or Consequences, NM
AshevilleNC33 h 252139.0 miLiberal, KS
AtlantaGA32 h 012049.0 miAmarillo, TX
AugustaGA34 h 182195.3 miElk City, OK
AustinTX20 h 121293.3 miDeming, NM
BaltimoreMD38 h 252458.4 miSalina, KS
Baton RougeLA26 h 221688.0 miCarlsbad, NM
BirminghamAL29 h 471906.1 miClovis, NM
Brownsville (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX22 h 231432.1 miEl Paso, TX
Cape CoralFL36 h 362342.2 miBrownwood, TX
CharlestonSC36 h 252330.5 miLawton, OK
CharlestonWV34 h2176.1 miDodge City, KS
CharlotteNC35 h 032243.7 miElk City, OK
ChattanoogaTN30 h 561980.2 miAmarillo, TX
ChesapeakeVA39 h2495.5 miWichita, KS
ColumbiaSC35 h 062246.7 miElk City, OK
ColumbusGA31 h 442030.4 miLubbock, TX
Corpus ChristiTX21 h 311376.7 miEl Paso, TX
Dallas (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX20 h 281309.8 miSocorro, NM
DurhamNC36 h 442350.5 miEnid, OK
El PasoTX11 h 30735.5 miPhoenix, AZ
FayettevilleNC36 h 542361.9 miWeatherford, OK
Fort Worth (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX19 h 581277.6 miTruth or Consequences, NM
Garland (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX20 h 361317.9 miSocorro, NM
GreensboroNC35 h 542297.3 miWeatherford, OK
HialeahFL38 h 292463.4 miKilleen, TX
HoustonTX22 h 381448.0 miEl Paso, TX
JacksonvilleFL35 h 282270.2 miVernon, TX
KnoxvilleTN32 h 072055.2 miAmarillo, TX
Laredo (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX19 h 431262.1 miLordsburg, NM
LexingtonKY31 h 262011.7 miLiberal, KS
Little Rock (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)AR24 h 281565.3 miSanta Rosa, NM
LouisvilleKY30 h 181939.2 miLiberal, KS
LubbockTX15 h 33994.9 miShow Low, AZ
McAllen (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX21 h 331379.2 miEl Paso, TX
Memphis (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TN26 h 311696.9 miTucumcari, NM
MiamiFL38 h 372471.4 miKilleen, TX
MobileAL29 h 181874.9 miHobbs, NM
NashvilleTN29 h 271885.2 miAmarillo, TX
New OrleansLA27 h 361765.9 miCarlsbad, NM
Newport NewsVA38 h 472481.7 miWichita, KS
NorfolkVA38 h 592494.8 miWichita, KS
Oklahoma City (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OK19 h 321250.1 miGrants, NM
OrlandoFL36 h 212326.5 miAbilene, TX
Plano (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX20 h 311313.1 miSocorro, NM
RaleighNC37 h2368.0 miEnid, OK
RichmondVA37 h 512422.2 miWichita, KS
San AntonioTX19 h 481267.2 miDeming, NM
SavannahGA35 h 302272.0 miVernon, TX
Shreveport (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)LA23 h 251498.2 miRuidoso, NM
TallahasseeFL32 h 572108.6 miSnyder, TX
TampaFL35 h 332275.2 miAbilene, TX
Tulsa (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OK20 h 571340.9 miGrants, NM
Virginia BeachVA39 h 162512.7 miWichita, KS
Waco (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)TX20 h 241305.6 miTruth or Consequences, NM
WashingtonDC38 h 042436.2 miSalina, KS
WilmingtonNC37 h 562427.9 miEdmond, OK
Winston-SalemNC35 h 292270.5 miElk City, OK
Midwest — 32 guides
Akron (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OH34 h 062182.0 miColby, KS
BismarckND21 h 121357.2 miVernal, UT
ChicagoIL28 h 581853.7 miColorado Springs, CO
CincinnatiOH31 h 252010.7 miGarden City, KS
Cleveland (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OH33 h 582173.8 miColby, KS
ColumbusOH32 h 462097.2 miGarden City, KS
DaytonOH31 h 432029.8 miGarden City, KS
Des Moines (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)IA23 h 531528.2 miSalida, CO
Detroit (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MI32 h 532104.9 miGoodland, KS
Evansville (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)IN28 h 401834.8 miRaton, NM
FargoND23 h 491524.2 miVernal, UT
Fort Wayne (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)IN30 h 591982.5 miGoodland, KS
Grand Rapids (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MI30 h 471970.7 miGoodland, KS
Indianapolis (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)IN29 h 591919.2 miPueblo, CO
Kansas City (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MO22 h 301440.5 miPagosa Springs, CO
Lansing (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MI31 h 412027.3 miGoodland, KS
LincolnNE21 h 051349.8 miDurango, CO
MadisonWI27 h 451775.9 miDenver, CO
MilwaukeeWI28 h 581853.6 miCastle Rock, CO
Minneapolis (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MN25 h 211622.9 miVail, CO
OmahaNE21 h 521399.4 miMontrose, CO
Overland Park (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)KS22 h 241434.1 miPagosa Springs, CO
Rapid City (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)SD17 h 451135.6 miPrice, UT
Rochester (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MN25 h 351637.1 miVail, CO
RockfordIL27 h 491780.0 miCastle Rock, CO
Sioux FallsSD22 h 061414.8 miGrand Junction, CO
South Bend (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)IN30 h 061926.2 miGoodland, KS
SpringfieldMO23 h 281501.7 miSanta Fe, NM
St. Louis (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MO26 h 201685.4 miRaton, NM
St. Paul (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MN25 h 291630.6 miVail, CO
Toledo (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)OH32 h 242073.8 miGoodland, KS
WichitaKS19 h 511270.3 miFarmington, NM
Southwest — 17 guides
AlbuquerqueNM11 h703.5 miPrescott, AZ
AuroraCO14 h896.0 miCedar City, UT
Billings (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MT16 h 091033.5 miEly, NV
Boise (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)ID11 h 24729.9 miTonopah, NV
ChandlerAZ6 h 37396.6 miBlythe, CA
DenverCO13 h 53888.2 miCedar City, UT
Fort CollinsCO14 h 15911.9 miCedar City, UT
GilbertAZ6 h 39399.4 miBlythe, CA
HendersonNV4 h 24264.2 miBarstow, CA
Las VegasNV4 h 23263.5 miBarstow, CA
MesaAZ6 h 36396.3 miBlythe, CA
Missoula (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)MT15 h 26987.4 miBattle Mountain, NV
PhoenixAZ6 h 21381.0 miBlythe, CA
RenoNV7 h 21440.6 miVisalia, CA
Salt Lake CityUT9 h 50629.7 miMesquite, NV
ScottsdaleAZ6 h 30389.9 miBlythe, CA
TucsonAZ7 h 17466.2 miYuma, AZ
West — 23 guides
AnaheimCA31 min20.4 miHuntington Beach, CA
BakersfieldCA2 h 33132.3 miPalmdale, CA
Chula VistaCA2 h 08111.1 miHuntington Beach, CA
EugeneOR12 h 32802.6 miTruckee, CA
Fremont (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA6 h 04363.8 miKettleman City, CA
FresnoCA4 h 06246.3 miBakersfield, CA
Huntington BeachCA24 min16.3 miAnaheim, CA
IrvineCA40 min26.7 miHuntington Beach, CA
Los AngelesCA36 min24.0 miAnaheim, CA
ModestoCA5 h 35334.9 miBakersfield, CA
OaklandCA6 h 29389.2 miPaso Robles, CA
OxnardCA1 h 5677.6 miVentura, CA
PortlandOR14 h896.2 miReno, NV
RiversideCA1 h 3059.9 miAnaheim, CA
SacramentoCA6 h 50410.3 miHanford, CA
San DiegoCA2 h103.6 miHuntington Beach, CA
San Francisco (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)CA6 h 33393.3 miKettleman City, CA
San JoseCA5 h 48348.0 miPaso Robles, CA
Santa AnaCA34 min22.9 miHuntington Beach, CA
SeattleWA16 h 141038.7 miReno, NV
Spokane (calculator — no mapped town on this route yet)WA15 h 541018.1 miWinnemucca, NV
StocktonCA6 h 04364.3 miVisalia, CA
TacomaWA15 h 521015.0 miReno, NV

Closest cities to Long Beach

The eight shortest estimated drives out of Long Beach — useful when the real goal is a quick handoff or a single-night meet:

CityDriveDistanceGuide
Huntington Beach, CA24 min16.3 miLong Beach–Huntington Beach →
Anaheim, CA31 min20.4 miLong Beach–Anaheim →
Santa Ana, CA34 min22.9 miLong Beach–Santa Ana →
Los Angeles, CA36 min24.0 miLong Beach–Los Angeles →
Irvine, CA40 min26.7 miLong Beach–Irvine →
Riverside, CA1 h 3059.9 miLong Beach–Riverside →
Oxnard, CA1 h 5677.6 miLong Beach–Oxnard →
San Diego, CA2 h103.6 miLong Beach–San Diego →

Long Beach quick facts

Long Beach anchors the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA metro and sits at 33.7701° N, 118.1937° W in the America/Los_Angeles timezone — handy context when one of you is crossing zones for the meet.

Population466,742
Metro (CBSA)Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA
Coordinates33.7701, -118.1937
TimezoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
Main airportLGB
Elevation33 ft
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Common questions

How is halfway from Long Beach computed?
We place the halfway point where each driver has used half of the total drive time, then rank nearby towns by split fairness, detour, size, and hotel supply. All 149 guides from Long Beach use the same estimated drive-time model, so numbers are comparable across pairs.
What is the most central city to meet someone from Long Beach?
Anaheim — the meeting town Huntington Beach, CA is about 24 min from Long Beach and 24 min from Anaheim, the smallest longest-leg of any pair from Long Beach.
What is the longest drive with a halfway guide from Long Beach?
Portland, at an estimated 43 h 38 and 2792.3 mi one way — the guide's first meeting town is Omaha, NE.
Can I meet two people from Long Beach at once?
The pair guides split one pair of cities. For three starting points, test midpoints in the calculator or plan a multi-stop route with the stop planner.

Road-trip stop plans from Long Beach

Drives of nine-plus estimated hours get a full overnight plan on this site — where to sleep after each driving day, arrival clocks, and the food-and-fuel reality of each stop town. 122 corridors from Long Beach:

Data & method

Drive times on this page are model estimates (straight-line distance × road factor) pending routing calibration; towns come from a GeoNames-derived seed of 663 places; hotel counts are population-based estimates as of August 2026. The 149 guides linked here were computed in the same build. We may earn a commission from Kayak.