Long Beach airport?

[jacksonsmom]

We are going to Disneyland in August. We really do not want to fly into LAX.
I know SNA is the closest airport to Disneyland but I can not find a flight lower then $385 RT (really not best times plus we would have to connect in ATLANTA airport ).

I can get a RT flight for $228 flying into Long Beach airport though (with a connection in Dallas).

How far is Long Beach from Disneyland? Is the airport easy to managed? We are thinking of renting a car but haven't ruled out using some other from of transportation. Is there a shuttle from Long Beach to Disneyland?

I don't know how much longer I want to wait since we are trying to keep the airfare less then $250 per ticket, which is not easy coming out of MSP!!!!

 

[RalphMouth]

We are going to Disneyland in August. We really do not want to fly into LAX.
I know SNA is the closest airport to Disneyland but I can not find a flight lower then $385 RT (really not best times plus we would have to connect in ATLANTA airport ).

I can get a RT flight for $228 flying into Long Beach airport though (with a connection in Dallas).

How far is Long Beach from Disneyland? Is the airport easy to managed? We are thinking of renting a car but haven't ruled out using some other from of transportation. Is there a shuttle from Long Beach to Disneyland?

I don't know how much longer I want to wait since we are trying to keep the airfare less then $250 per ticket, which is not easy coming out of MSP!!!!

we flew into Long Beach probably 10 years ago & it was very easy-
not alot of flights go there so you won't be dealing with the mess of LAX-
I don't know the distance by car but would guess that with traffic it will take
45 min- 1 hour drive. Look up SuperShuttle online. I'm willing to bet they have service.

 

[got2travel]

I just flew in and out of Long Beach yesterday. It is a very small airport, with maybe 6 gates, mostly Jet Blue. Its all one level, no departing upstairs, arriving downstairs like major airports.

The rental cars are right across the street. Not like a highway street or anything, just the normal 2 lanes for pick up/drop off that you usualy have in front of an airport. They have Avis, Hertz, Budget, National/Alamo, can't remember if anyone else.

Everytime I've checked into it, it was more economical to get a car. I think Supershuttle was $66 roundtrip per person.

I arrived yesterday during the morning commute and it was only a 30 minute drive to Disneyland. Coming back took a little longer because there is a detour near the airport that makes you drive past Long Beach City College, where apparently everyone takes night classes. It was crazy. Anyway, still only too about 50 minutes.

 

[jacksonsmom]

Thanks for your information.
I did end up booking a flight into Long Beach.
I hope it is a decent flight. I heard so many people talking about SNA that I was worried to book else where.
But going into Long Beach instead of SNA is saving me a total of $471!

From the couple of replies I got, Long Beach should be OK.

Thanks!

 

[grinningghost]

I'm flying OUT of Long Beach airport and hoping for a good experience. I wasn't too worried about the craziness of LAX, as much as I was THRILLED by JetBlue's fares. Can't beat 'em.

 

[DisneyElf]

We are flying in on JetBlue in August and using Karmel shuttle to get to the hotel (We are staying at HOJO's accross the street). They are charging us $ 37.00 for both of us - 1 way.

 

[shansar]

We just flew in and out of Long Beach 2 weeks ago and it was great. Not too far at all and that airport is so small that it was great for us. We took a limo from there and I would highly recommend it. The kids loved it and if you shop around you can really find some good deals. We had 9 people in our party. Have a great time!

Dave

 

[mwehttam]

DisneyElf:
My DW and I are also using JetBlue out of Kennedy and are looking for a shuttle service. What find of vehicle are you getting with Karma?
Thanks!

-Matt