Long Beach Aquiarium Tickets in Los Angeles: how to buy and prices

If you are visiting the West Coast of the United States with your family, one of the best things to do in Los Angeles is to visit the Long Beach Aquarium, one of the largest in the country and a natural reserve of marine fauna from the icy waters of the North Pacific Ocean.

Located in Long Beach, 32 kilometers from downtown Los Angeles and in the metropolitan area of the city, it also stands out for its exhibits on the coral reefs of the tropical Pacific, the shark pond of the Shark Lagoon exhibit and the friendly Magellanic penguins.

The most complete option

Los Angeles Aquarium of the Pacific Tickets

A skip-the-line tour of all exhibits at California's largest aquarium

In an interactive, family-friendly journey, you will experience the tropical coral reefs, the sharks of Shark Lagoon and the Magellanic penguins, as well as the underwater realms of Pacific Visions.

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You can tour the Long Beach Aquarium in Los Angeles in a queue-free visit with access to all the interactive exhibits, including 4D movies and tickets to Pacific Visions, an immersive theater with a 10-meter-high screen and 300 seats to immerse yourself in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Without a doubt, one of the best things to do in Los Angeles with kids

The Long Beach Aquarium also includes in its tour the Culmination Gallery, where you can explore and learn about marine wildlife in temporary exhibits and game tables for visitors of all ages.

Recommended if... You're visiting Los Angeles with family or kids and are looking for alternative plans in the city.

General admission tickets for adults over 12 years old are priced at approximately 38 euros, while children from 3 to 11 years old cost approximately 27 euros, as long as they enter accompanied by an adult.

Children under the age of 3 enter for free and adults over 62 pay an approximate entrance fee of 34 euros.

You can also opt for the aquarium entrance with the 45-minute Long Beach harbor tour, where you can take a boat ride in Los Angeles. These tickets are priced at approximately 49 euros for adults, 32 euros for children and 43 euros for adults over 62 years old.

If you choose the option that includes admission to the Long Beach Aquarium and a dolphin, whale and shark watching boat ride, the ticket for adults costs 72 euros, for children 57 euros and for adults over 62 years old 68 euros.

The most complete and best value for money option is the combined ticket to the Long Beach Aquarium and the Los Angeles Zoo. It costs €50 for adults over 12 and €38 for children between the ages of 3 and 11. You do not need to visit both attractions on the same day.

Details of interest

• Approximate price of general admission to the aquarium... 38 euros for adults over 12 years old, 27 euros for children between 3 and 11 years old and 34 euros for adults over 62 years old.
• Approximate price of admission to the aquarium with Long Beach Harbor Tour... 49 euros for adults over 12 years old, 32 euros for children between 3 and 11 years old and 43 euros for adults over 62 years old.
• Approximate price of the entrance to the aquarium with whale watching boat trip... 72 euros for adults over 12 years old, 57 euros for children between 3 and 11 years old and 68 euros for adults over 62 years old.
• Approximate price of the entrance to the aquarium together with the entrance to the Los Angeles Zoo... 50 euros for adults over 12 years old and 38 euros for children between 3 and 11 years old.
• Aquarium hours... Open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
• Aquarium location... 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, Los Angeles.

You can opt for different types of tickets, which will be combined with other activities. In addition to the general admission ticket, which gives you access to the aquarium only, you can also choose the aquarium entrance ticket along with a 45-minute tour of Long Beach Harbor.

If you want to cruise the open waters, you can choose the option that includes the Long Beach Aquarium entrance ticket and the boat ride for whale, shark and dolphin watching. Keep in mind that whale watching is not guaranteed on these excursions, although you will have a better chance if you are visiting Los Angeles in summer.

The type of ticket with the best price/quality ratio is the one that includes access to the Long Beach Aquarium and also the entrance to the Los Angeles Zoo, with a price that will save you time and money.

In addition, you don't have to visit both places on the same day, so you can take your time at each one and plan your visit by organizing an itinerary that respects your travel plan.

Tickets to the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific are included in the Go City Los Angeles tourist pass , with which you can visit, in addition to the aquarium, more than 40 attractions in the 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5 or 7 day passes in the All Inclusive mode or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7 attractions in the Explorer mode within 60 days.

With this tourist card you can also visit other central attractions in the city, such as Legoland California or take a tour of Warner Bros Studios in Los Angeles.

The price of the tourist pass depends on the chosen mode but has an initial cost of 99 euros.

Keep in mind that to get the most out of your Go City Los Angeles tourist pass, you must be willing to make an intensive tour of the city or it will also be useful if you have planned a tour of a few days. If that's your case, here's a list of things to do in Los Angeles for a 3-day stay.

There are no tickets that include a guided tour of the Long Beach Aquarium, but you don 't need to hire a guide to visit the exhibits either as all exhibits are signposted and interactive, so you can experience the facility on your own.

The game activities, 4D movies and immersive theater have a pre-orientation room so you can get the most out of your visit.

There are also Aquarium staff at the exhibit entrances, but you won't need them to learn about the site, as is the case with guided tours of downtown Los Angeles or Hollywood tours.

On special occasions, the Long Beach Aquarium hosts immersive experiences where visitors can, for an extra charge, interact with penguins, sea lions, sharks and stingrays. In those cases, visits to the special spaces will be conducted by the keepers, although guided tours will also not be offered.

Discounted tickets are available for children between the ages of 3 and 11, who pay approximately €27 for general admission, and for adults over the age of 62, who will have a starting cost of €34.

If you plan to visit Los Angeles during Christmas, you will also be able to access discounted rates during Christmas Eve.

These discounts are also available for tickets for the aquarium and Long Beach harbor tour, for tickets for the aquarium and whale-watching boat ride, and for the combined tickets to the aquarium and the Los Angeles Zoo, although with some particularities.

In the case of the combo ticket for the Long Beach Aquarium and the Los Angeles Zoo, adults over 12 years of age pay a single rate. Discounts are only available for children between the ages of 3 and 11.

There are no special children's tickets for activities, as the Aquarium is a family-friendly attraction, although children ages 3-11 receive discounts on all available ticket types.

Children also receive discounted tickets for special activities, such as interaction with penguins, sea lions, rays and sharks, as well as for the temporary exhibits you can visit at the Aquarium if you plan to travel to Los Angeles in the winter

Children under the age of 3 can enter the Aquarium for free, although please note that all children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

If you are planning to visit Los Angeles during the summer or during peak season months and have already decided to visit the aquarium, I recommend that you book tickets in advance online to avoid delays at the box office and last-minute price increases.

The Long Beach Aquarium also requires the visitor to indicate in their reservation the time of visit on the chosen date, so if you book in advance you can ensure the schedule you want and best suits your travel plan.

This option may be ideal if you are combining a visit to the aquarium with a tour of Los Angeles celebrity homes or a helicopter ride over the city.

The aquarium is open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, with the last admission available at 5:00 pm.

During the aquarium's open hours you can visit all exhibits and participate in immersive experiences with no maximum length of stay.

Aquarium hours do not change during the summer or winter season, so if you are planning your trip to the city, the time of your visit to Los Angeles will not alter your itinerary.

Please note that if you are traveling to the city during Christmas, the Long Beach Aquarium will be closed during December 25.

The answer depends on the amount of activities you want to do at the aquarium, the type of ticket you buy, since if it includes the tour of the wide Long Beach Harbor it adds almost an hour, and the time spent in the interactive activities, but with the general admission you can tour the aquarium in about 3 hours.

Visiting time also depends on the pace of your tour. The Los Angeles Long Beach Aquarium occupies a space of over two acres in area, so you'll have to walk along the way and almost certainly make stops to take a break.

The aquarium has a microclimate where tropical coral reefs coexist with Magellanic penguins, but if you plan to travel to Los Angeles during the summer, one of the best times to visit the city, you can enjoy a pleasant boat ride with clear skies and pleasant weather.

If you visit Los Angeles during the winter and opt for the aquarium ticket that also includes whale watching, you will have a better chance of encountering sharks or blue whales, since this is the time of the annual migration.

The Long Beach Aquarium is located 32 kilometers from downtown, so you will have to opt for public transportation or Los Angeles hop on-hop off tour buses.

If you choose the public bus, you can use lines 28, 33, 44 or 76 and then combine with the Red, Purple and Blue Metro lines to the Downtown Long Beach station. The most direct option and with less public transportation combinations is to take the 51 bus line and then the Metro Blue line to Downtown Long Beach.

If you opt for the tour buses you can get on at the downtown suburban Los Angeles stops and get off at the Long Beach Aquarium station.

The Long Beach Aquarium is one of the largest in the United States and also one of the most important in California, so you can discover in its facilities from tropical coral reefs that are threatened in nature to a pond full of sharks or Magellanic penguins.

Nor can you miss the immersive theater with its 4D movies, its 10-meter screens and its 300 seats that perfectly recreate the environment of the underwater fauna in an unmissable experience with 360° images and surround sound.

If you plan to visit Los Angeles during the summer months or high season, I advise you to book early to avoid delays and last-minute price increases.

If you plan to travel with children, don't miss the immersive theater and the combo that also includes a visit to the city zoo, as you can complete the experience while saving time and money. If you want to include another natural adventure, you can visit the Echo Park in Los Angeles.