Direct Flights from Long Beach to Austin
Austin · Texas
Nonstop service from LGB to AUS on Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
68 cities have a nonstop to Austin, Long Beach among them.
How long to go to Austin for, from Long Beach
2h 55m in the air, 1,224 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
About Austin
Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 (2026) surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country. It is the capital of Texas and a college town, and also a center of an alternative culture away from the major cities on the US coasts, though the city is rapidly gentrifying with its rising popularity. Austin's attitude is commonly emblazoned about town on T-shirts and bumper stickers that read: "Keep Austin Weird." Austin is also marketed as the Live Music Capital of the World due to the large number of venues.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Austin
- The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States (1963–1969).
- The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S.
- The Texas State Cemetery (TSC) is a cemetery located on about 22 acres (8.9 ha) just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.
- Saint Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral parish of the Catholic Diocese of Austin located in Austin, Texas, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, as St. Mary's Cathedral.
- The Harry Ransom Center, known as the Humanities Research Center until 1983, is an archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from…
- The Austin History Center is the local history collection of the Austin Public Library and the city's historical archive.
- Pedernales Falls State Park is a 5,211.7 acres (2,109 ha) state park situated along the banks of the Pedernales River in Blanco County, Texas, United States.
- Zilker Metropolitan Park is a recreational area in south Austin, Texas, at the juncture of Barton Creek and the Colorado River that comprises over 350 acres (142 ha) of publicly owned land.
- The Contemporary Austin is Austin, Texas's primary contemporary art museum, comprising two locations, an art school, and the Museum Without Walls program bringing sculpture to city parks.
- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin is the state botanical garden and arboretum of Texas.
- The Bullock Texas State History Museum is a history museum in Austin, Texas. The museum, located a few blocks north of the Texas State Capitol at 1800 North Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, is dedicated to interpreting…
- Hippie Hollow Park is a park located on the shore of Lake Travis in northwest Austin. It is the only legally recognized clothing-optional public park in the State of Texas.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Austin weather, compared with Long Beach
6° warmer than Long Beach on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Austin 63°F · Long Beach 68°F · 4° colder
- April
- Austin 81°F · Long Beach 72°F · 9° warmer
- July
- Austin 96°F · Long Beach 82°F · 14° warmer
- October
- Austin 83°F · Long Beach 78°F · 5° warmer
August averages 97°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Austin also swings harder through the year than Long Beach does — 34° between its coldest and warmest months against 17°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Austin
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Austin is November–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Austin rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Blanton Museum of Art, and Texas State Cemetery and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Long Beach to Austin?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Long Beach (LGB) to Austin (AUS) on Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Long Beach to Austin?
- Southwest flies nonstop between Long Beach (LGB) and Austin (AUS).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Long Beach to Austin?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Long Beach to Austin.
- How far is Austin from Long Beach?
- Austin is about 1,224 miles from Long Beach by air.
- What is there to do in Austin?
- Popular things to do include Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Blanton Museum of Art, Texas State Cemetery, Cathedral of Saint Mary (Austin, Texas), and more.
More nonstop destinations from Long Beach near Austin
Airports near Long Beach
The closest other departure airports to Long Beach — each opens up more nonstop destinations.