1Hours

Day	Hours
Monday	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (opens one hour late)
Thursday	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday	Closed

Hours per the official DMV office page. State holidays can change hours — confirm on dmv.ca.gov before you go.

2Services at this office

• Licensing Services (driver licenses, ID cards, REAL ID)
• Testing (knowledge/written tests — note: not offered after 4:30 PM statewide)
• Title Transfers
• Registration
• Plates, Permits, & Placards
• Replace Lost/Stolen/Damaged (plates, registration, title)
• Records
• Request miscellaneous original documents
• Self Service Terminals — this office has a self-serve kiosk (quick registration services, no appointment)

Drive tests: the official page does not break out behind-the-wheel availability. Check the appointment-type step in the official scheduler.

Payments accepted: Cash, Check, Credit Card, Debit Card, Digital Wallet, Money order.

3Booking an appointment here

1. Go to the official DMV appointment scheduler.
2. Choose your appointment type (field-office visit vs. behind-the-wheel drive test).
3. Search by ZIP (90815) or “Long Beach” and pick this office.
4. Booking is free — the DMV never charges to make an appointment.
5. Prefer phone? Call 1-800-777-0133 (automated 24/7; live reps Mon–Fri 8 AM–5 PM).

Booking difficulty — honest notes: If Long Beach shows no availability, nearby Bellflower, Compton, and Torrance are all full-service alternatives worth checking in the same scheduler search.

For the full walkthrough — which type to pick, what to do when nothing’s available — see our California DMV appointment guide.

4Nearby DMV offices

• Bellflower — 9520 Artesia Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706 (kiosk available)
• Compton — 2111 South Santa Fe Avenue, Compton, CA 90221 (kiosk available)
• San Pedro — 1511 N Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 (kiosk available)
• Torrance — 1785 W 220th Street, Torrance, CA 90501 (kiosk available)
• Whittier — 9338 S Painter Avenue, Whittier, CA 90605 (kiosk available)

5Frequently asked questions

Address (already verified): 3700 East Willow Street, Long Beach, CA 90815 Research date: October 18, 2026. New extra data only — address/hours already covered by prior brief. Confidence tags: VERIFIED = confirmed on an official source (dmv.ca.gov, transit agency). REPORTED = from reviews/third-party sites, attributed. UNVERIFIED = could not confirm — marked, not asserted.

Google/Yelp reviews — what people actually say

Google rating: 3.3 from ~1,284 reviews . For context from the same listing, Pasadena scores 3.8 and El Monte 3.1, so Long Beach sits in the lower-middle of the LA basin pack (REPORTED).

*Recurring complaint — parking.* One reviewer (March 5, 2026) wrote that parking was so bad (“parking sucks”) they took an Uber to the office instead. This is the single most repeated functional complaint about this office across the reviews found. Reviewers frame it as the lot being too small/crowded at peak times rather than a lack of a lot.

*Recurring confusion — appointment vs. walk-in lines.* A March 12, 2026 reviewer describes getting in line thinking it was the appointment line when it wasn’t; the security guard near the entrance clarified it for them. The guard is described as “very understanding and kind” and as someone who “has to clarify this for people all day.” Pattern: the two lines are not clearly marked enough that first-timers can tell them apart.

*Recurring praise — staff demeanor.* Multiple reviewers single out staff: the security guard (above), and in the March 5, 2026 review the “host outside, window lady and photo lady” are called “FANTASTIC… Helpful and courteous. I recommend!!!!” A November 19, 2025 reviewer called the clerk “Nice and professional” and the visit “the best experience I’ve ever had at a DMV location.” A February 24, 2026 reviewer (no appointment, wait “just over an hour”) said “the people who work there were very nice.”

*Facility — clean and seated.* The November 19, 2025 reviewer noted the office is “clean and there is actually enough seating” with “No long waiting.” This is notable because packed, seatless lobbies are a common DMV complaint generally.

*Wait times reported.* A walk-in with no appointment (Feb 24, 2026) reported a wait of “just over an hour.” A Real ID walk-in (Nov 18, 2025) “had to wait awhile” but said “Service was efficient and quickly completed.” No reviewer in this sample described multi-hour waits, but none claimed same-day guarantees either.

*Virtual queue feature praised.* The February 27, 2026 reviewer specifically praised the “get in line” feature — joining the queue from home before leaving — saying it “makes the wait so much shorter.”

Caution on generic complaint sites: complaintsboard.com hosts bitter reviews of “CA DMV” as an institution (e.g., statewide complaints about employees and phone systems), but these are not tied to the Long Beach office specifically and are not attributed to it here.

Drive test info — behind-the-wheel exams

The Long Beach office does not conduct behind-the-wheel driving tests (per task brief — this holds; no new evidence contradicts the office’s own service listing, which on qr.dmv.ca.gov shows “Testing” as a service category, but that category covers knowledge/written tests as well; dmv.ca.gov does not publish a per-office drive-test list — REPORTED/UNVERIFIED distinction: the brief’s statement stands). One conflicting review: A March 11, 2026 review on xtreet.com says “We had a driving test and had an appointment” at this office, describing listening for the name to be called and then “went around to the driving test” (REPORTED — conflicts with the brief). This is most likely a reviewer referring to the written knowledge test, but it cannot be resolved from the review alone, so it is flagged here rather than asserted.

• Gardena Commercial Drive Test Center, 14825 S Avalon Blvd, Gardena, CA 90248 — a dedicated drive-test facility. Its dmv.ca.gov office page lists services as “Testing, Records, Request miscellaneous original documents” (VERIFIED on dmv.ca.gov) and hours Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 7am–4pm, Wed 8am–4pm, closed weekends (VERIFIED). This is the natural drive-test destination for the Long Beach area.
• Compton DMV, 2111 S Santa Fe Ave, Compton, CA 90221 — a reviewer on unilocal.es describes passing their behind-the-wheel test there, noting “the wait time in the car sucked” (REPORTED). Compton is the nearest full-service office to the southwest.
• Other nearby offices listed on the Long Beach page of dmv.ca.gov: Bellflower (9520 Artesia Blvd), Westminster (13700 Hoover St), San Pedro (1511 N Gaffey St), Torrance (1785 W 220th St), Whittier (9338 S Painter Ave), Fullerton (909 W Valencia Dr) (addresses VERIFIED on dmv.ca.gov). Whether each offers behind-the-wheel tests on site is UNVERIFIED — dmv.ca.gov does not expose per-office drive-test availability, so do not claim it.

Test-route street detail: No credible street-by-street drive-test route for the Long Beach area was found on Reddit or forums — consistent with this office not running drive tests at all (UNVERIFIED — omitted rather than invented).

Services at this office

Per dmv.ca.gov’s Long Beach field-office page (VERIFIED), services are: Licensing Services, Testing (written/knowledge tests), Title Transfers, Registration, Plates, Permits, & Placards, Replace Lost/Stolen/Damaged, Records, Request miscellaneous original documents, and Self Service Terminals (kiosk).

Office-specific notes:

• Self-serve kiosk on site (VERIFIED) — usable for registration renewals and records requests “with no wait times,” per dmv.ca.gov. A nearby off-site kiosk is also listed at Albertsons in Lakewood, 5015 Del Amo Blvd, Lakewood, CA 90712 (VERIFIED).
• “Get in line” virtual queue — reviewers report being able to join the line from home, cutting the effective wait (REPORTED).
• No behind-the-wheel exams — confirmed by brief; drive tests are directed to Gardena Commercial DTC and other offices (see §2).
• Commercial testing happens at Gardena, not Long Beach — Long Beach-area CDL/commercial drive tests go through the Gardena Commercial Drive Test Center (VERIFIED name; “Testing” in its service list on dmv.ca.gov).

Best and worst times (as reviewers report — never official fact)

• Reviewers report the office is walk-in-capable with waits of roughly an hour when it isn’t peak: one February 2026 walk-in waited “just over an hour” with no appointment; a November 2025 Real ID walk-in was accepted and “didn’t have to wait very long” (REPORTED).
• A Friday-morning data point from a nearby office: a reviewer at Compton DMV arrived 7:15 AM on a Friday to find a ~20-person line that tripled by 7:50 AM — but with no appointment they were still out by 8:20 AM .
• General California DMV timing guidance (from costulessdirect.com’s DMV tips and a Dwellworks relocation guide — REPORTED, statewide, not Long Beach-specific): reviewers and relocation advisers say mid-week (Tuesday–Thursday) and the middle of the month are typically less busy; Mondays, Fridays, and the first/last days of the month are typically worst; arriving right at opening helps. Note the Long Beach office opens at 9am (not 8am) on Wednesdays (VERIFIED on dmv.ca.gov), so Wednesday is a slightly later start than other weekdays.
• One reviewer’s specific tip for this office: complete the application online before arriving — a Real ID applicant in November 2025 credited doing “all your preliminary work for the application online” with making the visit fast (REPORTED).

Nearby practical info — parking and food

Parking: The recurring complaint is that the office lot is too small at busy times — one reviewer gave up and took an Uber (March 2026, REPORTED). Arriving early or at off-peak times is the reviewer-supported workaround; one nearby-office reviewer used ride-share explicitly to dodge the parking problem. (UNVERIFIED: exact lot size/space count — not published; omitted.) Food within easy reach (REPORTED): Willow Street is a commercial corridor, and options cluster along it:

• Hinata Ramen, 4211 E. Willow St. — a well-regarded ramen spot on the same street, roughly a half-mile east of the DMV .
• Fast-food chains along the Willow corridor near the office include Wingstop, Taco Bell, Starbucks, McDonald’s, El Pollo Loco and Chipotle, per a roadnow.com nearby-restaurant listing for the Willow St. area (REPORTED — distances ~0.2–0.6 mi, specific locations not independently verified).
• Practical note: nothing inside the DMV sells food (general DMV visitor guidance suggests bringing snacks — dwellworks.com, REPORTED as general advice), so the Willow corridor options are the fallback for long waits.

Public transit

• Route 92 (7th St–Woodruff) — Moovit lists the Woodruff & Willow NE stop ~1 min walk from the office area, served by Routes 92 and 172 (REPORTED, Moovit).
• Route 104 (Willow/Spring to Long Beach Airport) — runs along Willow Street; listed among the bus lines serving East Willow Street (REPORTED, Moovit; the “102/104 Willow/Spring” route naming confirmed on Long Beach Transit’s route list — REPORTED via cptdb wiki and transitapp).
• Route 172 (PCH/Palo Verde) — also stops near the office (REPORTED, Moovit).
• Route numbering confirmed on the official Long Beach Transit schedule PDF covering Routes 91/92/93/94 (“7th St – Bellflower / Woodruff / Clark / Stearns,” effective August 23, 2026 — VERIFIED on ridelbt.com). LBT’s customer care line is 562-591-2301 (VERIFIED, same PDF).

Note: “Woodruff” in the Route 92 name refers to its eastern terminus corridor; the DMV sits at E. Willow St. near the Woodruff/Palo Verde stretch, which is why the Woodruff & Willow stop is the nearest (REPORTED, Moovit).

*End of Long Beach DMV ultra-deep research. All facts carry source notes; unverified items are marked rather than asserted.*

Official office page: dmv.ca.gov/portal/field-office/long-beach/

Last verified against dmv.ca.gov: October 2026