When to Leave for LGB: Drive Times by Time of Day

How long it usually takes to drive to Long Beach Airport (LGB) on a weekday, by the time you leave, from 24 cities. The slowest in the table: from Ventura at 5 pm, about 115 minutes.

Plan to reach the airport about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one; the columns on the right give the latest time to leave to be at the curb by 7 am or 5 pm on a normal weekday.

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Driving to LGB

From	6 am	8 am	noon	5 pm	Be there by 7 am	By 5 pm
Anaheim	23 min	28 min	25 min	28 min	leave 6:35 am	leave 4:30 pm
Burbank	33 min	46 min	38 min	50 min	leave 6:20 am	leave 4:10 pm
Corona	47 min	53 min	43 min	49 min	leave 6:10 am	leave 4:10 pm
Culver City	24 min	27 min	26 min	44 min	leave 6:35 am	leave 4:15 pm
El Monte	26 min	36 min	30 min	39 min	leave 6:30 am	leave 4:20 pm
Glendale	32 min	43 min	36 min	48 min	leave 6:25 am	leave 4:10 pm
Hollywood	28 min	36 min	32 min	54 min	leave 6:25 am	leave 4:05 pm
Irvine	23 min	25 min	25 min	29 min	leave 6:35 am	leave 4:30 pm
Los Angeles	23 min	30 min	25 min	35 min	leave 6:35 am	leave 4:25 pm
Mission Viejo	32 min	35 min	34 min	40 min	leave 6:25 am	leave 4:20 pm
Ontario	55 min	61 min	53 min	56 min	leave 6 am	leave 4 pm
Oxnard	89 min	102 min	89 min	111 min	leave 5:35 am	leave 3:10 pm
Pasadena	32 min	37 min	33 min	43 min	leave 6:25 am	leave 4:15 pm
Pomona	46 min	57 min	45 min	55 min	leave 6:10 am	leave 4:05 pm
Riverside	66 min	70 min	57 min	66 min	leave 5:55 am	leave 3:55 pm
San Bernardino	78 min	85 min	70 min	78 min	leave 5:45 am	leave 3:40 pm
Santa Ana	21 min	24 min	23 min	26 min	leave 6:35 am	leave 4:30 pm
Santa Clarita	59 min	78 min	59 min	85 min	leave 6 am	leave 3:35 pm
Santa Monica	27 min	32 min	30 min	55 min	leave 6:30 am	leave 4:05 pm
Temecula	96 min	102 min	81 min	85 min	leave 5:30 am	leave 3:30 pm
Thousand Oaks	60 min	81 min	65 min	89 min	leave 6 am	leave 3:30 pm
Van Nuys	38 min	53 min	43 min	70 min	leave 6:15 am	leave 3:50 pm
Ventura	94 min	106 min	93 min	115 min	leave 5:35 am	leave 3:05 pm
West Covina	30 min	42 min	33 min	42 min	leave 6:25 am	leave 4:15 pm

Typical Tuesday drive times from our freeway sensors, from the city centre to the terminals; weekends are usually faster, Friday afternoons slower. Crashes and weather are not included.

Leaving LGB

To	6 am	8 am	noon	5 pm
Anaheim	23 min	29 min	25 min	29 min
Burbank	33 min	45 min	37 min	45 min
Corona	41 min	47 min	43 min	51 min
Culver City	27 min	39 min	27 min	28 min
El Monte	26 min	33 min	30 min	38 min
Glendale	32 min	43 min	35 min	42 min
Hollywood	31 min	45 min	33 min	37 min
Irvine	24 min	31 min	25 min	27 min
Los Angeles	25 min	35 min	26 min	29 min
Mission Viejo	34 min	41 min	35 min	40 min
Ontario	46 min	55 min	51 min	70 min
Oxnard	85 min	103 min	88 min	109 min
Pasadena	30 min	36 min	32 min	38 min
Pomona	39 min	48 min	44 min	58 min
Riverside	55 min	64 min	58 min	67 min
San Bernardino	66 min	76 min	70 min	79 min
Santa Ana	22 min	29 min	23 min	26 min
Santa Clarita	58 min	74 min	60 min	75 min
Santa Monica	33 min	47 min	33 min	34 min
Temecula	79 min	86 min	79 min	93 min
Thousand Oaks	60 min	79 min	63 min	85 min
Van Nuys	42 min	57 min	44 min	58 min
Ventura	88 min	106 min	91 min	112 min
West Covina	28 min	36 min	32 min	44 min
Whittier	23 min	29 min	26 min	33 min

Questions

How early should I leave for LGB?

Aim to reach LGB about 2 hours before a domestic flight (3 hours for international). The table above gives the latest time to leave from each city to be there by 7 am or 5 pm on a normal weekday; allow extra time on Friday afternoons, holidays and rainy days.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to LGB?

On a weekday it usually takes about 23 minutes leaving at 6 am and about 28 minutes leaving at 5 pm.

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