Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Long Beach

Right now (7:36 am PST): about 58 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South, usually 65 at this time.

Only 4% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Altadena to Long Beach by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	52	53	49	47	48	46	47	50	53	57	57	54	45	46	41
Tue	40	44	63	64	52	54	50	47	49	51	58	65	61	56	47	45	41
Wed	40	45	63	62	54	53	50	50	50	52	58	59	59	56	48	46	42
Thu	39	44	60	63	55	53	52	52	50	56	60	62	63	57	49	47	42
Fri	40	46	56	57	52	49	49	52	54	58	59	61	60	54	49	48	43
Sat	41	42	44	43	44	46	49	48	52	53	53	52	55	53	48	49	42
Sun	40	42	45	42	42	44	46	50	51	53	50	51	49	51	48	49	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Altadena to Long Beach (via I-710 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena to downtown Long Beach along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Altadena to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Long Beach?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 39 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	52	53	49	47	48	46	47	50	53	57	57	54	45	46	41
Tue	40	44	63	64	52	54	50	47	49	51	58	65	61	56	47	45	41
Wed	40	45	63	62	54	53	50	50	50	52	58	59	59	56	48	46	42
Thu	39	44	60	63	55	53	52	52	50	56	60	62	63	57	49	47	42
Fri	40	46	56	57	52	49	49	52	54	58	59	61	60	54	49	48	43
Sat	41	42	44	43	44	46	49	48	52	53	53	52	55	53	48	49	42
Sun	40	42	45	42	42	44	46	50	51	53	50	51	49	51	48	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	52	53	49	47	48	46	47	50	53	57	57	54	45	46	41
Tue	40	44	63	64	52	54	50	47	49	51	58	65	61	56	47	45	41
Wed	40	45	63	62	54	53	50	50	50	52	58	59	59	56	48	46	42
Thu	39	44	60	63	55	53	52	52	50	56	60	62	63	57	49	47	42
Fri	40	46	56	57	52	49	49	52	54	58	59	61	60	54	49	48	43
Sat	41	42	44	43	44	46	49	48	52	53	53	52	55	53	48	49	42
Sun	40	42	45	42	42	44	46	50	51	53	50	51	49	51	48	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	52	53	49	47	48	46	47	50	53	57	57	54	45	46	41
Tue	40	44	63	64	52	54	50	47	49	51	58	65	61	56	47	45	41
Wed	40	45	63	62	54	53	50	50	50	52	58	59	59	56	48	46	42
Thu	39	44	60	63	55	53	52	52	50	56	60	62	63	57	49	47	42
Fri	40	46	56	57	52	49	49	52	54	58	59	61	60	54	49	48	43
Sat	41	42	44	43	44	46	49	48	52	53	53	52	55	53	48	49	42
Sun	40	42	45	42	42	44	46	50	51	53	50	51	49	51	48	49	42