Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Long Beach

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 37 minutes via SR-91 West and I-710 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Anaheim 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	28	29	37	42	39	34	33	34	33	35	42	44	47	40	29	28	28
Tue	27	30	43	46	43	39	36	35	36	38	45	48	53	46	33	28	28
Wed	27	30	38	43	40	38	34	35	37	40	44	51	58	50	35	29	28
Thu	27	30	41	45	44	37	37	37	36	42	46	52	58	50	33	29	28
Fri	27	29	33	39	40	36	37	35	40	44	49	55	57	53	36	29	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	32	32	35	39	37	38	40	39	36	31	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Anaheim to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) 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 Anaheim to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Long Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	37	42	39	34	33	34	33	35	42	44	47	40	29	28	28
Tue	27	30	43	46	43	39	36	35	36	38	45	48	53	46	33	28	28
Wed	27	30	38	43	40	38	34	35	37	40	44	51	58	50	35	29	28
Thu	27	30	41	45	44	37	37	37	36	42	46	52	58	50	33	29	28
Fri	27	29	33	39	40	36	37	35	40	44	49	55	57	53	36	29	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	32	32	35	39	37	38	40	39	36	31	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	37	42	39	34	33	34	33	35	42	44	47	40	29	28	28
Tue	27	30	43	46	43	39	36	35	36	38	45	48	53	46	33	28	28
Wed	27	30	38	43	40	38	34	35	37	40	44	51	58	50	35	29	28
Thu	27	30	41	45	44	37	37	37	36	42	46	52	58	50	33	29	28
Fri	27	29	33	39	40	36	37	35	40	44	49	55	57	53	36	29	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	32	32	35	39	37	38	40	39	36	31	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	29	37	42	39	34	33	34	33	35	42	44	47	40	29	28	28
Tue	27	30	43	46	43	39	36	35	36	38	45	48	53	46	33	28	28
Wed	27	30	38	43	40	38	34	35	37	40	44	51	58	50	35	29	28
Thu	27	30	41	45	44	37	37	37	36	42	46	52	58	50	33	29	28
Fri	27	29	33	39	40	36	37	35	40	44	49	55	57	53	36	29	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	32	32	35	39	37	38	40	39	36	31	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	29