Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Long Beach

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 35 minutes via SR-91 West and I-710 South, usually 33 at this time.

Only 22% 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	27	29	36	37	32	30	31	31	31	32	35	36	36	34	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	43	45	38	34	32	32	32	33	36	38	39	36	31	28	28
Wed	27	32	42	44	37	33	32	32	32	33	36	39	41	39	32	28	27
Thu	27	31	41	44	38	34	33	32	32	33	36	39	41	39	31	29	28
Fri	27	30	33	34	33	32	32	32	33	35	38	40	41	38	32	29	27
Sat	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	30	32	31	32	33	34	32	31	29	28
Sun	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	28

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 46 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (34 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 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 46 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 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 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	27	29	36	37	32	30	31	31	31	32	35	36	36	34	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	43	45	38	34	32	32	32	33	36	38	39	36	31	28	28
Wed	27	32	42	44	37	33	32	32	32	33	36	39	41	39	32	28	27
Thu	27	31	41	44	38	34	33	32	32	33	36	39	41	39	31	29	28
Fri	27	30	33	34	33	32	32	32	33	35	38	40	41	38	32	29	27
Sat	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	30	32	31	32	33	34	32	31	29	28
Sun	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	36	37	32	30	31	31	31	32	35	36	36	34	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	43	45	38	34	32	32	32	33	36	38	39	36	31	28	28
Wed	27	32	42	44	37	33	32	32	32	33	36	39	41	39	32	28	27
Thu	27	31	41	44	38	34	33	32	32	33	36	39	41	39	31	29	28
Fri	27	30	33	34	33	32	32	32	33	35	38	40	41	38	32	29	27
Sat	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	30	32	31	32	33	34	32	31	29	28
Sun	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	36	37	32	30	31	31	31	32	35	36	36	34	29	28	27
Tue	27	32	43	45	38	34	32	32	32	33	36	38	39	36	31	28	28
Wed	27	32	42	44	37	33	32	32	32	33	36	39	41	39	32	28	27
Thu	27	31	41	44	38	34	33	32	32	33	36	39	41	39	31	29	28
Fri	27	30	33	34	33	32	32	32	33	35	38	40	41	38	32	29	27
Sat	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	30	32	31	32	33	34	32	31	29	28
Sun	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	28