Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to LGB

Right now (5:03 am PDT): about 35 minutes via I-605 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Arcadia to LGB 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	35	38	37	35	38	41	45	42	41	53	101	123	118	73	42	37	35
Tue	36	37	36	35	38	41	40	44	41	45	96	130	131	93	57	41	37
Wed	35	38	37	35	39	42	44	45	43	54	93	117	136	93	59	40	35
Thu	37	38	42	39	41	42	41	42	45	58	128	156	147	100	62	43	36
Fri	36	40	39	38	44	44	43	55	79	118	166	168	127	87	56	45	38
Sat	36	40	39	38	38	38	39	41	43	53	65	72	49	43	42	38	36
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	38	40	41	39	38	36	39	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Arcadia to LGB (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 Arcadia to LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to LGB?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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More drives

LGB to Arcadia (return trip) · Arcadia to Los Angeles · Arcadia to Santa Monica · Arcadia to Pasadena · Arcadia to Long Beach · Arcadia to West Covina · Arcadia to Burbank · Arcadia to Glendale · Arcadia to Santa Clarita · Arcadia to Van Nuys · Arcadia to Torrance · Arcadia to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	37	35	38	41	45	42	41	53	101	123	118	73	42	37	35
Tue	36	37	36	35	38	41	40	44	41	45	96	130	131	93	57	41	37
Wed	35	38	37	35	39	42	44	45	43	54	93	117	136	93	59	40	35
Thu	37	38	42	39	41	42	41	42	45	58	128	156	147	100	62	43	36
Fri	36	40	39	38	44	44	43	55	79	118	166	168	127	87	56	45	38
Sat	36	40	39	38	38	38	39	41	43	53	65	72	49	43	42	38	36
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	38	40	41	39	38	36	39	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	37	35	38	41	45	42	41	53	101	123	118	73	42	37	35
Tue	36	37	36	35	38	41	40	44	41	45	96	130	131	93	57	41	37
Wed	35	38	37	35	39	42	44	45	43	54	93	117	136	93	59	40	35
Thu	37	38	42	39	41	42	41	42	45	58	128	156	147	100	62	43	36
Fri	36	40	39	38	44	44	43	55	79	118	166	168	127	87	56	45	38
Sat	36	40	39	38	38	38	39	41	43	53	65	72	49	43	42	38	36
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	38	40	41	39	38	36	39	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	37	35	38	41	45	42	41	53	101	123	118	73	42	37	35
Tue	36	37	36	35	38	41	40	44	41	45	96	130	131	93	57	41	37
Wed	35	38	37	35	39	42	44	45	43	54	93	117	136	93	59	40	35
Thu	37	38	42	39	41	42	41	42	45	58	128	156	147	100	62	43	36
Fri	36	40	39	38	44	44	43	55	79	118	166	168	127	87	56	45	38
Sat	36	40	39	38	38	38	39	41	43	53	65	72	49	43	42	38	36
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	38	40	41	39	38	36	39	40	36