Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to LGB

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-605 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 2% 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	36	43	42	39	39	40	40	39	43	62	68	81	64	40	36	35
Tue	35	46	60	60	50	47	44	44	42	46	63	80	94	74	49	38	36
Wed	35	46	62	58	50	45	45	43	44	47	62	78	87	73	51	38	35
Thu	36	44	59	58	50	47	47	44	45	52	77	93	97	75	52	39	36
Fri	35	40	46	44	45	46	45	48	53	64	92	109	99	70	48	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	37	37	39	41	44	49	55	59	55	47	41	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	41	42	41	40	38	39	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Arcadia to LGB (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (62 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 22 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 35 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to LGB?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	42	39	39	40	40	39	43	62	68	81	64	40	36	35
Tue	35	46	60	60	50	47	44	44	42	46	63	80	94	74	49	38	36
Wed	35	46	62	58	50	45	45	43	44	47	62	78	87	73	51	38	35
Thu	36	44	59	58	50	47	47	44	45	52	77	93	97	75	52	39	36
Fri	35	40	46	44	45	46	45	48	53	64	92	109	99	70	48	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	37	37	39	41	44	49	55	59	55	47	41	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	41	42	41	40	38	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	42	39	39	40	40	39	43	62	68	81	64	40	36	35
Tue	35	46	60	60	50	47	44	44	42	46	63	80	94	74	49	38	36
Wed	35	46	62	58	50	45	45	43	44	47	62	78	87	73	51	38	35
Thu	36	44	59	58	50	47	47	44	45	52	77	93	97	75	52	39	36
Fri	35	40	46	44	45	46	45	48	53	64	92	109	99	70	48	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	37	37	39	41	44	49	55	59	55	47	41	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	41	42	41	40	38	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	42	39	39	40	40	39	43	62	68	81	64	40	36	35
Tue	35	46	60	60	50	47	44	44	42	46	63	80	94	74	49	38	36
Wed	35	46	62	58	50	45	45	43	44	47	62	78	87	73	51	38	35
Thu	36	44	59	58	50	47	47	44	45	52	77	93	97	75	52	39	36
Fri	35	40	46	44	45	46	45	48	53	64	92	109	99	70	48	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	37	37	39	41	44	49	55	59	55	47	41	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	39	41	42	41	40	38	39	38	36