Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Long Beach

Right now (12:04 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-605 South, usually 45 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 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	37	40	39	38	40	42	45	43	43	53	96	124	113	74	43	39	37
Tue	37	39	39	37	40	43	42	45	42	46	91	131	123	89	57	43	39
Wed	37	39	39	37	40	43	45	45	44	54	88	121	126	92	60	42	37
Thu	38	40	43	41	42	43	42	43	46	60	134	160	138	98	62	45	38
Fri	38	41	41	40	45	45	45	55	76	128	177	161	125	85	56	46	40
Sat	38	41	41	40	40	40	40	42	45	53	64	69	50	45	43	40	38
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	38	41	42	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Arcadia to Long Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 177 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 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 Arcadia to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 177 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 177 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 177 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	39	38	40	42	45	43	43	53	96	124	113	74	43	39	37
Tue	37	39	39	37	40	43	42	45	42	46	91	131	123	89	57	43	39
Wed	37	39	39	37	40	43	45	45	44	54	88	121	126	92	60	42	37
Thu	38	40	43	41	42	43	42	43	46	60	134	160	138	98	62	45	38
Fri	38	41	41	40	45	45	45	55	76	128	177	161	125	85	56	46	40
Sat	38	41	41	40	40	40	40	42	45	53	64	69	50	45	43	40	38
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	38	41	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	39	38	40	42	45	43	43	53	96	124	113	74	43	39	37
Tue	37	39	39	37	40	43	42	45	42	46	91	131	123	89	57	43	39
Wed	37	39	39	37	40	43	45	45	44	54	88	121	126	92	60	42	37
Thu	38	40	43	41	42	43	42	43	46	60	134	160	138	98	62	45	38
Fri	38	41	41	40	45	45	45	55	76	128	177	161	125	85	56	46	40
Sat	38	41	41	40	40	40	40	42	45	53	64	69	50	45	43	40	38
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	38	41	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	39	38	40	42	45	43	43	53	96	124	113	74	43	39	37
Tue	37	39	39	37	40	43	42	45	42	46	91	131	123	89	57	43	39
Wed	37	39	39	37	40	43	45	45	44	54	88	121	126	92	60	42	37
Thu	38	40	43	41	42	43	42	43	46	60	134	160	138	98	62	45	38
Fri	38	41	41	40	45	45	45	55	76	128	177	161	125	85	56	46	40
Sat	38	41	41	40	40	40	40	42	45	53	64	69	50	45	43	40	38
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	38	41	42	38