Best Time to Drive from Azusa to Long Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 48 minutes via I-605 South, usually 46 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 Azusa 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	35	39	54	53	44	40	41	40	39	40	42	40	40	39	36	36	35
Tue	35	47	68	70	54	46	44	42	41	42	44	46	47	45	38	36	35
Wed	36	47	72	67	52	44	44	42	42	43	48	47	50	47	41	36	35
Thu	35	46	68	67	52	47	46	42	42	43	47	49	49	47	39	37	35
Fri	34	41	48	46	44	44	44	43	44	46	49	51	52	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	36	38	37	38	38	40	42	42	43	45	48	47	44	41	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	45	42	41	40	38	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Azusa to Long Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Azusa to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 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) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	54	53	44	40	41	40	39	40	42	40	40	39	36	36	35
Tue	35	47	68	70	54	46	44	42	41	42	44	46	47	45	38	36	35
Wed	36	47	72	67	52	44	44	42	42	43	48	47	50	47	41	36	35
Thu	35	46	68	67	52	47	46	42	42	43	47	49	49	47	39	37	35
Fri	34	41	48	46	44	44	44	43	44	46	49	51	52	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	36	38	37	38	38	40	42	42	43	45	48	47	44	41	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	45	42	41	40	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	54	53	44	40	41	40	39	40	42	40	40	39	36	36	35
Tue	35	47	68	70	54	46	44	42	41	42	44	46	47	45	38	36	35
Wed	36	47	72	67	52	44	44	42	42	43	48	47	50	47	41	36	35
Thu	35	46	68	67	52	47	46	42	42	43	47	49	49	47	39	37	35
Fri	34	41	48	46	44	44	44	43	44	46	49	51	52	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	36	38	37	38	38	40	42	42	43	45	48	47	44	41	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	45	42	41	40	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	54	53	44	40	41	40	39	40	42	40	40	39	36	36	35
Tue	35	47	68	70	54	46	44	42	41	42	44	46	47	45	38	36	35
Wed	36	47	72	67	52	44	44	42	42	43	48	47	50	47	41	36	35
Thu	35	46	68	67	52	47	46	42	42	43	47	49	49	47	39	37	35
Fri	34	41	48	46	44	44	44	43	44	46	49	51	52	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	36	38	37	38	38	40	42	42	43	45	48	47	44	41	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	39	40	45	42	41	40	38	38	38	36