Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Long Beach

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-405 South, usually 52 at this time.

None 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 Beverly Hills 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	33	34	37	40	41	41	41	41	45	55	65	71	65	55	42	37	34
Tue	33	34	37	41	42	41	41	42	46	58	73	83	78	64	48	39	34
Wed	33	34	37	42	42	40	41	42	47	60	75	84	78	65	50	41	35
Thu	33	34	37	42	42	41	42	44	50	63	79	87	81	67	52	43	35
Fri	33	34	37	40	41	42	44	48	59	72	81	81	74	62	50	43	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	37	40	43	46	49	51	51	49	45	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	40	40	41	41	40	39	38	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Beverly Hills to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Beverly Hills to downtown Long Beach 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 Beverly Hills to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Beverly Hills to Long Beach?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Beverly Hills (return trip) · Beverly Hills to Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	40	41	41	41	41	45	55	65	71	65	55	42	37	34
Tue	33	34	37	41	42	41	41	42	46	58	73	83	78	64	48	39	34
Wed	33	34	37	42	42	40	41	42	47	60	75	84	78	65	50	41	35
Thu	33	34	37	42	42	41	42	44	50	63	79	87	81	67	52	43	35
Fri	33	34	37	40	41	42	44	48	59	72	81	81	74	62	50	43	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	37	40	43	46	49	51	51	49	45	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	40	40	41	41	40	39	38	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	40	41	41	41	41	45	55	65	71	65	55	42	37	34
Tue	33	34	37	41	42	41	41	42	46	58	73	83	78	64	48	39	34
Wed	33	34	37	42	42	40	41	42	47	60	75	84	78	65	50	41	35
Thu	33	34	37	42	42	41	42	44	50	63	79	87	81	67	52	43	35
Fri	33	34	37	40	41	42	44	48	59	72	81	81	74	62	50	43	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	37	40	43	46	49	51	51	49	45	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	40	40	41	41	40	39	38	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	40	41	41	41	41	45	55	65	71	65	55	42	37	34
Tue	33	34	37	41	42	41	41	42	46	58	73	83	78	64	48	39	34
Wed	33	34	37	42	42	40	41	42	47	60	75	84	78	65	50	41	35
Thu	33	34	37	42	42	41	42	44	50	63	79	87	81	67	52	43	35
Fri	33	34	37	40	41	42	44	48	59	72	81	81	74	62	50	43	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	37	40	43	46	49	51	51	49	45	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	40	40	41	41	40	39	38	37	34