Best Time to Drive from Brea to Long Beach

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-22 West and SR-57 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Brea 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	29	32	36	38	37	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	31	30	29
Tue	29	32	38	39	38	34	34	35	35	34	37	39	41	37	31	30	29
Wed	29	32	38	40	40	38	36	36	35	35	37	39	41	39	33	33	29
Thu	29	32	38	39	37	35	35	35	36	34	35	39	40	37	32	30	30
Fri	29	31	36	38	37	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	38	36	32	30	29
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	32	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Brea to Long Beach (via SR-22 West and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Long Beach to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	36	38	37	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	31	30	29
Tue	29	32	38	39	38	34	34	35	35	34	37	39	41	37	31	30	29
Wed	29	32	38	40	40	38	36	36	35	35	37	39	41	39	33	33	29
Thu	29	32	38	39	37	35	35	35	36	34	35	39	40	37	32	30	30
Fri	29	31	36	38	37	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	38	36	32	30	29
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	32	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	36	38	37	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	31	30	29
Tue	29	32	38	39	38	34	34	35	35	34	37	39	41	37	31	30	29
Wed	29	32	38	40	40	38	36	36	35	35	37	39	41	39	33	33	29
Thu	29	32	38	39	37	35	35	35	36	34	35	39	40	37	32	30	30
Fri	29	31	36	38	37	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	38	36	32	30	29
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	32	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	36	38	37	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	31	30	29
Tue	29	32	38	39	38	34	34	35	35	34	37	39	41	37	31	30	29
Wed	29	32	38	40	40	38	36	36	35	35	37	39	41	39	33	33	29
Thu	29	32	38	39	37	35	35	35	36	34	35	39	40	37	32	30	30
Fri	29	31	36	38	37	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	38	36	32	30	29
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	32	31	31	31	30