Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Long Beach

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-405 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Canyon Country 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	55	87	104	85	67	59	58	57	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	56	54
Tue	54	118	131	100	72	59	57	57	58	58	58	59	61	60	59	62	57
Wed	54	59	66	66	64	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	57	59	57	54
Thu	58	108	119	83	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	59	57
Fri	56	62	68	62	58	60	60	58	58	58	59	60	59	59	59	62	57
Sat	58	61	61	59	60	59	59	66	66	59	60	60	61	58	56	59	54
Sun	55	57	57	55	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	59	58	59	60	61	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Canyon Country to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Long Beach?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Long Beach?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Long Beach to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Anaheim

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	87	104	85	67	59	58	57	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	56	54
Tue	54	118	131	100	72	59	57	57	58	58	58	59	61	60	59	62	57
Wed	54	59	66	66	64	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	57	59	57	54
Thu	58	108	119	83	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	59	57
Fri	56	62	68	62	58	60	60	58	58	58	59	60	59	59	59	62	57
Sat	58	61	61	59	60	59	59	66	66	59	60	60	61	58	56	59	54
Sun	55	57	57	55	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	59	58	59	60	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	87	104	85	67	59	58	57	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	56	54
Tue	54	118	131	100	72	59	57	57	58	58	58	59	61	60	59	62	57
Wed	54	59	66	66	64	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	57	59	57	54
Thu	58	108	119	83	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	59	57
Fri	56	62	68	62	58	60	60	58	58	58	59	60	59	59	59	62	57
Sat	58	61	61	59	60	59	59	66	66	59	60	60	61	58	56	59	54
Sun	55	57	57	55	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	59	58	59	60	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	87	104	85	67	59	58	57	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	56	54
Tue	54	118	131	100	72	59	57	57	58	58	58	59	61	60	59	62	57
Wed	54	59	66	66	64	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	57	59	57	54
Thu	58	108	119	83	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	59	57
Fri	56	62	68	62	58	60	60	58	58	58	59	60	59	59	59	62	57
Sat	58	61	61	59	60	59	59	66	66	59	60	60	61	58	56	59	54
Sun	55	57	57	55	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	59	58	59	60	61	55