Best Time to Drive from Castaic to Long Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 84 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 Castaic 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	58	66	80	83	69	64	65	70	87	93	103	103	99	81	64	62	58
Tue	57	76	113	115	84	69	67	108	138	172	208	192	149	109	77	66	58
Wed	57	61	72	92	74	65	68	95	154	209	201	191	157	116	87	68	58
Thu	59	67	99	96	72	68	73	93	149	179	160	149	133	118	97	71	59
Fri	58	60	67	69	64	68	81	132	152	136	115	116	118	102	88	71	59
Sat	59	60	61	61	63	65	74	82	88	95	86	84	75	69	66	64	57
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	61	65	66	69	71	68	70	68	67	67	66	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Castaic to Long Beach (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 209 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Castaic 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 Castaic to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 209 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 209 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Castaic to Long Beach?

Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 209 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Castaic (return trip) · Castaic to Los Angeles · Castaic to Bakersfield · Castaic to Anaheim · Castaic to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	80	83	69	64	65	70	87	93	103	103	99	81	64	62	58
Tue	57	76	113	115	84	69	67	108	138	172	208	192	149	109	77	66	58
Wed	57	61	72	92	74	65	68	95	154	209	201	191	157	116	87	68	58
Thu	59	67	99	96	72	68	73	93	149	179	160	149	133	118	97	71	59
Fri	58	60	67	69	64	68	81	132	152	136	115	116	118	102	88	71	59
Sat	59	60	61	61	63	65	74	82	88	95	86	84	75	69	66	64	57
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	61	65	66	69	71	68	70	68	67	67	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	80	83	69	64	65	70	87	93	103	103	99	81	64	62	58
Tue	57	76	113	115	84	69	67	108	138	172	208	192	149	109	77	66	58
Wed	57	61	72	92	74	65	68	95	154	209	201	191	157	116	87	68	58
Thu	59	67	99	96	72	68	73	93	149	179	160	149	133	118	97	71	59
Fri	58	60	67	69	64	68	81	132	152	136	115	116	118	102	88	71	59
Sat	59	60	61	61	63	65	74	82	88	95	86	84	75	69	66	64	57
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	61	65	66	69	71	68	70	68	67	67	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	80	83	69	64	65	70	87	93	103	103	99	81	64	62	58
Tue	57	76	113	115	84	69	67	108	138	172	208	192	149	109	77	66	58
Wed	57	61	72	92	74	65	68	95	154	209	201	191	157	116	87	68	58
Thu	59	67	99	96	72	68	73	93	149	179	160	149	133	118	97	71	59
Fri	58	60	67	69	64	68	81	132	152	136	115	116	118	102	88	71	59
Sat	59	60	61	61	63	65	74	82	88	95	86	84	75	69	66	64	57
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	61	65	66	69	71	68	70	68	67	67	66	58