Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Long Beach

Right now (12:18 am PDT): about 44 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South.

Only 14% 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 Claremont 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	42	67	80	72	69	64	57	58	55	51	52	52	50	48	45	45	44
Tue	42	68	87	76	65	62	59	55	55	52	51	54	54	51	48	47	45
Wed	43	67	90	78	70	63	61	57	54	51	53	52	55	59	62	60	45
Thu	43	70	83	73	69	62	58	55	55	52	52	53	55	53	49	49	45
Fri	42	57	61	59	59	60	56	56	54	55	56	52	55	59	66	64	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	48	50	55	57	56	56	52	51	52	51	48	46	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	47	51	51	54	49	49	48	48	50	54	55	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Claremont to Long Beach (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	67	80	72	69	64	57	58	55	51	52	52	50	48	45	45	44
Tue	42	68	87	76	65	62	59	55	55	52	51	54	54	51	48	47	45
Wed	43	67	90	78	70	63	61	57	54	51	53	52	55	59	62	60	45
Thu	43	70	83	73	69	62	58	55	55	52	52	53	55	53	49	49	45
Fri	42	57	61	59	59	60	56	56	54	55	56	52	55	59	66	64	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	48	50	55	57	56	56	52	51	52	51	48	46	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	47	51	51	54	49	49	48	48	50	54	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	67	80	72	69	64	57	58	55	51	52	52	50	48	45	45	44
Tue	42	68	87	76	65	62	59	55	55	52	51	54	54	51	48	47	45
Wed	43	67	90	78	70	63	61	57	54	51	53	52	55	59	62	60	45
Thu	43	70	83	73	69	62	58	55	55	52	52	53	55	53	49	49	45
Fri	42	57	61	59	59	60	56	56	54	55	56	52	55	59	66	64	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	48	50	55	57	56	56	52	51	52	51	48	46	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	47	51	51	54	49	49	48	48	50	54	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	67	80	72	69	64	57	58	55	51	52	52	50	48	45	45	44
Tue	42	68	87	76	65	62	59	55	55	52	51	54	54	51	48	47	45
Wed	43	67	90	78	70	63	61	57	54	51	53	52	55	59	62	60	45
Thu	43	70	83	73	69	62	58	55	55	52	52	53	55	53	49	49	45
Fri	42	57	61	59	59	60	56	56	54	55	56	52	55	59	66	64	45
Sat	44	45	45	46	48	50	55	57	56	56	52	51	52	51	48	46	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	47	51	51	54	49	49	48	48	50	54	55	47