Best Time to Drive from Corona to Long Beach

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 72 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Corona 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	44	57	74	74	65	54	51	52	51	53	60	61	64	54	45	45	43
Tue	43	61	81	75	71	61	55	53	55	56	64	64	71	57	48	44	43
Wed	44	57	72	74	71	59	54	53	54	57	66	71	75	62	48	44	43
Thu	43	60	76	75	67	60	54	57	54	60	65	71	75	63	47	44	43
Fri	43	53	60	58	57	55	54	55	58	63	72	74	76	66	50	44	43
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	51	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	51	47	45	43
Sun	43	44	44	45	46	49	49	51	51	51	50	50	48	48	48	48	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Corona to Long Beach (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (33 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Long Beach to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Pasadena · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona to LAX · Corona to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	57	74	74	65	54	51	52	51	53	60	61	64	54	45	45	43
Tue	43	61	81	75	71	61	55	53	55	56	64	64	71	57	48	44	43
Wed	44	57	72	74	71	59	54	53	54	57	66	71	75	62	48	44	43
Thu	43	60	76	75	67	60	54	57	54	60	65	71	75	63	47	44	43
Fri	43	53	60	58	57	55	54	55	58	63	72	74	76	66	50	44	43
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	51	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	51	47	45	43
Sun	43	44	44	45	46	49	49	51	51	51	50	50	48	48	48	48	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	57	74	74	65	54	51	52	51	53	60	61	64	54	45	45	43
Tue	43	61	81	75	71	61	55	53	55	56	64	64	71	57	48	44	43
Wed	44	57	72	74	71	59	54	53	54	57	66	71	75	62	48	44	43
Thu	43	60	76	75	67	60	54	57	54	60	65	71	75	63	47	44	43
Fri	43	53	60	58	57	55	54	55	58	63	72	74	76	66	50	44	43
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	51	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	51	47	45	43
Sun	43	44	44	45	46	49	49	51	51	51	50	50	48	48	48	48	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	57	74	74	65	54	51	52	51	53	60	61	64	54	45	45	43
Tue	43	61	81	75	71	61	55	53	55	56	64	64	71	57	48	44	43
Wed	44	57	72	74	71	59	54	53	54	57	66	71	75	62	48	44	43
Thu	43	60	76	75	67	60	54	57	54	60	65	71	75	63	47	44	43
Fri	43	53	60	58	57	55	54	55	58	63	72	74	76	66	50	44	43
Sat	44	45	45	45	47	51	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	51	47	45	43
Sun	43	44	44	45	46	49	49	51	51	51	50	50	48	48	48	48	43