Best Time to Drive from El Camino Real to Long Beach

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-22 West and I-5 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 40% 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 El Camino Real 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
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Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	35	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from El Camino Real to Long Beach (via SR-22 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 23 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 El Camino Real 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 El Camino Real to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Camino Real to Long Beach?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 30 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Camino Real to Long Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 West in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North 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

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