Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to Long Beach

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Fallbrook 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	86	90	93	92	91	92	93	93	93	93	94	95	94	90	89	87	86
Tue	86	89	93	94	93	93	93	93	93	94	96	99	94	90	89	87	86
Wed	86	89	95	96	96	98	96	96	95	95	102	105	100	96	97	89	86
Thu	86	89	94	95	92	94	93	94	93	93	100	97	95	92	90	88	87
Fri	86	89	93	92	91	93	92	95	94	94	99	96	92	91	89	88	86
Sat	86	86	87	89	90	92	97	100	96	95	93	94	92	90	90	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	87	89	92	97	98	98	98	97	94	92	91	91	90	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Fallbrook to Long Beach (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (29 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 86 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fallbrook to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (2 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (1.6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Long Beach to Fallbrook (return trip) · Fallbrook to San Diego

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	90	93	92	91	92	93	93	93	93	94	95	94	90	89	87	86
Tue	86	89	93	94	93	93	93	93	93	94	96	99	94	90	89	87	86
Wed	86	89	95	96	96	98	96	96	95	95	102	105	100	96	97	89	86
Thu	86	89	94	95	92	94	93	94	93	93	100	97	95	92	90	88	87
Fri	86	89	93	92	91	93	92	95	94	94	99	96	92	91	89	88	86
Sat	86	86	87	89	90	92	97	100	96	95	93	94	92	90	90	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	87	89	92	97	98	98	98	97	94	92	91	91	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	90	93	92	91	92	93	93	93	93	94	95	94	90	89	87	86
Tue	86	89	93	94	93	93	93	93	93	94	96	99	94	90	89	87	86
Wed	86	89	95	96	96	98	96	96	95	95	102	105	100	96	97	89	86
Thu	86	89	94	95	92	94	93	94	93	93	100	97	95	92	90	88	87
Fri	86	89	93	92	91	93	92	95	94	94	99	96	92	91	89	88	86
Sat	86	86	87	89	90	92	97	100	96	95	93	94	92	90	90	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	87	89	92	97	98	98	98	97	94	92	91	91	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	90	93	92	91	92	93	93	93	93	94	95	94	90	89	87	86
Tue	86	89	93	94	93	93	93	93	93	94	96	99	94	90	89	87	86
Wed	86	89	95	96	96	98	96	96	95	95	102	105	100	96	97	89	86
Thu	86	89	94	95	92	94	93	94	93	93	100	97	95	92	90	88	87
Fri	86	89	93	92	91	93	92	95	94	94	99	96	92	91	89	88	86
Sat	86	86	87	89	90	92	97	100	96	95	93	94	92	90	90	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	87	89	92	97	98	98	98	97	94	92	91	91	90	86