Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Long Beach

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-91 West and I-710 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Fullerton 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	26	28	36	42	38	33	32	33	32	35	40	43	45	39	28	26	26
Tue	25	28	42	46	42	38	34	34	35	37	43	46	50	43	29	26	26
Wed	26	28	38	42	39	37	33	34	36	39	43	50	57	47	32	27	26
Thu	25	29	41	44	43	36	36	36	35	41	44	50	55	49	31	27	26
Fri	25	28	32	39	39	35	36	34	39	43	48	54	56	52	35	27	26
Sat	26	27	27	27	27	30	31	34	38	36	37	38	37	35	29	29	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Fullerton to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 25 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Long Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 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 Fullerton (return trip) · Fullerton to Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	36	42	38	33	32	33	32	35	40	43	45	39	28	26	26
Tue	25	28	42	46	42	38	34	34	35	37	43	46	50	43	29	26	26
Wed	26	28	38	42	39	37	33	34	36	39	43	50	57	47	32	27	26
Thu	25	29	41	44	43	36	36	36	35	41	44	50	55	49	31	27	26
Fri	25	28	32	39	39	35	36	34	39	43	48	54	56	52	35	27	26
Sat	26	27	27	27	27	30	31	34	38	36	37	38	37	35	29	29	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	36	42	38	33	32	33	32	35	40	43	45	39	28	26	26
Tue	25	28	42	46	42	38	34	34	35	37	43	46	50	43	29	26	26
Wed	26	28	38	42	39	37	33	34	36	39	43	50	57	47	32	27	26
Thu	25	29	41	44	43	36	36	36	35	41	44	50	55	49	31	27	26
Fri	25	28	32	39	39	35	36	34	39	43	48	54	56	52	35	27	26
Sat	26	27	27	27	27	30	31	34	38	36	37	38	37	35	29	29	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	36	42	38	33	32	33	32	35	40	43	45	39	28	26	26
Tue	25	28	42	46	42	38	34	34	35	37	43	46	50	43	29	26	26
Wed	26	28	38	42	39	37	33	34	36	39	43	50	57	47	32	27	26
Thu	25	29	41	44	43	36	36	36	35	41	44	50	55	49	31	27	26
Fri	25	28	32	39	39	35	36	34	39	43	48	54	56	52	35	27	26
Sat	26	27	27	27	27	30	31	34	38	36	37	38	37	35	29	29	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	27