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Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Long Beach

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-91 West and I-710 South, usually 26 at this time.

Only 11% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fullerton to Long Beach by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2628363832292930293032333332272625
Tue2530424538333131313134353534282625
Wed2531414436323130313134363936302625
Thu2529404337333231313234373836292726
Fri2528313332313031323335373835302625
Sat2626272727272728302930313231282726
Sun2626262526262727272828282928282826

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 45 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (32 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 45 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 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Long Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

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