Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Long Beach

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-605 South, usually 33 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	33	35	41	44	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	36	34	34	32
Tue	32	34	38	56	39	35	35	35	35	42	35	35	39	35	34	32	32
Wed	33	35	43	50	40	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	38	35	35	33
Thu	33	35	45	50	42	37	36	36	35	36	36	38	38	37	35	34	33
Fri	32	34	37	41	37	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	35	35	33	32
Sat	33	32	32	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	33	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Long Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Long Beach?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 32 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Long Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights 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	33	35	41	44	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	36	34	34	32
Tue	32	34	38	56	39	35	35	35	35	42	35	35	39	35	34	32	32
Wed	33	35	43	50	40	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	38	35	35	33
Thu	33	35	45	50	42	37	36	36	35	36	36	38	38	37	35	34	33
Fri	32	34	37	41	37	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	35	35	33	32
Sat	33	32	32	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	33	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	41	44	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	36	34	34	32
Tue	32	34	38	56	39	35	35	35	35	42	35	35	39	35	34	32	32
Wed	33	35	43	50	40	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	38	35	35	33
Thu	33	35	45	50	42	37	36	36	35	36	36	38	38	37	35	34	33
Fri	32	34	37	41	37	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	35	35	33	32
Sat	33	32	32	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	33	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	41	44	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	36	34	34	32
Tue	32	34	38	56	39	35	35	35	35	42	35	35	39	35	34	32	32
Wed	33	35	43	50	40	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	38	35	35	33
Thu	33	35	45	50	42	37	36	36	35	36	36	38	38	37	35	34	33
Fri	32	34	37	41	37	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	35	35	33	32
Sat	33	32	32	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	33	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32