Best Time to Drive from Highland to Long Beach

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 81 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Highland 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	74	91	102	100	86	79	79	78	81	83	89	90	88	78	73	73	71
Tue	74	94	102	105	92	82	79	79	80	85	91	94	95	81	72	71	69
Wed	73	96	110	115	93	83	79	80	81	83	91	95	99	84	76	71	71
Thu	74	92	100	98	91	80	79	80	82	82	92	95	98	84	74	71	69
Fri	72	82	87	89	85	80	80	81	86	88	93	98	95	81	73	71	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	76	79	81	83	82	83	81	79	76	73	71	69
Sun	69	70	70	71	74	75	78	79	79	77	77	75	74	73	74	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Highland to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 67 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 Highland 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 Highland to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 69 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Long Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (14 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Long Beach to Highland (return trip) · Highland 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	74	91	102	100	86	79	79	78	81	83	89	90	88	78	73	73	71
Tue	74	94	102	105	92	82	79	79	80	85	91	94	95	81	72	71	69
Wed	73	96	110	115	93	83	79	80	81	83	91	95	99	84	76	71	71
Thu	74	92	100	98	91	80	79	80	82	82	92	95	98	84	74	71	69
Fri	72	82	87	89	85	80	80	81	86	88	93	98	95	81	73	71	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	76	79	81	83	82	83	81	79	76	73	71	69
Sun	69	70	70	71	74	75	78	79	79	77	77	75	74	73	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	91	102	100	86	79	79	78	81	83	89	90	88	78	73	73	71
Tue	74	94	102	105	92	82	79	79	80	85	91	94	95	81	72	71	69
Wed	73	96	110	115	93	83	79	80	81	83	91	95	99	84	76	71	71
Thu	74	92	100	98	91	80	79	80	82	82	92	95	98	84	74	71	69
Fri	72	82	87	89	85	80	80	81	86	88	93	98	95	81	73	71	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	76	79	81	83	82	83	81	79	76	73	71	69
Sun	69	70	70	71	74	75	78	79	79	77	77	75	74	73	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	91	102	100	86	79	79	78	81	83	89	90	88	78	73	73	71
Tue	74	94	102	105	92	82	79	79	80	85	91	94	95	81	72	71	69
Wed	73	96	110	115	93	83	79	80	81	83	91	95	99	84	76	71	71
Thu	74	92	100	98	91	80	79	80	82	82	92	95	98	84	74	71	69
Fri	72	82	87	89	85	80	80	81	86	88	93	98	95	81	73	71	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	76	79	81	83	82	83	81	79	76	73	71	69
Sun	69	70	70	71	74	75	78	79	79	77	77	75	74	73	74	73	69