Best Time to Drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Long Beach

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 5% 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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	34	42	45	45	42	45	49	43	47	54	63	70	68	55	40	38	35
Tue	34	38	48	46	44	48	48	47	49	56	70	77	75	63	43	39	34
Wed	34	38	48	46	43	44	48	49	53	61	72	74	74	66	49	41	36
Thu	34	39	48	46	44	47	49	53	53	63	74	77	76	65	47	41	38
Fri	34	38	46	47	48	45	50	54	60	66	71	74	73	59	43	42	38
Sat	35	35	37	40	44	47	51	50	53	54	52	50	51	50	46	45	38
Sun	35	36	36	36	36	44	46	54	52	54	48	50	47	46	44	43	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Long Beach (via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 4 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Cañada Flintridge 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 La Cañada Flintridge to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Cañada Flintridge to Long Beach?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Cañada Flintridge to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	45	45	42	45	49	43	47	54	63	70	68	55	40	38	35
Tue	34	38	48	46	44	48	48	47	49	56	70	77	75	63	43	39	34
Wed	34	38	48	46	43	44	48	49	53	61	72	74	74	66	49	41	36
Thu	34	39	48	46	44	47	49	53	53	63	74	77	76	65	47	41	38
Fri	34	38	46	47	48	45	50	54	60	66	71	74	73	59	43	42	38
Sat	35	35	37	40	44	47	51	50	53	54	52	50	51	50	46	45	38
Sun	35	36	36	36	36	44	46	54	52	54	48	50	47	46	44	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	45	45	42	45	49	43	47	54	63	70	68	55	40	38	35
Tue	34	38	48	46	44	48	48	47	49	56	70	77	75	63	43	39	34
Wed	34	38	48	46	43	44	48	49	53	61	72	74	74	66	49	41	36
Thu	34	39	48	46	44	47	49	53	53	63	74	77	76	65	47	41	38
Fri	34	38	46	47	48	45	50	54	60	66	71	74	73	59	43	42	38
Sat	35	35	37	40	44	47	51	50	53	54	52	50	51	50	46	45	38
Sun	35	36	36	36	36	44	46	54	52	54	48	50	47	46	44	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	45	45	42	45	49	43	47	54	63	70	68	55	40	38	35
Tue	34	38	48	46	44	48	48	47	49	56	70	77	75	63	43	39	34
Wed	34	38	48	46	43	44	48	49	53	61	72	74	74	66	49	41	36
Thu	34	39	48	46	44	47	49	53	53	63	74	77	76	65	47	41	38
Fri	34	38	46	47	48	45	50	54	60	66	71	74	73	59	43	42	38
Sat	35	35	37	40	44	47	51	50	53	54	52	50	51	50	46	45	38
Sun	35	36	36	36	36	44	46	54	52	54	48	50	47	46	44	43	38