Best Time to Drive from La Crescenta-Montrose to Long Beach

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 57 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 Crescenta-Montrose 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	35	44	46	47	44	46	50	45	49	56	65	72	70	57	42	39	36
Tue	35	39	50	49	46	50	50	49	51	57	71	80	79	64	45	40	36
Wed	35	39	50	48	46	47	50	51	54	62	73	77	78	68	50	43	37
Thu	35	40	49	48	46	49	50	54	55	65	75	81	79	67	48	43	39
Fri	35	40	48	50	50	47	51	56	61	68	73	77	76	60	45	44	39
Sat	36	37	38	41	45	48	52	52	54	56	54	52	53	51	47	47	39
Sun	36	37	38	37	37	46	47	55	53	56	50	51	49	48	45	45	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from La Crescenta-Montrose to Long Beach (via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 81 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Crescenta-Montrose 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 Crescenta-Montrose to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Crescenta-Montrose to Long Beach?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Crescenta-Montrose to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Long Beach to La Crescenta-Montrose (return trip) · La Crescenta-Montrose 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	35	44	46	47	44	46	50	45	49	56	65	72	70	57	42	39	36
Tue	35	39	50	49	46	50	50	49	51	57	71	80	79	64	45	40	36
Wed	35	39	50	48	46	47	50	51	54	62	73	77	78	68	50	43	37
Thu	35	40	49	48	46	49	50	54	55	65	75	81	79	67	48	43	39
Fri	35	40	48	50	50	47	51	56	61	68	73	77	76	60	45	44	39
Sat	36	37	38	41	45	48	52	52	54	56	54	52	53	51	47	47	39
Sun	36	37	38	37	37	46	47	55	53	56	50	51	49	48	45	45	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	44	46	47	44	46	50	45	49	56	65	72	70	57	42	39	36
Tue	35	39	50	49	46	50	50	49	51	57	71	80	79	64	45	40	36
Wed	35	39	50	48	46	47	50	51	54	62	73	77	78	68	50	43	37
Thu	35	40	49	48	46	49	50	54	55	65	75	81	79	67	48	43	39
Fri	35	40	48	50	50	47	51	56	61	68	73	77	76	60	45	44	39
Sat	36	37	38	41	45	48	52	52	54	56	54	52	53	51	47	47	39
Sun	36	37	38	37	37	46	47	55	53	56	50	51	49	48	45	45	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	44	46	47	44	46	50	45	49	56	65	72	70	57	42	39	36
Tue	35	39	50	49	46	50	50	49	51	57	71	80	79	64	45	40	36
Wed	35	39	50	48	46	47	50	51	54	62	73	77	78	68	50	43	37
Thu	35	40	49	48	46	49	50	54	55	65	75	81	79	67	48	43	39
Fri	35	40	48	50	50	47	51	56	61	68	73	77	76	60	45	44	39
Sat	36	37	38	41	45	48	52	52	54	56	54	52	53	51	47	47	39
Sun	36	37	38	37	37	46	47	55	53	56	50	51	49	48	45	45	39