Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Long Beach

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-91 West and I-710 South, usually 33 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Habra 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	32	34	43	52	45	38	38	39	38	41	48	49	52	44	33	33	32
Tue	32	35	51	56	52	44	41	40	41	43	50	53	58	48	35	32	32
Wed	32	35	46	53	49	42	39	41	42	44	49	58	65	53	37	33	32
Thu	32	35	49	57	53	43	43	44	42	48	52	58	62	55	36	33	32
Fri	32	34	39	45	45	41	42	40	45	50	56	62	62	57	40	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	37	37	40	44	42	42	44	44	40	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	36	35	35	35	36	36	37	36	35	36	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from La Habra to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 Habra to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 32 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Long Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Long Beach to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra 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	32	34	43	52	45	38	38	39	38	41	48	49	52	44	33	33	32
Tue	32	35	51	56	52	44	41	40	41	43	50	53	58	48	35	32	32
Wed	32	35	46	53	49	42	39	41	42	44	49	58	65	53	37	33	32
Thu	32	35	49	57	53	43	43	44	42	48	52	58	62	55	36	33	32
Fri	32	34	39	45	45	41	42	40	45	50	56	62	62	57	40	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	37	37	40	44	42	42	44	44	40	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	36	35	35	35	36	36	37	36	35	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	43	52	45	38	38	39	38	41	48	49	52	44	33	33	32
Tue	32	35	51	56	52	44	41	40	41	43	50	53	58	48	35	32	32
Wed	32	35	46	53	49	42	39	41	42	44	49	58	65	53	37	33	32
Thu	32	35	49	57	53	43	43	44	42	48	52	58	62	55	36	33	32
Fri	32	34	39	45	45	41	42	40	45	50	56	62	62	57	40	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	37	37	40	44	42	42	44	44	40	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	36	35	35	35	36	36	37	36	35	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	43	52	45	38	38	39	38	41	48	49	52	44	33	33	32
Tue	32	35	51	56	52	44	41	40	41	43	50	53	58	48	35	32	32
Wed	32	35	46	53	49	42	39	41	42	44	49	58	65	53	37	33	32
Thu	32	35	49	57	53	43	43	44	42	48	52	58	62	55	36	33	32
Fri	32	34	39	45	45	41	42	40	45	50	56	62	62	57	40	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	37	37	40	44	42	42	44	44	40	35	34	33
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	36	35	35	35	36	36	37	36	35	36	35	33