Best Time to Drive from LGB to Porter Ranch

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-405 North, usually 72 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 LGB to Porter Ranch 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	44	60	85	80	77	72	64	62	63	70	89	90	88	69	51	48	46
Tue	44	74	143	132	107	94	83	67	68	76	92	101	96	77	56	48	46
Wed	45	75	150	141	112	93	79	71	71	76	97	105	101	84	58	50	46
Thu	45	76	136	123	97	93	79	71	67	75	90	103	95	77	57	49	46
Fri	44	77	128	104	83	74	84	78	77	86	91	90	78	63	52	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	50	55	66	74	73	79	80	73	71	66	58	61	53	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	53	61	69	84	82	78	64	61	57	55	54	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from LGB to Porter Ranch (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 LGB to Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from LGB to Porter Ranch?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	85	80	77	72	64	62	63	70	89	90	88	69	51	48	46
Tue	44	74	143	132	107	94	83	67	68	76	92	101	96	77	56	48	46
Wed	45	75	150	141	112	93	79	71	71	76	97	105	101	84	58	50	46
Thu	45	76	136	123	97	93	79	71	67	75	90	103	95	77	57	49	46
Fri	44	77	128	104	83	74	84	78	77	86	91	90	78	63	52	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	50	55	66	74	73	79	80	73	71	66	58	61	53	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	53	61	69	84	82	78	64	61	57	55	54	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	85	80	77	72	64	62	63	70	89	90	88	69	51	48	46
Tue	44	74	143	132	107	94	83	67	68	76	92	101	96	77	56	48	46
Wed	45	75	150	141	112	93	79	71	71	76	97	105	101	84	58	50	46
Thu	45	76	136	123	97	93	79	71	67	75	90	103	95	77	57	49	46
Fri	44	77	128	104	83	74	84	78	77	86	91	90	78	63	52	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	50	55	66	74	73	79	80	73	71	66	58	61	53	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	53	61	69	84	82	78	64	61	57	55	54	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	85	80	77	72	64	62	63	70	89	90	88	69	51	48	46
Tue	44	74	143	132	107	94	83	67	68	76	92	101	96	77	56	48	46
Wed	45	75	150	141	112	93	79	71	71	76	97	105	101	84	58	50	46
Thu	45	76	136	123	97	93	79	71	67	75	90	103	95	77	57	49	46
Fri	44	77	128	104	83	74	84	78	77	86	91	90	78	63	52	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	50	55	66	74	73	79	80	73	71	66	58	61	53	47
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	53	61	69	84	82	78	64	61	57	55	54	47