Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Altadena

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Long Beach to Altadena 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	39	48	58	62	59	56	53	52	51	52	51	53	53	49	46	42	40
Tue	38	50	60	68	70	60	56	54	54	54	58	57	54	50	47	42	40
Wed	39	49	59	63	63	58	53	51	50	53	55	57	54	50	48	44	40
Thu	38	48	60	64	62	55	53	53	52	54	55	60	55	52	49	45	41
Fri	39	48	54	59	55	52	53	54	54	56	54	53	53	53	51	46	40
Sat	40	40	41	42	45	49	51	49	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	45	41
Sun	40	39	39	40	40	42	46	49	49	51	51	50	50	50	49	46	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Long Beach to Altadena (via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach to central Altadena 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 Long Beach to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Altadena?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	58	62	59	56	53	52	51	52	51	53	53	49	46	42	40
Tue	38	50	60	68	70	60	56	54	54	54	58	57	54	50	47	42	40
Wed	39	49	59	63	63	58	53	51	50	53	55	57	54	50	48	44	40
Thu	38	48	60	64	62	55	53	53	52	54	55	60	55	52	49	45	41
Fri	39	48	54	59	55	52	53	54	54	56	54	53	53	53	51	46	40
Sat	40	40	41	42	45	49	51	49	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	45	41
Sun	40	39	39	40	40	42	46	49	49	51	51	50	50	50	49	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	58	62	59	56	53	52	51	52	51	53	53	49	46	42	40
Tue	38	50	60	68	70	60	56	54	54	54	58	57	54	50	47	42	40
Wed	39	49	59	63	63	58	53	51	50	53	55	57	54	50	48	44	40
Thu	38	48	60	64	62	55	53	53	52	54	55	60	55	52	49	45	41
Fri	39	48	54	59	55	52	53	54	54	56	54	53	53	53	51	46	40
Sat	40	40	41	42	45	49	51	49	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	45	41
Sun	40	39	39	40	40	42	46	49	49	51	51	50	50	50	49	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	58	62	59	56	53	52	51	52	51	53	53	49	46	42	40
Tue	38	50	60	68	70	60	56	54	54	54	58	57	54	50	47	42	40
Wed	39	49	59	63	63	58	53	51	50	53	55	57	54	50	48	44	40
Thu	38	48	60	64	62	55	53	53	52	54	55	60	55	52	49	45	41
Fri	39	48	54	59	55	52	53	54	54	56	54	53	53	53	51	46	40
Sat	40	40	41	42	45	49	51	49	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	45	41
Sun	40	39	39	40	40	42	46	49	49	51	51	50	50	50	49	46	41