Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Altadena

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 49 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	40	61	77	84	71	60	56	55	54	53	51	51	51	48	45	40	39
Tue	39	63	76	89	78	68	57	53	51	52	51	51	49	47	46	42	39
Wed	40	62	81	87	78	64	57	52	50	50	51	49	49	47	47	42	39
Thu	39	61	77	87	76	65	61	55	53	52	53	52	50	50	49	45	40
Fri	40	59	66	72	64	58	57	57	59	56	56	54	51	51	52	48	41
Sat	39	40	43	44	51	59	64	60	60	56	53	54	53	53	55	48	42
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	46	49	54	56	56	58	56	55	57	54	51	44

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 39 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (64 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 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 39 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Altadena?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 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	40	61	77	84	71	60	56	55	54	53	51	51	51	48	45	40	39
Tue	39	63	76	89	78	68	57	53	51	52	51	51	49	47	46	42	39
Wed	40	62	81	87	78	64	57	52	50	50	51	49	49	47	47	42	39
Thu	39	61	77	87	76	65	61	55	53	52	53	52	50	50	49	45	40
Fri	40	59	66	72	64	58	57	57	59	56	56	54	51	51	52	48	41
Sat	39	40	43	44	51	59	64	60	60	56	53	54	53	53	55	48	42
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	46	49	54	56	56	58	56	55	57	54	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	61	77	84	71	60	56	55	54	53	51	51	51	48	45	40	39
Tue	39	63	76	89	78	68	57	53	51	52	51	51	49	47	46	42	39
Wed	40	62	81	87	78	64	57	52	50	50	51	49	49	47	47	42	39
Thu	39	61	77	87	76	65	61	55	53	52	53	52	50	50	49	45	40
Fri	40	59	66	72	64	58	57	57	59	56	56	54	51	51	52	48	41
Sat	39	40	43	44	51	59	64	60	60	56	53	54	53	53	55	48	42
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	46	49	54	56	56	58	56	55	57	54	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	61	77	84	71	60	56	55	54	53	51	51	51	48	45	40	39
Tue	39	63	76	89	78	68	57	53	51	52	51	51	49	47	46	42	39
Wed	40	62	81	87	78	64	57	52	50	50	51	49	49	47	47	42	39
Thu	39	61	77	87	76	65	61	55	53	52	53	52	50	50	49	45	40
Fri	40	59	66	72	64	58	57	57	59	56	56	54	51	51	52	48	41
Sat	39	40	43	44	51	59	64	60	60	56	53	54	53	53	55	48	42
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	46	49	54	56	56	58	56	55	57	54	51	44