Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Arcadia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-605 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Arcadia 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	36	43	53	56	50	47	47	46	48	53	62	64	64	57	46	39	37
Tue	36	45	57	60	54	50	47	47	49	59	69	70	71	63	50	42	37
Wed	36	45	54	59	54	49	48	47	48	56	65	66	68	60	49	42	38
Thu	36	44	54	56	52	49	49	48	51	59	64	67	67	59	48	42	38
Fri	37	42	50	50	50	49	50	51	56	61	66	63	60	56	49	43	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	46	47	49	50	51	48	46	42	40	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	44	46	44	42	42	41	40	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Long Beach to Arcadia (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-210 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	36	43	53	56	50	47	47	46	48	53	62	64	64	57	46	39	37
Tue	36	45	57	60	54	50	47	47	49	59	69	70	71	63	50	42	37
Wed	36	45	54	59	54	49	48	47	48	56	65	66	68	60	49	42	38
Thu	36	44	54	56	52	49	49	48	51	59	64	67	67	59	48	42	38
Fri	37	42	50	50	50	49	50	51	56	61	66	63	60	56	49	43	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	46	47	49	50	51	48	46	42	40	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	44	46	44	42	42	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	53	56	50	47	47	46	48	53	62	64	64	57	46	39	37
Tue	36	45	57	60	54	50	47	47	49	59	69	70	71	63	50	42	37
Wed	36	45	54	59	54	49	48	47	48	56	65	66	68	60	49	42	38
Thu	36	44	54	56	52	49	49	48	51	59	64	67	67	59	48	42	38
Fri	37	42	50	50	50	49	50	51	56	61	66	63	60	56	49	43	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	46	47	49	50	51	48	46	42	40	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	44	46	44	42	42	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	53	56	50	47	47	46	48	53	62	64	64	57	46	39	37
Tue	36	45	57	60	54	50	47	47	49	59	69	70	71	63	50	42	37
Wed	36	45	54	59	54	49	48	47	48	56	65	66	68	60	49	42	38
Thu	36	44	54	56	52	49	49	48	51	59	64	67	67	59	48	42	38
Fri	37	42	50	50	50	49	50	51	56	61	66	63	60	56	49	43	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	46	47	49	50	51	48	46	42	40	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	42	44	46	44	42	42	41	40	40	37