Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Arcadia

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-605 North, usually 40 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	51	48	49	48	48	53	60	63	60	53	44	40	38
Tue	36	46	57	62	56	50	48	47	47	56	63	65	67	58	48	41	38
Wed	36	45	55	57	53	49	47	47	47	54	59	63	62	58	49	42	37
Thu	37	46	57	57	52	50	48	48	50	57	63	64	66	58	46	42	38
Fri	37	42	50	49	49	49	52	52	57	60	64	61	61	55	47	42	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	42	44	44	45	48	48	49	47	44	43	40	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	43	43	45	43	41	41	40	41	41	38

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 67 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (50 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 8 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 67 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 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Arcadia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 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	51	48	49	48	48	53	60	63	60	53	44	40	38
Tue	36	46	57	62	56	50	48	47	47	56	63	65	67	58	48	41	38
Wed	36	45	55	57	53	49	47	47	47	54	59	63	62	58	49	42	37
Thu	37	46	57	57	52	50	48	48	50	57	63	64	66	58	46	42	38
Fri	37	42	50	49	49	49	52	52	57	60	64	61	61	55	47	42	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	42	44	44	45	48	48	49	47	44	43	40	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	43	43	45	43	41	41	40	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	53	56	51	48	49	48	48	53	60	63	60	53	44	40	38
Tue	36	46	57	62	56	50	48	47	47	56	63	65	67	58	48	41	38
Wed	36	45	55	57	53	49	47	47	47	54	59	63	62	58	49	42	37
Thu	37	46	57	57	52	50	48	48	50	57	63	64	66	58	46	42	38
Fri	37	42	50	49	49	49	52	52	57	60	64	61	61	55	47	42	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	42	44	44	45	48	48	49	47	44	43	40	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	43	43	45	43	41	41	40	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	53	56	51	48	49	48	48	53	60	63	60	53	44	40	38
Tue	36	46	57	62	56	50	48	47	47	56	63	65	67	58	48	41	38
Wed	36	45	55	57	53	49	47	47	47	54	59	63	62	58	49	42	37
Thu	37	46	57	57	52	50	48	48	50	57	63	64	66	58	46	42	38
Fri	37	42	50	49	49	49	52	52	57	60	64	61	61	55	47	42	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	42	44	44	45	48	48	49	47	44	43	40	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	43	43	45	43	41	41	40	41	41	38