Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Arcadia

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-605 North, usually 70 at this time.

None 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.

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 75 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Arcadia to Long Beach

Freeway, about 37 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	37	42	49	52	52	51	50	48	48	55	68	70	65	52	43	41	38
Tue	36	44	54	56	55	52	49	48	49	56	70	73	70	57	46	41	38
Wed	37	43	53	58	56	51	49	48	48	57	68	73	70	58	46	41	38
Thu	37	43	54	57	55	52	51	50	51	61	70	75	70	58	46	41	39
Fri	37	41	48	51	53	53	54	54	59	64	74	69	63	54	45	40	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	45	46	48	48	49	47	43	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	37

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 75 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 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	49	52	52	51	50	48	48	55	68	70	65	52	43	41	38
Tue	36	44	54	56	55	52	49	48	49	56	70	73	70	57	46	41	38
Wed	37	43	53	58	56	51	49	48	48	57	68	73	70	58	46	41	38
Thu	37	43	54	57	55	52	51	50	51	61	70	75	70	58	46	41	39
Fri	37	41	48	51	53	53	54	54	59	64	74	69	63	54	45	40	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	45	46	48	48	49	47	43	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	49	52	52	51	50	48	48	55	68	70	65	52	43	41	38
Tue	36	44	54	56	55	52	49	48	49	56	70	73	70	57	46	41	38
Wed	37	43	53	58	56	51	49	48	48	57	68	73	70	58	46	41	38
Thu	37	43	54	57	55	52	51	50	51	61	70	75	70	58	46	41	39
Fri	37	41	48	51	53	53	54	54	59	64	74	69	63	54	45	40	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	45	46	48	48	49	47	43	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	49	52	52	51	50	48	48	55	68	70	65	52	43	41	38
Tue	36	44	54	56	55	52	49	48	49	56	70	73	70	57	46	41	38
Wed	37	43	53	58	56	51	49	48	48	57	68	73	70	58	46	41	38
Thu	37	43	54	57	55	52	51	50	51	61	70	75	70	58	46	41	39
Fri	37	41	48	51	53	53	54	54	59	64	74	69	63	54	45	40	38
Sat	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	45	46	48	48	49	47	43	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	37