Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Astoria

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Long Beach to Astoria 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	56	80	103	83	84	81	57	69	106	104	114	125	101	99	103	107	108
Tue	50	77	100	79	93	78	79	88	93	108	113	111	92	98	100	96	113
Wed	49	76	101	78	73	71	77	98	72	103	117	107	96	95	97	104	112
Thu	48	75	110	84	76	104	78	80	87	106	111	120	120	113	105	90	103
Fri	51	93	89	69	99	100	89	88	106	121	77	110	123	102	106	112	110
Sat	64	59	58	71	55	84	73	97	83	117	115	108	111	103	89	97	95
Sun	51	46	53	71	84	68	71	78	80	97	107	109	98	103	99	97	113

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Long Beach to Astoria (via Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (117 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (24 to 65 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 Astoria 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 Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 48 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Astoria?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	80	103	83	84	81	57	69	106	104	114	125	101	99	103	107	108
Tue	50	77	100	79	93	78	79	88	93	108	113	111	92	98	100	96	113
Wed	49	76	101	78	73	71	77	98	72	103	117	107	96	95	97	104	112
Thu	48	75	110	84	76	104	78	80	87	106	111	120	120	113	105	90	103
Fri	51	93	89	69	99	100	89	88	106	121	77	110	123	102	106	112	110
Sat	64	59	58	71	55	84	73	97	83	117	115	108	111	103	89	97	95
Sun	51	46	53	71	84	68	71	78	80	97	107	109	98	103	99	97	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	80	103	83	84	81	57	69	106	104	114	125	101	99	103	107	108
Tue	50	77	100	79	93	78	79	88	93	108	113	111	92	98	100	96	113
Wed	49	76	101	78	73	71	77	98	72	103	117	107	96	95	97	104	112
Thu	48	75	110	84	76	104	78	80	87	106	111	120	120	113	105	90	103
Fri	51	93	89	69	99	100	89	88	106	121	77	110	123	102	106	112	110
Sat	64	59	58	71	55	84	73	97	83	117	115	108	111	103	89	97	95
Sun	51	46	53	71	84	68	71	78	80	97	107	109	98	103	99	97	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	80	103	83	84	81	57	69	106	104	114	125	101	99	103	107	108
Tue	50	77	100	79	93	78	79	88	93	108	113	111	92	98	100	96	113
Wed	49	76	101	78	73	71	77	98	72	103	117	107	96	95	97	104	112
Thu	48	75	110	84	76	104	78	80	87	106	111	120	120	113	105	90	103
Fri	51	93	89	69	99	100	89	88	106	121	77	110	123	102	106	112	110
Sat	64	59	58	71	55	84	73	97	83	117	115	108	111	103	89	97	95
Sun	51	46	53	71	84	68	71	78	80	97	107	109	98	103	99	97	113