Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Canyon Country

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-405 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Canyon Country 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	53	70	93	87	84	80	72	69	71	72	87	87	89	73	59	57	55
Tue	53	86	152	137	112	98	87	71	71	74	87	98	98	82	65	58	55
Wed	53	87	159	147	116	97	82	74	73	74	89	92	94	85	64	58	54
Thu	53	87	146	130	104	100	86	77	73	78	89	98	93	80	64	58	54
Fri	53	83	133	108	91	83	94	88	83	86	90	88	79	70	61	59	54
Sat	55	55	56	58	61	73	83	79	86	86	78	76	71	63	67	61	55
Sun	54	54	56	55	56	60	73	85	103	102	90	72	68	65	63	62	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Long Beach to Canyon Country (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 14 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 Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Canyon Country?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 53 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	70	93	87	84	80	72	69	71	72	87	87	89	73	59	57	55
Tue	53	86	152	137	112	98	87	71	71	74	87	98	98	82	65	58	55
Wed	53	87	159	147	116	97	82	74	73	74	89	92	94	85	64	58	54
Thu	53	87	146	130	104	100	86	77	73	78	89	98	93	80	64	58	54
Fri	53	83	133	108	91	83	94	88	83	86	90	88	79	70	61	59	54
Sat	55	55	56	58	61	73	83	79	86	86	78	76	71	63	67	61	55
Sun	54	54	56	55	56	60	73	85	103	102	90	72	68	65	63	62	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	70	93	87	84	80	72	69	71	72	87	87	89	73	59	57	55
Tue	53	86	152	137	112	98	87	71	71	74	87	98	98	82	65	58	55
Wed	53	87	159	147	116	97	82	74	73	74	89	92	94	85	64	58	54
Thu	53	87	146	130	104	100	86	77	73	78	89	98	93	80	64	58	54
Fri	53	83	133	108	91	83	94	88	83	86	90	88	79	70	61	59	54
Sat	55	55	56	58	61	73	83	79	86	86	78	76	71	63	67	61	55
Sun	54	54	56	55	56	60	73	85	103	102	90	72	68	65	63	62	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	70	93	87	84	80	72	69	71	72	87	87	89	73	59	57	55
Tue	53	86	152	137	112	98	87	71	71	74	87	98	98	82	65	58	55
Wed	53	87	159	147	116	97	82	74	73	74	89	92	94	85	64	58	54
Thu	53	87	146	130	104	100	86	77	73	78	89	98	93	80	64	58	54
Fri	53	83	133	108	91	83	94	88	83	86	90	88	79	70	61	59	54
Sat	55	55	56	58	61	73	83	79	86	86	78	76	71	63	67	61	55
Sun	54	54	56	55	56	60	73	85	103	102	90	72	68	65	63	62	54