Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Canyon Country

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-405 North, usually 110 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	55	61	59	58	57	57	60	61	69	101	144	158	136	100	71	59	55
Tue	55	63	61	59	59	57	58	60	64	87	146	168	145	110	79	61	56
Wed	55	64	61	57	57	56	56	58	65	86	141	162	145	114	84	62	56
Thu	57	65	62	60	61	60	62	66	76	93	144	159	140	107	79	62	56
Fri	55	60	58	59	59	65	63	67	75	95	128	147	130	96	70	61	56
Sat	54	55	55	56	56	62	65	64	61	63	62	65	61	58	57	57	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	57	63	69	73	73	72	60	57	58	57	57	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 55 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (73 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 17 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 55 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 55 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 168 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	55	61	59	58	57	57	60	61	69	101	144	158	136	100	71	59	55
Tue	55	63	61	59	59	57	58	60	64	87	146	168	145	110	79	61	56
Wed	55	64	61	57	57	56	56	58	65	86	141	162	145	114	84	62	56
Thu	57	65	62	60	61	60	62	66	76	93	144	159	140	107	79	62	56
Fri	55	60	58	59	59	65	63	67	75	95	128	147	130	96	70	61	56
Sat	54	55	55	56	56	62	65	64	61	63	62	65	61	58	57	57	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	57	63	69	73	73	72	60	57	58	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	59	58	57	57	60	61	69	101	144	158	136	100	71	59	55
Tue	55	63	61	59	59	57	58	60	64	87	146	168	145	110	79	61	56
Wed	55	64	61	57	57	56	56	58	65	86	141	162	145	114	84	62	56
Thu	57	65	62	60	61	60	62	66	76	93	144	159	140	107	79	62	56
Fri	55	60	58	59	59	65	63	67	75	95	128	147	130	96	70	61	56
Sat	54	55	55	56	56	62	65	64	61	63	62	65	61	58	57	57	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	57	63	69	73	73	72	60	57	58	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	59	58	57	57	60	61	69	101	144	158	136	100	71	59	55
Tue	55	63	61	59	59	57	58	60	64	87	146	168	145	110	79	61	56
Wed	55	64	61	57	57	56	56	58	65	86	141	162	145	114	84	62	56
Thu	57	65	62	60	61	60	62	66	76	93	144	159	140	107	79	62	56
Fri	55	60	58	59	59	65	63	67	75	95	128	147	130	96	70	61	56
Sat	54	55	55	56	56	62	65	64	61	63	62	65	61	58	57	57	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	54	57	63	69	73	73	72	60	57	58	57	57	54