Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Castaic

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 105 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Castaic 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	57	58	59	60	61	61	66	66	75	99	143	162	141	105	75	63	59
Tue	57	58	59	60	61	60	61	64	67	90	154	173	146	111	84	65	60
Wed	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	62	68	86	136	160	147	119	88	65	58
Thu	58	59	64	66	65	65	67	71	80	99	149	162	145	112	83	67	59
Fri	58	59	60	63	63	74	71	77	83	100	135	151	136	102	74	65	59
Sat	58	58	59	59	60	71	75	74	69	70	67	71	65	62	61	61	58
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	62	75	86	92	93	82	68	63	65	62	61	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Long Beach to Castaic (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 Castaic 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 Castaic?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 56 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Castaic?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-710 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	57	58	59	60	61	61	66	66	75	99	143	162	141	105	75	63	59
Tue	57	58	59	60	61	60	61	64	67	90	154	173	146	111	84	65	60
Wed	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	62	68	86	136	160	147	119	88	65	58
Thu	58	59	64	66	65	65	67	71	80	99	149	162	145	112	83	67	59
Fri	58	59	60	63	63	74	71	77	83	100	135	151	136	102	74	65	59
Sat	58	58	59	59	60	71	75	74	69	70	67	71	65	62	61	61	58
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	62	75	86	92	93	82	68	63	65	62	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	60	61	61	66	66	75	99	143	162	141	105	75	63	59
Tue	57	58	59	60	61	60	61	64	67	90	154	173	146	111	84	65	60
Wed	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	62	68	86	136	160	147	119	88	65	58
Thu	58	59	64	66	65	65	67	71	80	99	149	162	145	112	83	67	59
Fri	58	59	60	63	63	74	71	77	83	100	135	151	136	102	74	65	59
Sat	58	58	59	59	60	71	75	74	69	70	67	71	65	62	61	61	58
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	62	75	86	92	93	82	68	63	65	62	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	59	60	61	61	66	66	75	99	143	162	141	105	75	63	59
Tue	57	58	59	60	61	60	61	64	67	90	154	173	146	111	84	65	60
Wed	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	62	68	86	136	160	147	119	88	65	58
Thu	58	59	64	66	65	65	67	71	80	99	149	162	145	112	83	67	59
Fri	58	59	60	63	63	74	71	77	83	100	135	151	136	102	74	65	59
Sat	58	58	59	59	60	71	75	74	69	70	67	71	65	62	61	61	58
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	62	75	86	92	93	82	68	63	65	62	61	57