Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Corona

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 51 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Corona 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	42	44	50	53	50	49	50	52	52	54	59	60	58	53	48	46	42
Tue	41	45	52	56	54	50	48	50	52	56	60	60	57	53	50	46	42
Wed	41	45	53	55	55	50	50	51	51	56	61	61	59	55	51	48	43
Thu	41	46	53	55	53	51	51	51	52	55	58	61	59	57	51	47	43
Fri	41	44	50	51	52	51	51	53	55	62	64	64	60	54	49	46	43
Sat	42	43	45	45	47	46	47	47	49	52	54	55	51	49	46	47	43
Sun	42	42	42	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	48	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Long Beach to Corona (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) to central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Corona?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (33 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East 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	42	44	50	53	50	49	50	52	52	54	59	60	58	53	48	46	42
Tue	41	45	52	56	54	50	48	50	52	56	60	60	57	53	50	46	42
Wed	41	45	53	55	55	50	50	51	51	56	61	61	59	55	51	48	43
Thu	41	46	53	55	53	51	51	51	52	55	58	61	59	57	51	47	43
Fri	41	44	50	51	52	51	51	53	55	62	64	64	60	54	49	46	43
Sat	42	43	45	45	47	46	47	47	49	52	54	55	51	49	46	47	43
Sun	42	42	42	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	50	53	50	49	50	52	52	54	59	60	58	53	48	46	42
Tue	41	45	52	56	54	50	48	50	52	56	60	60	57	53	50	46	42
Wed	41	45	53	55	55	50	50	51	51	56	61	61	59	55	51	48	43
Thu	41	46	53	55	53	51	51	51	52	55	58	61	59	57	51	47	43
Fri	41	44	50	51	52	51	51	53	55	62	64	64	60	54	49	46	43
Sat	42	43	45	45	47	46	47	47	49	52	54	55	51	49	46	47	43
Sun	42	42	42	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	50	53	50	49	50	52	52	54	59	60	58	53	48	46	42
Tue	41	45	52	56	54	50	48	50	52	56	60	60	57	53	50	46	42
Wed	41	45	53	55	55	50	50	51	51	56	61	61	59	55	51	48	43
Thu	41	46	53	55	53	51	51	51	52	55	58	61	59	57	51	47	43
Fri	41	44	50	51	52	51	51	53	55	62	64	64	60	54	49	46	43
Sat	42	43	45	45	47	46	47	47	49	52	54	55	51	49	46	47	43
Sun	42	42	42	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	48	42