Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to El Camino Real

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 34 minutes via SR-22 East and I-5 South, usually 32 at this time.

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 El Camino Real 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	29	31	37	41	36	31	32	31	32	33	34	35	37	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	32	40	45	38	34	32	33	33	34	35	36	41	35	32	31	30
Wed	29	32	39	44	39	34	33	32	33	34	35	36	40	35	32	32	30
Thu	29	32	38	42	38	33	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	34	31	30	30
Fri	29	31	37	38	35	32	32	32	32	33	35	34	35	32	31	31	30
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Long Beach to El Camino Real (via SR-22 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 13 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 El Camino Real 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 El Camino Real?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to El Camino Real?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 29 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to El Camino Real?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 East in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	37	41	36	31	32	31	32	33	34	35	37	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	32	40	45	38	34	32	33	33	34	35	36	41	35	32	31	30
Wed	29	32	39	44	39	34	33	32	33	34	35	36	40	35	32	32	30
Thu	29	32	38	42	38	33	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	34	31	30	30
Fri	29	31	37	38	35	32	32	32	32	33	35	34	35	32	31	31	30
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	37	41	36	31	32	31	32	33	34	35	37	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	32	40	45	38	34	32	33	33	34	35	36	41	35	32	31	30
Wed	29	32	39	44	39	34	33	32	33	34	35	36	40	35	32	32	30
Thu	29	32	38	42	38	33	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	34	31	30	30
Fri	29	31	37	38	35	32	32	32	32	33	35	34	35	32	31	31	30
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	37	41	36	31	32	31	32	33	34	35	37	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	32	40	45	38	34	32	33	33	34	35	36	41	35	32	31	30
Wed	29	32	39	44	39	34	33	32	33	34	35	36	40	35	32	32	30
Thu	29	32	38	42	38	33	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	34	31	30	30
Fri	29	31	37	38	35	32	32	32	32	33	35	34	35	32	31	31	30
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	29