Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Fallbrook

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-5 South and SR-73 South and I-405 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Fallbrook 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	89	94	92	96	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	90	90	88	88	87
Tue	88	93	93	97	96	92	92	92	91	91	92	92	92	90	88	88	87
Wed	88	92	94	95	96	95	93	91	92	93	92	93	94	91	90	91	88
Thu	88	93	94	96	97	94	92	92	92	92	97	93	93	91	89	89	87
Fri	88	92	91	93	93	93	102	106	113	118	122	117	105	91	89	88	87
Sat	87	87	89	91	106	117	115	116	112	108	112	109	100	94	89	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	89	90	95	97	96	94	94	92	90	91	90	90	88	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Long Beach to Fallbrook (via I-5 South and SR-73 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (30 to 36 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 Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 87 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Fallbrook?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (14 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (13 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	94	92	96	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	90	90	88	88	87
Tue	88	93	93	97	96	92	92	92	91	91	92	92	92	90	88	88	87
Wed	88	92	94	95	96	95	93	91	92	93	92	93	94	91	90	91	88
Thu	88	93	94	96	97	94	92	92	92	92	97	93	93	91	89	89	87
Fri	88	92	91	93	93	93	102	106	113	118	122	117	105	91	89	88	87
Sat	87	87	89	91	106	117	115	116	112	108	112	109	100	94	89	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	89	90	95	97	96	94	94	92	90	91	90	90	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	94	92	96	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	90	90	88	88	87
Tue	88	93	93	97	96	92	92	92	91	91	92	92	92	90	88	88	87
Wed	88	92	94	95	96	95	93	91	92	93	92	93	94	91	90	91	88
Thu	88	93	94	96	97	94	92	92	92	92	97	93	93	91	89	89	87
Fri	88	92	91	93	93	93	102	106	113	118	122	117	105	91	89	88	87
Sat	87	87	89	91	106	117	115	116	112	108	112	109	100	94	89	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	89	90	95	97	96	94	94	92	90	91	90	90	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	94	92	96	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	90	90	88	88	87
Tue	88	93	93	97	96	92	92	92	91	91	92	92	92	90	88	88	87
Wed	88	92	94	95	96	95	93	91	92	93	92	93	94	91	90	91	88
Thu	88	93	94	96	97	94	92	92	92	92	97	93	93	91	89	89	87
Fri	88	92	91	93	93	93	102	106	113	118	122	117	105	91	89	88	87
Sat	87	87	89	91	106	117	115	116	112	108	112	109	100	94	89	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	89	90	95	97	96	94	94	92	90	91	90	90	88	87