Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to La Cañada Flintridge

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 9% 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 La Cañada Flintridge 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	33	49	68	76	63	53	49	48	48	47	45	45	44	42	38	34	33
Tue	33	57	70	83	72	62	51	47	44	46	45	44	42	40	40	36	33
Wed	34	55	74	80	72	58	50	46	44	43	44	43	42	41	40	36	33
Thu	33	52	69	81	70	56	54	49	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	40	35
Fri	34	50	58	63	56	50	50	50	52	50	49	47	44	44	45	41	35
Sat	33	34	37	38	43	52	55	51	52	50	46	48	46	46	48	42	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	42	47	49	50	50	49	49	51	51	44	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Long Beach to La Cañada Flintridge (via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach to central La Cañada Flintridge 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 La Cañada Flintridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to La Cañada Flintridge?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to La Cañada Flintridge?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1 mile)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	68	76	63	53	49	48	48	47	45	45	44	42	38	34	33
Tue	33	57	70	83	72	62	51	47	44	46	45	44	42	40	40	36	33
Wed	34	55	74	80	72	58	50	46	44	43	44	43	42	41	40	36	33
Thu	33	52	69	81	70	56	54	49	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	40	35
Fri	34	50	58	63	56	50	50	50	52	50	49	47	44	44	45	41	35
Sat	33	34	37	38	43	52	55	51	52	50	46	48	46	46	48	42	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	42	47	49	50	50	49	49	51	51	44	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	68	76	63	53	49	48	48	47	45	45	44	42	38	34	33
Tue	33	57	70	83	72	62	51	47	44	46	45	44	42	40	40	36	33
Wed	34	55	74	80	72	58	50	46	44	43	44	43	42	41	40	36	33
Thu	33	52	69	81	70	56	54	49	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	40	35
Fri	34	50	58	63	56	50	50	50	52	50	49	47	44	44	45	41	35
Sat	33	34	37	38	43	52	55	51	52	50	46	48	46	46	48	42	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	42	47	49	50	50	49	49	51	51	44	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	68	76	63	53	49	48	48	47	45	45	44	42	38	34	33
Tue	33	57	70	83	72	62	51	47	44	46	45	44	42	40	40	36	33
Wed	34	55	74	80	72	58	50	46	44	43	44	43	42	41	40	36	33
Thu	33	52	69	81	70	56	54	49	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	40	35
Fri	34	50	58	63	56	50	50	50	52	50	49	47	44	44	45	41	35
Sat	33	34	37	38	43	52	55	51	52	50	46	48	46	46	48	42	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	42	47	49	50	50	49	49	51	51	44	38