Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to La Cañada Flintridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 45 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	42	51	56	52	49	46	45	44	46	45	47	47	42	40	35	34
Tue	32	43	54	62	63	53	49	47	47	48	51	50	48	44	41	36	34
Wed	32	42	53	57	57	51	46	44	43	45	48	50	47	43	41	37	34
Thu	32	41	53	55	55	48	46	46	45	47	48	53	49	45	42	39	34
Fri	33	41	47	52	48	46	46	47	47	49	48	47	47	46	44	39	34
Sat	33	34	35	36	38	42	45	43	45	45	45	46	45	44	44	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	42	43	45	44	44	44	44	43	40	35

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 32 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (46 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 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 66 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 32 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 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	42	51	56	52	49	46	45	44	46	45	47	47	42	40	35	34
Tue	32	43	54	62	63	53	49	47	47	48	51	50	48	44	41	36	34
Wed	32	42	53	57	57	51	46	44	43	45	48	50	47	43	41	37	34
Thu	32	41	53	55	55	48	46	46	45	47	48	53	49	45	42	39	34
Fri	33	41	47	52	48	46	46	47	47	49	48	47	47	46	44	39	34
Sat	33	34	35	36	38	42	45	43	45	45	45	46	45	44	44	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	42	43	45	44	44	44	44	43	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	51	56	52	49	46	45	44	46	45	47	47	42	40	35	34
Tue	32	43	54	62	63	53	49	47	47	48	51	50	48	44	41	36	34
Wed	32	42	53	57	57	51	46	44	43	45	48	50	47	43	41	37	34
Thu	32	41	53	55	55	48	46	46	45	47	48	53	49	45	42	39	34
Fri	33	41	47	52	48	46	46	47	47	49	48	47	47	46	44	39	34
Sat	33	34	35	36	38	42	45	43	45	45	45	46	45	44	44	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	42	43	45	44	44	44	44	43	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	51	56	52	49	46	45	44	46	45	47	47	42	40	35	34
Tue	32	43	54	62	63	53	49	47	47	48	51	50	48	44	41	36	34
Wed	32	42	53	57	57	51	46	44	43	45	48	50	47	43	41	37	34
Thu	32	41	53	55	55	48	46	46	45	47	48	53	49	45	42	39	34
Fri	33	41	47	52	48	46	46	47	47	49	48	47	47	46	44	39	34
Sat	33	34	35	36	38	42	45	43	45	45	45	46	45	44	44	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	36	39	42	43	45	44	44	44	44	43	40	35