Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to La Crescenta-Montrose

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-710 North and I-5 North and SR-2 East, usually 43 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 La Crescenta-Montrose 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	35	51	70	78	64	55	51	50	49	48	47	47	47	43	40	36	35
Tue	35	59	72	86	74	63	52	49	46	47	47	48	46	43	42	37	35
Wed	35	57	77	83	74	60	52	47	46	45	47	47	45	43	42	38	35
Thu	35	54	72	83	72	58	56	50	48	47	49	49	47	45	44	41	37
Fri	35	52	60	65	57	52	52	51	54	52	52	50	47	46	47	43	37
Sat	35	35	39	40	46	53	57	53	54	51	48	49	48	48	49	43	38
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	41	44	49	51	51	52	50	50	53	52	46	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Long Beach to La Crescenta-Montrose (via I-710 North and I-5 North and SR-2 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 86 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 La Crescenta-Montrose 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 Crescenta-Montrose?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to La Crescenta-Montrose?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to La Crescenta-Montrose?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	51	70	78	64	55	51	50	49	48	47	47	47	43	40	36	35
Tue	35	59	72	86	74	63	52	49	46	47	47	48	46	43	42	37	35
Wed	35	57	77	83	74	60	52	47	46	45	47	47	45	43	42	38	35
Thu	35	54	72	83	72	58	56	50	48	47	49	49	47	45	44	41	37
Fri	35	52	60	65	57	52	52	51	54	52	52	50	47	46	47	43	37
Sat	35	35	39	40	46	53	57	53	54	51	48	49	48	48	49	43	38
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	41	44	49	51	51	52	50	50	53	52	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	51	70	78	64	55	51	50	49	48	47	47	47	43	40	36	35
Tue	35	59	72	86	74	63	52	49	46	47	47	48	46	43	42	37	35
Wed	35	57	77	83	74	60	52	47	46	45	47	47	45	43	42	38	35
Thu	35	54	72	83	72	58	56	50	48	47	49	49	47	45	44	41	37
Fri	35	52	60	65	57	52	52	51	54	52	52	50	47	46	47	43	37
Sat	35	35	39	40	46	53	57	53	54	51	48	49	48	48	49	43	38
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	41	44	49	51	51	52	50	50	53	52	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	51	70	78	64	55	51	50	49	48	47	47	47	43	40	36	35
Tue	35	59	72	86	74	63	52	49	46	47	47	48	46	43	42	37	35
Wed	35	57	77	83	74	60	52	47	46	45	47	47	45	43	42	38	35
Thu	35	54	72	83	72	58	56	50	48	47	49	49	47	45	44	41	37
Fri	35	52	60	65	57	52	52	51	54	52	52	50	47	46	47	43	37
Sat	35	35	39	40	46	53	57	53	54	51	48	49	48	48	49	43	38
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	41	44	49	51	51	52	50	50	53	52	46	39