Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Los Angeles

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 35 minutes via I-710 North, usually 33 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Los Angeles 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	24	37	51	56	43	34	32	31	30	30	29	28	29	27	25	23	23
Tue	23	40	51	61	49	41	32	30	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	24	23
Wed	24	39	55	59	49	38	32	30	28	27	28	28	26	26	25	24	23
Thu	23	37	50	60	48	38	36	32	30	29	30	29	28	27	27	26	25
Fri	24	37	41	46	38	33	33	33	36	33	34	31	29	30	30	27	25
Sat	23	23	27	27	29	36	38	36	35	32	29	30	30	29	30	27	25
Sun	23	22	23	23	25	28	28	32	33	32	31	32	32	34	33	32	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Long Beach to Los Angeles (via I-710 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 (Pacific Avenue) to Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Los Angeles?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 23 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	37	51	56	43	34	32	31	30	30	29	28	29	27	25	23	23
Tue	23	40	51	61	49	41	32	30	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	24	23
Wed	24	39	55	59	49	38	32	30	28	27	28	28	26	26	25	24	23
Thu	23	37	50	60	48	38	36	32	30	29	30	29	28	27	27	26	25
Fri	24	37	41	46	38	33	33	33	36	33	34	31	29	30	30	27	25
Sat	23	23	27	27	29	36	38	36	35	32	29	30	30	29	30	27	25
Sun	23	22	23	23	25	28	28	32	33	32	31	32	32	34	33	32	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	37	51	56	43	34	32	31	30	30	29	28	29	27	25	23	23
Tue	23	40	51	61	49	41	32	30	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	24	23
Wed	24	39	55	59	49	38	32	30	28	27	28	28	26	26	25	24	23
Thu	23	37	50	60	48	38	36	32	30	29	30	29	28	27	27	26	25
Fri	24	37	41	46	38	33	33	33	36	33	34	31	29	30	30	27	25
Sat	23	23	27	27	29	36	38	36	35	32	29	30	30	29	30	27	25
Sun	23	22	23	23	25	28	28	32	33	32	31	32	32	34	33	32	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	37	51	56	43	34	32	31	30	30	29	28	29	27	25	23	23
Tue	23	40	51	61	49	41	32	30	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	24	23
Wed	24	39	55	59	49	38	32	30	28	27	28	28	26	26	25	24	23
Thu	23	37	50	60	48	38	36	32	30	29	30	29	28	27	27	26	25
Fri	24	37	41	46	38	33	33	33	36	33	34	31	29	30	30	27	25
Sat	23	23	27	27	29	36	38	36	35	32	29	30	30	29	30	27	25
Sun	23	22	23	23	25	28	28	32	33	32	31	32	32	34	33	32	27