Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Mead Valley

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-22 East, 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 Mead Valley 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	69	67	79	75	71	72	74	77	78	90	96	100	95	78	71	68	64
Tue	67	69	95	87	76	72	72	73	80	96	105	102	97	80	72	69	64
Wed	69	71	94	85	75	75	75	80	85	91	102	101	97	79	73	72	65
Thu	69	69	88	87	82	74	75	77	86	91	102	105	99	83	74	69	65
Fri	65	68	81	81	81	76	80	86	98	103	111	109	100	86	74	69	65
Sat	64	65	66	68	71	73	74	76	78	81	82	82	76	73	69	69	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	72	71	74	70	69	68	67	67	67	70	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Long Beach to Mead Valley (via SR-91 East and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (26 to 53 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 Mead Valley 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 Mead Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Mead Valley?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 64 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Mead Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (13 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	67	79	75	71	72	74	77	78	90	96	100	95	78	71	68	64
Tue	67	69	95	87	76	72	72	73	80	96	105	102	97	80	72	69	64
Wed	69	71	94	85	75	75	75	80	85	91	102	101	97	79	73	72	65
Thu	69	69	88	87	82	74	75	77	86	91	102	105	99	83	74	69	65
Fri	65	68	81	81	81	76	80	86	98	103	111	109	100	86	74	69	65
Sat	64	65	66	68	71	73	74	76	78	81	82	82	76	73	69	69	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	72	71	74	70	69	68	67	67	67	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	67	79	75	71	72	74	77	78	90	96	100	95	78	71	68	64
Tue	67	69	95	87	76	72	72	73	80	96	105	102	97	80	72	69	64
Wed	69	71	94	85	75	75	75	80	85	91	102	101	97	79	73	72	65
Thu	69	69	88	87	82	74	75	77	86	91	102	105	99	83	74	69	65
Fri	65	68	81	81	81	76	80	86	98	103	111	109	100	86	74	69	65
Sat	64	65	66	68	71	73	74	76	78	81	82	82	76	73	69	69	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	72	71	74	70	69	68	67	67	67	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	67	79	75	71	72	74	77	78	90	96	100	95	78	71	68	64
Tue	67	69	95	87	76	72	72	73	80	96	105	102	97	80	72	69	64
Wed	69	71	94	85	75	75	75	80	85	91	102	101	97	79	73	72	65
Thu	69	69	88	87	82	74	75	77	86	91	102	105	99	83	74	69	65
Fri	65	68	81	81	81	76	80	86	98	103	111	109	100	86	74	69	65
Sat	64	65	66	68	71	73	74	76	78	81	82	82	76	73	69	69	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	72	71	74	70	69	68	67	67	67	70	64