Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Mead Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 89 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-22 East, usually 84 at this time.

Only 12% 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	72	67	80	77	71	72	74	76	80	92	100	100	97	77	70	68	64
Tue	70	70	96	89	78	73	73	75	82	99	109	106	98	80	72	70	64
Wed	69	72	94	87	77	76	75	81	87	95	106	105	101	81	73	72	66
Thu	74	71	90	94	88	75	79	84	95	101	108	112	107	91	73	68	64
Fri	71	69	89	94	83	82	87	91	95	104	108	114	109	93	73	69	65
Sat	64	64	66	67	71	72	77	79	80	83	82	83	80	75	72	70	64
Sun	64	64	65	65	66	68	75	73	83	80	76	69	70	71	69	69	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 117 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (84 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 57 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 after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 117 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 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Mead Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	72	67	80	77	71	72	74	76	80	92	100	100	97	77	70	68	64
Tue	70	70	96	89	78	73	73	75	82	99	109	106	98	80	72	70	64
Wed	69	72	94	87	77	76	75	81	87	95	106	105	101	81	73	72	66
Thu	74	71	90	94	88	75	79	84	95	101	108	112	107	91	73	68	64
Fri	71	69	89	94	83	82	87	91	95	104	108	114	109	93	73	69	65
Sat	64	64	66	67	71	72	77	79	80	83	82	83	80	75	72	70	64
Sun	64	64	65	65	66	68	75	73	83	80	76	69	70	71	69	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	67	80	77	71	72	74	76	80	92	100	100	97	77	70	68	64
Tue	70	70	96	89	78	73	73	75	82	99	109	106	98	80	72	70	64
Wed	69	72	94	87	77	76	75	81	87	95	106	105	101	81	73	72	66
Thu	74	71	90	94	88	75	79	84	95	101	108	112	107	91	73	68	64
Fri	71	69	89	94	83	82	87	91	95	104	108	114	109	93	73	69	65
Sat	64	64	66	67	71	72	77	79	80	83	82	83	80	75	72	70	64
Sun	64	64	65	65	66	68	75	73	83	80	76	69	70	71	69	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	67	80	77	71	72	74	76	80	92	100	100	97	77	70	68	64
Tue	70	70	96	89	78	73	73	75	82	99	109	106	98	80	72	70	64
Wed	69	72	94	87	77	76	75	81	87	95	106	105	101	81	73	72	66
Thu	74	71	90	94	88	75	79	84	95	101	108	112	107	91	73	68	64
Fri	71	69	89	94	83	82	87	91	95	104	108	114	109	93	73	69	65
Sat	64	64	66	67	71	72	77	79	80	83	82	83	80	75	72	70	64
Sun	64	64	65	65	66	68	75	73	83	80	76	69	70	71	69	69	64