Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Monrovia

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-605 North and I-710 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Monrovia 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	34	39	47	50	47	45	46	45	45	49	56	57	56	50	42	37	36
Tue	34	41	50	55	51	46	44	44	44	51	58	59	62	54	44	38	35
Wed	34	40	47	51	49	45	44	44	44	50	54	58	57	52	45	39	35
Thu	34	41	49	51	48	47	46	45	47	53	58	58	61	53	43	39	35
Fri	34	38	44	45	45	46	49	47	52	55	58	55	56	49	43	40	36
Sat	35	36	36	36	37	40	41	43	44	44	46	47	45	42	41	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	40	40	42	40	39	38	38	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Long Beach to Monrovia (via I-605 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Monrovia 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 Monrovia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Monrovia?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Monrovia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	47	50	47	45	46	45	45	49	56	57	56	50	42	37	36
Tue	34	41	50	55	51	46	44	44	44	51	58	59	62	54	44	38	35
Wed	34	40	47	51	49	45	44	44	44	50	54	58	57	52	45	39	35
Thu	34	41	49	51	48	47	46	45	47	53	58	58	61	53	43	39	35
Fri	34	38	44	45	45	46	49	47	52	55	58	55	56	49	43	40	36
Sat	35	36	36	36	37	40	41	43	44	44	46	47	45	42	41	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	40	40	42	40	39	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	47	50	47	45	46	45	45	49	56	57	56	50	42	37	36
Tue	34	41	50	55	51	46	44	44	44	51	58	59	62	54	44	38	35
Wed	34	40	47	51	49	45	44	44	44	50	54	58	57	52	45	39	35
Thu	34	41	49	51	48	47	46	45	47	53	58	58	61	53	43	39	35
Fri	34	38	44	45	45	46	49	47	52	55	58	55	56	49	43	40	36
Sat	35	36	36	36	37	40	41	43	44	44	46	47	45	42	41	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	40	40	42	40	39	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	47	50	47	45	46	45	45	49	56	57	56	50	42	37	36
Tue	34	41	50	55	51	46	44	44	44	51	58	59	62	54	44	38	35
Wed	34	40	47	51	49	45	44	44	44	50	54	58	57	52	45	39	35
Thu	34	41	49	51	48	47	46	45	47	53	58	58	61	53	43	39	35
Fri	34	38	44	45	45	46	49	47	52	55	58	55	56	49	43	40	36
Sat	35	36	36	36	37	40	41	43	44	44	46	47	45	42	41	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	40	40	42	40	39	38	38	38	38	36