Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Porter Ranch

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-405 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Porter Ranch 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	46	61	86	81	78	72	64	62	64	71	90	90	87	68	52	49	47
Tue	46	76	146	133	108	94	82	67	68	76	91	100	95	77	56	49	47
Wed	46	77	152	143	113	93	79	70	70	75	95	103	100	83	58	51	47
Thu	46	77	138	124	97	93	79	71	68	76	89	101	94	76	57	50	47
Fri	45	78	128	103	83	74	84	78	76	85	90	89	78	64	53	51	47
Sat	48	48	49	51	56	66	74	72	79	80	73	71	66	58	61	54	48
Sun	48	47	49	48	50	54	61	69	84	82	78	64	62	58	56	55	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Long Beach to Porter Ranch (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Porter Ranch?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	61	86	81	78	72	64	62	64	71	90	90	87	68	52	49	47
Tue	46	76	146	133	108	94	82	67	68	76	91	100	95	77	56	49	47
Wed	46	77	152	143	113	93	79	70	70	75	95	103	100	83	58	51	47
Thu	46	77	138	124	97	93	79	71	68	76	89	101	94	76	57	50	47
Fri	45	78	128	103	83	74	84	78	76	85	90	89	78	64	53	51	47
Sat	48	48	49	51	56	66	74	72	79	80	73	71	66	58	61	54	48
Sun	48	47	49	48	50	54	61	69	84	82	78	64	62	58	56	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	61	86	81	78	72	64	62	64	71	90	90	87	68	52	49	47
Tue	46	76	146	133	108	94	82	67	68	76	91	100	95	77	56	49	47
Wed	46	77	152	143	113	93	79	70	70	75	95	103	100	83	58	51	47
Thu	46	77	138	124	97	93	79	71	68	76	89	101	94	76	57	50	47
Fri	45	78	128	103	83	74	84	78	76	85	90	89	78	64	53	51	47
Sat	48	48	49	51	56	66	74	72	79	80	73	71	66	58	61	54	48
Sun	48	47	49	48	50	54	61	69	84	82	78	64	62	58	56	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	61	86	81	78	72	64	62	64	71	90	90	87	68	52	49	47
Tue	46	76	146	133	108	94	82	67	68	76	91	100	95	77	56	49	47
Wed	46	77	152	143	113	93	79	70	70	75	95	103	100	83	58	51	47
Thu	46	77	138	124	97	93	79	71	68	76	89	101	94	76	57	50	47
Fri	45	78	128	103	83	74	84	78	76	85	90	89	78	64	53	51	47
Sat	48	48	49	51	56	66	74	72	79	80	73	71	66	58	61	54	48
Sun	48	47	49	48	50	54	61	69	84	82	78	64	62	58	56	55	48