Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Porter Ranch

Right now (8:32 am PDT): about 85 minutes via I-405 North, usually 80 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.

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Long Beach to Porter Ranch (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to Long Beach

Freeway, about 47 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	55	67	69	67	64	62	60	61	69	83	88	79	63	53	50	48
Tue	46	57	76	79	73	67	62	60	61	70	84	89	82	68	55	50	47
Wed	46	58	78	82	77	68	64	61	62	72	86	91	85	70	57	51	48
Thu	46	58	75	80	74	68	65	63	65	76	89	93	85	70	57	51	48
Fri	46	55	67	71	69	67	68	67	70	82	89	86	76	64	54	50	47
Sat	46	47	48	49	51	55	58	60	62	63	62	60	59	55	53	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	59	59	58	56	55	53	52	51	48

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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

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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	55	67	69	67	64	62	60	61	69	83	88	79	63	53	50	48
Tue	46	57	76	79	73	67	62	60	61	70	84	89	82	68	55	50	47
Wed	46	58	78	82	77	68	64	61	62	72	86	91	85	70	57	51	48
Thu	46	58	75	80	74	68	65	63	65	76	89	93	85	70	57	51	48
Fri	46	55	67	71	69	67	68	67	70	82	89	86	76	64	54	50	47
Sat	46	47	48	49	51	55	58	60	62	63	62	60	59	55	53	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	59	59	58	56	55	53	52	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	55	67	69	67	64	62	60	61	69	83	88	79	63	53	50	48
Tue	46	57	76	79	73	67	62	60	61	70	84	89	82	68	55	50	47
Wed	46	58	78	82	77	68	64	61	62	72	86	91	85	70	57	51	48
Thu	46	58	75	80	74	68	65	63	65	76	89	93	85	70	57	51	48
Fri	46	55	67	71	69	67	68	67	70	82	89	86	76	64	54	50	47
Sat	46	47	48	49	51	55	58	60	62	63	62	60	59	55	53	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	59	59	58	56	55	53	52	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	55	67	69	67	64	62	60	61	69	83	88	79	63	53	50	48
Tue	46	57	76	79	73	67	62	60	61	70	84	89	82	68	55	50	47
Wed	46	58	78	82	77	68	64	61	62	72	86	91	85	70	57	51	48
Thu	46	58	75	80	74	68	65	63	65	76	89	93	85	70	57	51	48
Fri	46	55	67	71	69	67	68	67	70	82	89	86	76	64	54	50	47
Sat	46	47	48	49	51	55	58	60	62	63	62	60	59	55	53	50	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	59	59	58	56	55	53	52	51	48