Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to San Dimas

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-605 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 23% 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 San Dimas 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	40	42	48	52	52	51	53	53	54	64	72	75	74	63	50	43	41
Tue	40	42	51	57	55	51	51	51	53	66	75	76	77	67	55	45	41
Wed	40	43	48	54	54	51	50	52	53	64	70	75	72	67	56	46	41
Thu	40	43	49	54	52	52	52	52	57	68	74	76	75	65	54	46	41
Fri	40	43	48	50	51	52	58	59	67	74	76	73	72	62	53	48	42
Sat	41	41	42	42	44	46	48	50	51	55	59	60	57	51	48	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	45	46	48	47	46	45	44	44	45	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Long Beach to San Dimas (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 San Dimas 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 San Dimas?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to San Dimas?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to San Dimas?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (9 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	48	52	52	51	53	53	54	64	72	75	74	63	50	43	41
Tue	40	42	51	57	55	51	51	51	53	66	75	76	77	67	55	45	41
Wed	40	43	48	54	54	51	50	52	53	64	70	75	72	67	56	46	41
Thu	40	43	49	54	52	52	52	52	57	68	74	76	75	65	54	46	41
Fri	40	43	48	50	51	52	58	59	67	74	76	73	72	62	53	48	42
Sat	41	41	42	42	44	46	48	50	51	55	59	60	57	51	48	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	45	46	48	47	46	45	44	44	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	48	52	52	51	53	53	54	64	72	75	74	63	50	43	41
Tue	40	42	51	57	55	51	51	51	53	66	75	76	77	67	55	45	41
Wed	40	43	48	54	54	51	50	52	53	64	70	75	72	67	56	46	41
Thu	40	43	49	54	52	52	52	52	57	68	74	76	75	65	54	46	41
Fri	40	43	48	50	51	52	58	59	67	74	76	73	72	62	53	48	42
Sat	41	41	42	42	44	46	48	50	51	55	59	60	57	51	48	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	45	46	48	47	46	45	44	44	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	48	52	52	51	53	53	54	64	72	75	74	63	50	43	41
Tue	40	42	51	57	55	51	51	51	53	66	75	76	77	67	55	45	41
Wed	40	43	48	54	54	51	50	52	53	64	70	75	72	67	56	46	41
Thu	40	43	49	54	52	52	52	52	57	68	74	76	75	65	54	46	41
Fri	40	43	48	50	51	52	58	59	67	74	76	73	72	62	53	48	42
Sat	41	41	42	42	44	46	48	50	51	55	59	60	57	51	48	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	45	46	48	47	46	45	44	44	45	41