Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Santa Paula

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 125 at this time.

Only 2% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Long Beach to Santa Paula (via I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 261 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (166 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (35 to 104 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 Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 261 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Santa Paula?

The 89-mile drive usually takes 90 to 261 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Santa Paula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 261 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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