Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Stamford

None 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 Stamford 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	80	103	134	117	110	106	111	98	111	113	130	132	120	113	116	114	111
Tue	80	101	136	130	114	115	109	111	115	124	127	126	124	116	116	106	110
Wed	78	103	134	112	110	110	104	103	99	119	135	127	115	117	116	111	114
Thu	86	105	135	118	109	112	114	102	106	121	137	137	135	123	118	103	106
Fri	79	103	120	108	107	113	118	118	140	158	176	157	143	136	131	112	111
Sat	86	82	85	94	91	111	107	107	106	110	119	112	114	118	115	114	109
Sun	81	81	81	90	96	97	98	106	111	114	120	123	118	116	118	108	114

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Long Beach to Stamford (via Hutchinson River Pkwy North and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (126 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (38 to 95 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 Stamford 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 Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 78 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

More drives

Long Beach to Los Angeles · Long Beach to Santa Monica · Long Beach to Pasadena · Long Beach to West Covina · Long Beach to Burbank · Long Beach to Glendale · Long Beach to Santa Clarita · Long Beach to Van Nuys · Long Beach to LAX · Long Beach to Hollywood · Long Beach to Culver City · Long Beach to El Monte

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	103	134	117	110	106	111	98	111	113	130	132	120	113	116	114	111
Tue	80	101	136	130	114	115	109	111	115	124	127	126	124	116	116	106	110
Wed	78	103	134	112	110	110	104	103	99	119	135	127	115	117	116	111	114
Thu	86	105	135	118	109	112	114	102	106	121	137	137	135	123	118	103	106
Fri	79	103	120	108	107	113	118	118	140	158	176	157	143	136	131	112	111
Sat	86	82	85	94	91	111	107	107	106	110	119	112	114	118	115	114	109
Sun	81	81	81	90	96	97	98	106	111	114	120	123	118	116	118	108	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	103	134	117	110	106	111	98	111	113	130	132	120	113	116	114	111
Tue	80	101	136	130	114	115	109	111	115	124	127	126	124	116	116	106	110
Wed	78	103	134	112	110	110	104	103	99	119	135	127	115	117	116	111	114
Thu	86	105	135	118	109	112	114	102	106	121	137	137	135	123	118	103	106
Fri	79	103	120	108	107	113	118	118	140	158	176	157	143	136	131	112	111
Sat	86	82	85	94	91	111	107	107	106	110	119	112	114	118	115	114	109
Sun	81	81	81	90	96	97	98	106	111	114	120	123	118	116	118	108	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	103	134	117	110	106	111	98	111	113	130	132	120	113	116	114	111
Tue	80	101	136	130	114	115	109	111	115	124	127	126	124	116	116	106	110
Wed	78	103	134	112	110	110	104	103	99	119	135	127	115	117	116	111	114
Thu	86	105	135	118	109	112	114	102	106	121	137	137	135	123	118	103	106
Fri	79	103	120	108	107	113	118	118	140	158	176	157	143	136	131	112	111
Sat	86	82	85	94	91	111	107	107	106	110	119	112	114	118	115	114	109
Sun	81	81	81	90	96	97	98	106	111	114	120	123	118	116	118	108	114