Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Sun City

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-22 East, usually 89 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Sun City 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	72	75	78	80	78	77	77	77	78	83	94	96	93	84	78	75	72
Tue	72	76	80	83	81	78	78	78	80	86	97	101	105	94	83	78	73
Wed	72	77	80	83	81	79	78	79	79	87	96	100	97	88	82	79	74
Thu	72	77	80	82	80	78	78	80	82	88	101	103	99	89	82	77	73
Fri	72	74	77	78	78	78	79	86	93	104	111	109	104	93	86	78	75
Sat	72	74	74	74	77	81	85	84	85	88	90	89	91	89	87	85	73
Sun	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	76	75	76	75	74	76	76	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Long Beach to Sun City (via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (19 to 27 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 Sun City 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 Sun City?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Sun City?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 72 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Sun City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	78	80	78	77	77	77	78	83	94	96	93	84	78	75	72
Tue	72	76	80	83	81	78	78	78	80	86	97	101	105	94	83	78	73
Wed	72	77	80	83	81	79	78	79	79	87	96	100	97	88	82	79	74
Thu	72	77	80	82	80	78	78	80	82	88	101	103	99	89	82	77	73
Fri	72	74	77	78	78	78	79	86	93	104	111	109	104	93	86	78	75
Sat	72	74	74	74	77	81	85	84	85	88	90	89	91	89	87	85	73
Sun	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	76	75	76	75	74	76	76	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	78	80	78	77	77	77	78	83	94	96	93	84	78	75	72
Tue	72	76	80	83	81	78	78	78	80	86	97	101	105	94	83	78	73
Wed	72	77	80	83	81	79	78	79	79	87	96	100	97	88	82	79	74
Thu	72	77	80	82	80	78	78	80	82	88	101	103	99	89	82	77	73
Fri	72	74	77	78	78	78	79	86	93	104	111	109	104	93	86	78	75
Sat	72	74	74	74	77	81	85	84	85	88	90	89	91	89	87	85	73
Sun	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	76	75	76	75	74	76	76	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	78	80	78	77	77	77	78	83	94	96	93	84	78	75	72
Tue	72	76	80	83	81	78	78	78	80	86	97	101	105	94	83	78	73
Wed	72	77	80	83	81	79	78	79	79	87	96	100	97	88	82	79	74
Thu	72	77	80	82	80	78	78	80	82	88	101	103	99	89	82	77	73
Fri	72	74	77	78	78	78	79	86	93	104	111	109	104	93	86	78	75
Sat	72	74	74	74	77	81	85	84	85	88	90	89	91	89	87	85	73
Sun	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	76	75	76	75	74	76	76	77	72