Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Tujunga

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Tujunga 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	38	59	76	83	69	58	54	53	53	52	51	52	51	47	43	39	38
Tue	38	62	77	89	77	67	56	52	49	51	52	56	53	46	45	40	38
Wed	38	60	81	87	78	63	55	50	49	48	52	54	52	47	45	41	38
Thu	38	57	76	87	75	61	59	53	52	51	54	57	55	49	48	44	40
Fri	38	55	63	69	61	55	55	55	57	57	57	57	51	49	50	46	40
Sat	38	38	42	43	49	56	60	56	57	55	51	52	52	51	53	46	41
Sun	38	37	38	38	40	45	48	53	55	55	56	54	54	55	53	50	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Long Beach to Tujunga (via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 Tujunga 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 Tujunga?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Tujunga?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-2 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	59	76	83	69	58	54	53	53	52	51	52	51	47	43	39	38
Tue	38	62	77	89	77	67	56	52	49	51	52	56	53	46	45	40	38
Wed	38	60	81	87	78	63	55	50	49	48	52	54	52	47	45	41	38
Thu	38	57	76	87	75	61	59	53	52	51	54	57	55	49	48	44	40
Fri	38	55	63	69	61	55	55	55	57	57	57	57	51	49	50	46	40
Sat	38	38	42	43	49	56	60	56	57	55	51	52	52	51	53	46	41
Sun	38	37	38	38	40	45	48	53	55	55	56	54	54	55	53	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	59	76	83	69	58	54	53	53	52	51	52	51	47	43	39	38
Tue	38	62	77	89	77	67	56	52	49	51	52	56	53	46	45	40	38
Wed	38	60	81	87	78	63	55	50	49	48	52	54	52	47	45	41	38
Thu	38	57	76	87	75	61	59	53	52	51	54	57	55	49	48	44	40
Fri	38	55	63	69	61	55	55	55	57	57	57	57	51	49	50	46	40
Sat	38	38	42	43	49	56	60	56	57	55	51	52	52	51	53	46	41
Sun	38	37	38	38	40	45	48	53	55	55	56	54	54	55	53	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	59	76	83	69	58	54	53	53	52	51	52	51	47	43	39	38
Tue	38	62	77	89	77	67	56	52	49	51	52	56	53	46	45	40	38
Wed	38	60	81	87	78	63	55	50	49	48	52	54	52	47	45	41	38
Thu	38	57	76	87	75	61	59	53	52	51	54	57	55	49	48	44	40
Fri	38	55	63	69	61	55	55	55	57	57	57	57	51	49	50	46	40
Sat	38	38	42	43	49	56	60	56	57	55	51	52	52	51	53	46	41
Sun	38	37	38	38	40	45	48	53	55	55	56	54	54	55	53	50	43