Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Tujunga

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-710 North and SR-2 East and I-5 North, usually 51 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	46	57	62	57	54	51	50	50	51	51	55	53	47	45	40	38
Tue	37	48	60	68	69	58	54	52	52	53	59	61	58	50	45	41	38
Wed	37	46	59	64	62	56	52	49	48	51	56	62	58	50	46	42	39
Thu	37	46	59	62	60	53	51	51	50	52	56	65	59	52	48	43	39
Fri	37	46	53	58	53	51	51	52	53	55	56	56	53	51	49	44	39
Sat	38	38	39	41	43	47	50	48	50	50	50	51	50	49	49	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	44	47	48	49	49	49	48	49	47	44	40

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 37 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Tujunga?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 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	46	57	62	57	54	51	50	50	51	51	55	53	47	45	40	38
Tue	37	48	60	68	69	58	54	52	52	53	59	61	58	50	45	41	38
Wed	37	46	59	64	62	56	52	49	48	51	56	62	58	50	46	42	39
Thu	37	46	59	62	60	53	51	51	50	52	56	65	59	52	48	43	39
Fri	37	46	53	58	53	51	51	52	53	55	56	56	53	51	49	44	39
Sat	38	38	39	41	43	47	50	48	50	50	50	51	50	49	49	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	44	47	48	49	49	49	48	49	47	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	57	62	57	54	51	50	50	51	51	55	53	47	45	40	38
Tue	37	48	60	68	69	58	54	52	52	53	59	61	58	50	45	41	38
Wed	37	46	59	64	62	56	52	49	48	51	56	62	58	50	46	42	39
Thu	37	46	59	62	60	53	51	51	50	52	56	65	59	52	48	43	39
Fri	37	46	53	58	53	51	51	52	53	55	56	56	53	51	49	44	39
Sat	38	38	39	41	43	47	50	48	50	50	50	51	50	49	49	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	44	47	48	49	49	49	48	49	47	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	57	62	57	54	51	50	50	51	51	55	53	47	45	40	38
Tue	37	48	60	68	69	58	54	52	52	53	59	61	58	50	45	41	38
Wed	37	46	59	64	62	56	52	49	48	51	56	62	58	50	46	42	39
Thu	37	46	59	62	60	53	51	51	50	52	56	65	59	52	48	43	39
Fri	37	46	53	58	53	51	51	52	53	55	56	56	53	51	49	44	39
Sat	38	38	39	41	43	47	50	48	50	50	50	51	50	49	49	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	44	47	48	49	49	49	48	49	47	44	40