Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Washington Heights

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 Washington Heights 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	58	88	114	111	92	94	103	95	110	116	119	125	98	87	87	85	82
Tue	50	84	111	110	96	97	103	105	110	116	119	116	107	90	88	74	87
Wed	49	82	115	99	85	85	94	96	90	108	128	121	106	95	87	81	87
Thu	56	86	115	104	86	99	102	93	96	109	123	123	105	96	84	66	57
Fri	52	92	102	91	93	108	108	114	120	131	144	128	134	122	110	97	89
Sat	55	53	61	71	71	89	91	108	94	116	122	114	103	103	94	91	87
Sun	48	46	51	64	72	70	76	85	91	102	100	102	97	92	89	86	92

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Long Beach to Washington Heights (via I-678 North and I-95 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (22 to 60 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 Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Washington Heights?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 49 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	88	114	111	92	94	103	95	110	116	119	125	98	87	87	85	82
Tue	50	84	111	110	96	97	103	105	110	116	119	116	107	90	88	74	87
Wed	49	82	115	99	85	85	94	96	90	108	128	121	106	95	87	81	87
Thu	56	86	115	104	86	99	102	93	96	109	123	123	105	96	84	66	57
Fri	52	92	102	91	93	108	108	114	120	131	144	128	134	122	110	97	89
Sat	55	53	61	71	71	89	91	108	94	116	122	114	103	103	94	91	87
Sun	48	46	51	64	72	70	76	85	91	102	100	102	97	92	89	86	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	88	114	111	92	94	103	95	110	116	119	125	98	87	87	85	82
Tue	50	84	111	110	96	97	103	105	110	116	119	116	107	90	88	74	87
Wed	49	82	115	99	85	85	94	96	90	108	128	121	106	95	87	81	87
Thu	56	86	115	104	86	99	102	93	96	109	123	123	105	96	84	66	57
Fri	52	92	102	91	93	108	108	114	120	131	144	128	134	122	110	97	89
Sat	55	53	61	71	71	89	91	108	94	116	122	114	103	103	94	91	87
Sun	48	46	51	64	72	70	76	85	91	102	100	102	97	92	89	86	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	88	114	111	92	94	103	95	110	116	119	125	98	87	87	85	82
Tue	50	84	111	110	96	97	103	105	110	116	119	116	107	90	88	74	87
Wed	49	82	115	99	85	85	94	96	90	108	128	121	106	95	87	81	87
Thu	56	86	115	104	86	99	102	93	96	109	123	123	105	96	84	66	57
Fri	52	92	102	91	93	108	108	114	120	131	144	128	134	122	110	97	89
Sat	55	53	61	71	71	89	91	108	94	116	122	114	103	103	94	91	87
Sun	48	46	51	64	72	70	76	85	91	102	100	102	97	92	89	86	92