Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Woodland Hills

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-405 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Woodland Hills 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	41	41	42	43	43	43	45	47	52	89	135	147	124	88	58	46	42
Tue	41	41	43	43	43	43	45	47	52	83	148	159	133	97	65	47	42
Wed	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	46	53	76	134	153	136	104	72	49	44
Thu	44	44	44	45	46	45	47	51	63	78	125	145	124	92	65	48	43
Fri	42	42	43	45	45	45	46	48	57	81	114	134	114	81	56	46	43
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	46	47	51	48	45	44	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Long Beach to Woodland Hills (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Woodland Hills?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	43	43	43	45	47	52	89	135	147	124	88	58	46	42
Tue	41	41	43	43	43	43	45	47	52	83	148	159	133	97	65	47	42
Wed	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	46	53	76	134	153	136	104	72	49	44
Thu	44	44	44	45	46	45	47	51	63	78	125	145	124	92	65	48	43
Fri	42	42	43	45	45	45	46	48	57	81	114	134	114	81	56	46	43
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	46	47	51	48	45	44	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	43	43	43	45	47	52	89	135	147	124	88	58	46	42
Tue	41	41	43	43	43	43	45	47	52	83	148	159	133	97	65	47	42
Wed	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	46	53	76	134	153	136	104	72	49	44
Thu	44	44	44	45	46	45	47	51	63	78	125	145	124	92	65	48	43
Fri	42	42	43	45	45	45	46	48	57	81	114	134	114	81	56	46	43
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	46	47	51	48	45	44	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	43	43	43	45	47	52	89	135	147	124	88	58	46	42
Tue	41	41	43	43	43	43	45	47	52	83	148	159	133	97	65	47	42
Wed	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	46	53	76	134	153	136	104	72	49	44
Thu	44	44	44	45	46	45	47	51	63	78	125	145	124	92	65	48	43
Fri	42	42	43	45	45	45	46	48	57	81	114	134	114	81	56	46	43
Sat	41	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	46	47	51	48	45	44	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	43	42