Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Yorba Linda

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-22 East, usually 36 at this time.

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 Yorba Linda 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	32	32	35	37	35	34	34	34	35	37	41	42	42	37	33	33	32
Tue	32	32	36	40	37	34	34	35	35	38	43	45	46	39	35	33	32
Wed	31	32	36	40	37	35	35	35	36	39	43	44	44	39	35	34	33
Thu	32	32	37	39	37	35	35	35	36	37	42	43	45	40	34	33	33
Fri	32	32	35	37	35	35	35	36	36	40	41	41	40	36	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Long Beach to Yorba Linda (via SR-22 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 13 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Yorba Linda?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-22 East in Orange County (13 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (4 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
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