Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Seal Beach

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 27 minutes via I-605 South and I-5 South.

Only 6% 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 Los Angeles to Seal Beach 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	28	32	35	37	31	32	38	37	40	37	63	76	71	63	43	31	28
Tue	27	28	37	43	32	31	32	35	34	44	63	76	76	69	52	35	27
Wed	27	28	39	42	34	31	33	34	35	41	44	58	51	47	42	35	28
Thu	27	29	39	43	33	34	37	39	44	46	71	73	77	72	51	33	30
Fri	27	28	37	42	39	35	34	37	45	59	68	72	73	68	47	36	30
Sat	27	27	28	29	33	34	37	39	40	43	45	45	40	39	36	34	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	33	33	38	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	34	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Los Angeles to Seal Beach (via I-605 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Seal Beach 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 Los Angeles to Seal Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Seal Beach?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Seal Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	35	37	31	32	38	37	40	37	63	76	71	63	43	31	28
Tue	27	28	37	43	32	31	32	35	34	44	63	76	76	69	52	35	27
Wed	27	28	39	42	34	31	33	34	35	41	44	58	51	47	42	35	28
Thu	27	29	39	43	33	34	37	39	44	46	71	73	77	72	51	33	30
Fri	27	28	37	42	39	35	34	37	45	59	68	72	73	68	47	36	30
Sat	27	27	28	29	33	34	37	39	40	43	45	45	40	39	36	34	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	33	33	38	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	35	37	31	32	38	37	40	37	63	76	71	63	43	31	28
Tue	27	28	37	43	32	31	32	35	34	44	63	76	76	69	52	35	27
Wed	27	28	39	42	34	31	33	34	35	41	44	58	51	47	42	35	28
Thu	27	29	39	43	33	34	37	39	44	46	71	73	77	72	51	33	30
Fri	27	28	37	42	39	35	34	37	45	59	68	72	73	68	47	36	30
Sat	27	27	28	29	33	34	37	39	40	43	45	45	40	39	36	34	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	33	33	38	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	35	37	31	32	38	37	40	37	63	76	71	63	43	31	28
Tue	27	28	37	43	32	31	32	35	34	44	63	76	76	69	52	35	27
Wed	27	28	39	42	34	31	33	34	35	41	44	58	51	47	42	35	28
Thu	27	29	39	43	33	34	37	39	44	46	71	73	77	72	51	33	30
Fri	27	28	37	42	39	35	34	37	45	59	68	72	73	68	47	36	30
Sat	27	27	28	29	33	34	37	39	40	43	45	45	40	39	36	34	31
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	33	33	38	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	34	31