Best Time to Drive from Mead Valley to Long Beach

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 93 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Mead Valley to Long 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	71	86	89	88	82	73	79	74	78	82	86	87	87	80	68	67	64
Tue	71	88	100	108	90	79	74	74	74	82	92	98	90	82	68	65	64
Wed	71	92	98	107	91	78	77	76	82	87	90	96	93	85	73	67	64
Thu	70	88	93	94	90	81	76	78	80	84	91	96	94	84	72	66	64
Fri	68	78	80	85	83	79	78	82	88	95	95	100	95	86	74	67	64
Sat	64	65	66	67	69	71	76	80	83	82	82	82	79	74	72	66	63
Sun	63	64	64	65	66	70	72	75	75	76	74	71	69	69	68	68	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Mead Valley to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (26 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mead Valley to downtown Long 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 Mead Valley to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mead Valley to Long Beach?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 64 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mead Valley to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Long Beach to Mead Valley (return trip) · Mead Valley to Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	86	89	88	82	73	79	74	78	82	86	87	87	80	68	67	64
Tue	71	88	100	108	90	79	74	74	74	82	92	98	90	82	68	65	64
Wed	71	92	98	107	91	78	77	76	82	87	90	96	93	85	73	67	64
Thu	70	88	93	94	90	81	76	78	80	84	91	96	94	84	72	66	64
Fri	68	78	80	85	83	79	78	82	88	95	95	100	95	86	74	67	64
Sat	64	65	66	67	69	71	76	80	83	82	82	82	79	74	72	66	63
Sun	63	64	64	65	66	70	72	75	75	76	74	71	69	69	68	68	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	86	89	88	82	73	79	74	78	82	86	87	87	80	68	67	64
Tue	71	88	100	108	90	79	74	74	74	82	92	98	90	82	68	65	64
Wed	71	92	98	107	91	78	77	76	82	87	90	96	93	85	73	67	64
Thu	70	88	93	94	90	81	76	78	80	84	91	96	94	84	72	66	64
Fri	68	78	80	85	83	79	78	82	88	95	95	100	95	86	74	67	64
Sat	64	65	66	67	69	71	76	80	83	82	82	82	79	74	72	66	63
Sun	63	64	64	65	66	70	72	75	75	76	74	71	69	69	68	68	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	86	89	88	82	73	79	74	78	82	86	87	87	80	68	67	64
Tue	71	88	100	108	90	79	74	74	74	82	92	98	90	82	68	65	64
Wed	71	92	98	107	91	78	77	76	82	87	90	96	93	85	73	67	64
Thu	70	88	93	94	90	81	76	78	80	84	91	96	94	84	72	66	64
Fri	68	78	80	85	83	79	78	82	88	95	95	100	95	86	74	67	64
Sat	64	65	66	67	69	71	76	80	83	82	82	82	79	74	72	66	63
Sun	63	64	64	65	66	70	72	75	75	76	74	71	69	69	68	68	63