Best Time to Drive from Monrovia to Long Beach

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-605 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Monrovia 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	37	40	47	46	43	42	42	42	41	42	59	67	79	65	42	38	37
Tue	37	39	46	54	43	43	41	41	41	46	53	67	81	68	48	40	38
Wed	37	39	48	49	45	44	43	42	43	43	55	66	85	73	52	41	37
Thu	37	40	51	53	46	43	42	41	42	46	67	82	93	75	52	41	37
Fri	37	40	44	45	44	43	42	45	49	61	84	97	91	67	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	45	50	53	46	42	40	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	39	39	38	40	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Monrovia to Long Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monrovia 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 Monrovia to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monrovia to Long Beach?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 37 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monrovia to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Long Beach to Monrovia (return trip) · Monrovia 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	37	40	47	46	43	42	42	42	41	42	59	67	79	65	42	38	37
Tue	37	39	46	54	43	43	41	41	41	46	53	67	81	68	48	40	38
Wed	37	39	48	49	45	44	43	42	43	43	55	66	85	73	52	41	37
Thu	37	40	51	53	46	43	42	41	42	46	67	82	93	75	52	41	37
Fri	37	40	44	45	44	43	42	45	49	61	84	97	91	67	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	45	50	53	46	42	40	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	39	39	38	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	47	46	43	42	42	42	41	42	59	67	79	65	42	38	37
Tue	37	39	46	54	43	43	41	41	41	46	53	67	81	68	48	40	38
Wed	37	39	48	49	45	44	43	42	43	43	55	66	85	73	52	41	37
Thu	37	40	51	53	46	43	42	41	42	46	67	82	93	75	52	41	37
Fri	37	40	44	45	44	43	42	45	49	61	84	97	91	67	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	45	50	53	46	42	40	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	39	39	38	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	47	46	43	42	42	42	41	42	59	67	79	65	42	38	37
Tue	37	39	46	54	43	43	41	41	41	46	53	67	81	68	48	40	38
Wed	37	39	48	49	45	44	43	42	43	43	55	66	85	73	52	41	37
Thu	37	40	51	53	46	43	42	41	42	46	67	82	93	75	52	41	37
Fri	37	40	44	45	44	43	42	45	49	61	84	97	91	67	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	45	50	53	46	42	40	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	39	39	38	40	39	37