Best Time to Drive from Moorpark to Long Beach

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 84 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Moorpark to Long Beach (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 228 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moorpark 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 Moorpark to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 228 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 63 to 228 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moorpark to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 228 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-23 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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