Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Long Beach

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-405 South, usually 65 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 Northridge 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	44	51	67	71	66	58	55	55	59	67	76	80	75	65	52	48	45
Tue	44	52	71	76	71	61	57	57	62	71	84	91	87	73	58	49	45
Wed	44	52	72	77	71	62	58	58	62	73	86	92	86	75	60	51	45
Thu	44	52	70	75	70	62	59	60	65	75	89	93	89	75	62	53	45
Fri	44	50	63	66	61	59	61	65	73	83	88	87	80	70	60	52	46
Sat	44	45	46	47	49	51	56	59	62	63	64	63	60	57	52	48	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	49	52	54	56	55	54	52	51	50	49	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Northridge to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 44 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	67	71	66	58	55	55	59	67	76	80	75	65	52	48	45
Tue	44	52	71	76	71	61	57	57	62	71	84	91	87	73	58	49	45
Wed	44	52	72	77	71	62	58	58	62	73	86	92	86	75	60	51	45
Thu	44	52	70	75	70	62	59	60	65	75	89	93	89	75	62	53	45
Fri	44	50	63	66	61	59	61	65	73	83	88	87	80	70	60	52	46
Sat	44	45	46	47	49	51	56	59	62	63	64	63	60	57	52	48	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	49	52	54	56	55	54	52	51	50	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	67	71	66	58	55	55	59	67	76	80	75	65	52	48	45
Tue	44	52	71	76	71	61	57	57	62	71	84	91	87	73	58	49	45
Wed	44	52	72	77	71	62	58	58	62	73	86	92	86	75	60	51	45
Thu	44	52	70	75	70	62	59	60	65	75	89	93	89	75	62	53	45
Fri	44	50	63	66	61	59	61	65	73	83	88	87	80	70	60	52	46
Sat	44	45	46	47	49	51	56	59	62	63	64	63	60	57	52	48	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	49	52	54	56	55	54	52	51	50	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	51	67	71	66	58	55	55	59	67	76	80	75	65	52	48	45
Tue	44	52	71	76	71	61	57	57	62	71	84	91	87	73	58	49	45
Wed	44	52	72	77	71	62	58	58	62	73	86	92	86	75	60	51	45
Thu	44	52	70	75	70	62	59	60	65	75	89	93	89	75	62	53	45
Fri	44	50	63	66	61	59	61	65	73	83	88	87	80	70	60	52	46
Sat	44	45	46	47	49	51	56	59	62	63	64	63	60	57	52	48	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	49	52	54	56	55	54	52	51	50	49	45