Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Long Beach

Right now (11:05 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 3% 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	44	45	52	53	50	51	58	80	95	111	120	114	85	56	48	43
Tue	44	44	45	64	74	57	54	89	135	174	212	197	156	115	77	57	44
Wed	44	44	45	63	66	52	55	76	145	213	213	202	166	123	89	63	44
Thu	44	44	45	58	65	53	58	85	135	180	169	163	149	131	103	71	46
Fri	44	44	45	54	52	52	63	125	152	141	122	132	128	111	92	69	47
Sat	45	44	44	45	47	50	58	68	73	89	84	80	70	60	55	54	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	47	49	53	57	60	57	59	57	53	53	52	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Northridge to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 213 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (89 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 20 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 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 213 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 213 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 213 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 · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Riverside · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Irvine · Northridge to Fontana · Northridge to Oxnard · Northridge to Huntington Beach · Northridge to Glendale · Northridge to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	45	52	53	50	51	58	80	95	111	120	114	85	56	48	43
Tue	44	44	45	64	74	57	54	89	135	174	212	197	156	115	77	57	44
Wed	44	44	45	63	66	52	55	76	145	213	213	202	166	123	89	63	44
Thu	44	44	45	58	65	53	58	85	135	180	169	163	149	131	103	71	46
Fri	44	44	45	54	52	52	63	125	152	141	122	132	128	111	92	69	47
Sat	45	44	44	45	47	50	58	68	73	89	84	80	70	60	55	54	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	47	49	53	57	60	57	59	57	53	53	52	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	45	52	53	50	51	58	80	95	111	120	114	85	56	48	43
Tue	44	44	45	64	74	57	54	89	135	174	212	197	156	115	77	57	44
Wed	44	44	45	63	66	52	55	76	145	213	213	202	166	123	89	63	44
Thu	44	44	45	58	65	53	58	85	135	180	169	163	149	131	103	71	46
Fri	44	44	45	54	52	52	63	125	152	141	122	132	128	111	92	69	47
Sat	45	44	44	45	47	50	58	68	73	89	84	80	70	60	55	54	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	47	49	53	57	60	57	59	57	53	53	52	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	45	52	53	50	51	58	80	95	111	120	114	85	56	48	43
Tue	44	44	45	64	74	57	54	89	135	174	212	197	156	115	77	57	44
Wed	44	44	45	63	66	52	55	76	145	213	213	202	166	123	89	63	44
Thu	44	44	45	58	65	53	58	85	135	180	169	163	149	131	103	71	46
Fri	44	44	45	54	52	52	63	125	152	141	122	132	128	111	92	69	47
Sat	45	44	44	45	47	50	58	68	73	89	84	80	70	60	55	54	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	47	49	53	57	60	57	59	57	53	53	52	45