Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to LGB

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-405 South, usually 46 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 Porter Ranch to LGB 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	46	53	68	69	64	56	55	55	58	64	73	78	75	63	52	48	46
Tue	46	54	71	74	67	59	56	57	61	70	83	93	89	72	57	50	47
Wed	46	54	72	75	68	61	58	58	62	72	86	93	88	74	60	52	47
Thu	46	54	71	73	67	61	59	60	65	75	89	96	90	75	61	53	47
Fri	46	52	64	66	60	59	61	66	73	82	89	90	83	71	60	54	48
Sat	46	46	48	49	50	53	58	62	64	65	66	65	62	59	54	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	49	52	55	57	58	57	55	54	53	51	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Porter Ranch to LGB (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 (66 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 Porter Ranch to LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to LGB?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 46 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to LGB?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

LGB to Porter Ranch (return trip) · Porter Ranch to Los Angeles · Porter Ranch to Santa Monica · Porter Ranch to Pasadena · Porter Ranch to Long Beach · Porter Ranch to West Covina · Porter Ranch to Burbank · Porter Ranch to Glendale · Porter Ranch to Santa Clarita · Porter Ranch to Van Nuys · Porter Ranch to Torrance · Porter Ranch to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	68	69	64	56	55	55	58	64	73	78	75	63	52	48	46
Tue	46	54	71	74	67	59	56	57	61	70	83	93	89	72	57	50	47
Wed	46	54	72	75	68	61	58	58	62	72	86	93	88	74	60	52	47
Thu	46	54	71	73	67	61	59	60	65	75	89	96	90	75	61	53	47
Fri	46	52	64	66	60	59	61	66	73	82	89	90	83	71	60	54	48
Sat	46	46	48	49	50	53	58	62	64	65	66	65	62	59	54	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	49	52	55	57	58	57	55	54	53	51	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	68	69	64	56	55	55	58	64	73	78	75	63	52	48	46
Tue	46	54	71	74	67	59	56	57	61	70	83	93	89	72	57	50	47
Wed	46	54	72	75	68	61	58	58	62	72	86	93	88	74	60	52	47
Thu	46	54	71	73	67	61	59	60	65	75	89	96	90	75	61	53	47
Fri	46	52	64	66	60	59	61	66	73	82	89	90	83	71	60	54	48
Sat	46	46	48	49	50	53	58	62	64	65	66	65	62	59	54	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	49	52	55	57	58	57	55	54	53	51	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	68	69	64	56	55	55	58	64	73	78	75	63	52	48	46
Tue	46	54	71	74	67	59	56	57	61	70	83	93	89	72	57	50	47
Wed	46	54	72	75	68	61	58	58	62	72	86	93	88	74	60	52	47
Thu	46	54	71	73	67	61	59	60	65	75	89	96	90	75	61	53	47
Fri	46	52	64	66	60	59	61	66	73	82	89	90	83	71	60	54	48
Sat	46	46	48	49	50	53	58	62	64	65	66	65	62	59	54	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	49	52	55	57	58	57	55	54	53	51	51	47