Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Long Beach

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-405 South, usually 89 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.

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 95 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Long Beach to Porter Ranch

Freeway, about 47 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Porter Ranch 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	47	54	69	71	66	58	57	57	60	67	75	80	76	64	54	49	47
Tue	47	54	71	75	69	61	58	59	63	72	84	93	89	73	58	51	48
Wed	47	54	72	76	69	63	60	60	64	74	87	93	88	75	61	53	48
Thu	47	54	71	74	69	63	60	62	67	77	90	95	90	76	62	54	48
Fri	47	53	65	67	62	61	63	67	74	83	89	89	83	72	61	54	49
Sat	47	47	49	50	51	54	59	62	64	66	66	65	63	59	54	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	57	59	58	56	55	54	52	51	48

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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Long Beach?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	54	69	71	66	58	57	57	60	67	75	80	76	64	54	49	47
Tue	47	54	71	75	69	61	58	59	63	72	84	93	89	73	58	51	48
Wed	47	54	72	76	69	63	60	60	64	74	87	93	88	75	61	53	48
Thu	47	54	71	74	69	63	60	62	67	77	90	95	90	76	62	54	48
Fri	47	53	65	67	62	61	63	67	74	83	89	89	83	72	61	54	49
Sat	47	47	49	50	51	54	59	62	64	66	66	65	63	59	54	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	57	59	58	56	55	54	52	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	54	69	71	66	58	57	57	60	67	75	80	76	64	54	49	47
Tue	47	54	71	75	69	61	58	59	63	72	84	93	89	73	58	51	48
Wed	47	54	72	76	69	63	60	60	64	74	87	93	88	75	61	53	48
Thu	47	54	71	74	69	63	60	62	67	77	90	95	90	76	62	54	48
Fri	47	53	65	67	62	61	63	67	74	83	89	89	83	72	61	54	49
Sat	47	47	49	50	51	54	59	62	64	66	66	65	63	59	54	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	57	59	58	56	55	54	52	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	54	69	71	66	58	57	57	60	67	75	80	76	64	54	49	47
Tue	47	54	71	75	69	61	58	59	63	72	84	93	89	73	58	51	48
Wed	47	54	72	76	69	63	60	60	64	74	87	93	88	75	61	53	48
Thu	47	54	71	74	69	63	60	62	67	77	90	95	90	76	62	54	48
Fri	47	53	65	67	62	61	63	67	74	83	89	89	83	72	61	54	49
Sat	47	47	49	50	51	54	59	62	64	66	66	65	63	59	54	51	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	57	59	58	56	55	54	52	51	48