Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Long Beach

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-405 South, usually 47 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 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	67	59	57	57	61	68	76	80	76	65	54	50	47
Tue	47	54	72	75	70	62	58	59	64	73	85	94	90	74	59	51	48
Wed	47	54	73	77	70	64	60	60	65	75	87	94	89	75	61	53	48
Thu	47	54	72	75	70	63	61	63	68	77	90	95	91	77	63	55	48
Fri	47	53	66	68	63	62	63	67	75	84	89	90	83	72	61	55	49
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	54	59	62	65	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

About this drive

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).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 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.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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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	67	59	57	57	61	68	76	80	76	65	54	50	47
Tue	47	54	72	75	70	62	58	59	64	73	85	94	90	74	59	51	48
Wed	47	54	73	77	70	64	60	60	65	75	87	94	89	75	61	53	48
Thu	47	54	72	75	70	63	61	63	68	77	90	95	91	77	63	55	48
Fri	47	53	66	68	63	62	63	67	75	84	89	90	83	72	61	55	49
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	54	59	62	65	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	67	59	57	57	61	68	76	80	76	65	54	50	47
Tue	47	54	72	75	70	62	58	59	64	73	85	94	90	74	59	51	48
Wed	47	54	73	77	70	64	60	60	65	75	87	94	89	75	61	53	48
Thu	47	54	72	75	70	63	61	63	68	77	90	95	91	77	63	55	48
Fri	47	53	66	68	63	62	63	67	75	84	89	90	83	72	61	55	49
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	54	59	62	65	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	67	59	57	57	61	68	76	80	76	65	54	50	47
Tue	47	54	72	75	70	62	58	59	64	73	85	94	90	74	59	51	48
Wed	47	54	73	77	70	64	60	60	65	75	87	94	89	75	61	53	48
Thu	47	54	72	75	70	63	61	63	68	77	90	95	91	77	63	55	48
Fri	47	53	66	68	63	62	63	67	75	84	89	90	83	72	61	55	49
Sat	47	48	49	50	52	54	59	62	65	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