Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Long Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-405 South, usually 90 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	46	47	48	54	56	53	53	61	82	91	106	109	105	83	58	51	46
Tue	47	47	48	71	81	61	58	104	155	189	230	205	166	124	84	61	46
Wed	46	47	48	67	72	56	60	89	166	226	230	214	177	135	96	67	47
Thu	46	47	48	62	72	58	65	95	158	188	189	189	179	150	114	76	49
Fri	47	47	48	57	56	56	72	136	162	149	142	165	153	132	105	75	50
Sat	47	47	47	48	50	53	63	74	81	97	94	89	77	66	60	59	47
Sun	47	47	46	47	50	50	53	58	62	65	63	65	62	58	58	55	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 46 minutes and up to 230 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 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (97 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 12 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 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 230 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 230 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 230 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	46	47	48	54	56	53	53	61	82	91	106	109	105	83	58	51	46
Tue	47	47	48	71	81	61	58	104	155	189	230	205	166	124	84	61	46
Wed	46	47	48	67	72	56	60	89	166	226	230	214	177	135	96	67	47
Thu	46	47	48	62	72	58	65	95	158	188	189	189	179	150	114	76	49
Fri	47	47	48	57	56	56	72	136	162	149	142	165	153	132	105	75	50
Sat	47	47	47	48	50	53	63	74	81	97	94	89	77	66	60	59	47
Sun	47	47	46	47	50	50	53	58	62	65	63	65	62	58	58	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	48	54	56	53	53	61	82	91	106	109	105	83	58	51	46
Tue	47	47	48	71	81	61	58	104	155	189	230	205	166	124	84	61	46
Wed	46	47	48	67	72	56	60	89	166	226	230	214	177	135	96	67	47
Thu	46	47	48	62	72	58	65	95	158	188	189	189	179	150	114	76	49
Fri	47	47	48	57	56	56	72	136	162	149	142	165	153	132	105	75	50
Sat	47	47	47	48	50	53	63	74	81	97	94	89	77	66	60	59	47
Sun	47	47	46	47	50	50	53	58	62	65	63	65	62	58	58	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	48	54	56	53	53	61	82	91	106	109	105	83	58	51	46
Tue	47	47	48	71	81	61	58	104	155	189	230	205	166	124	84	61	46
Wed	46	47	48	67	72	56	60	89	166	226	230	214	177	135	96	67	47
Thu	46	47	48	62	72	58	65	95	158	188	189	189	179	150	114	76	49
Fri	47	47	48	57	56	56	72	136	162	149	142	165	153	132	105	75	50
Sat	47	47	47	48	50	53	63	74	81	97	94	89	77	66	60	59	47
Sun	47	47	46	47	50	50	53	58	62	65	63	65	62	58	58	55	48