Best Time to Drive from Reseda to Long Beach

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 South, usually 51 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 Reseda 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	42	48	64	70	65	57	53	53	57	65	74	79	74	64	51	46	42
Tue	42	48	66	73	69	60	55	55	60	69	82	90	86	73	56	47	43
Wed	42	48	66	73	69	62	58	57	61	72	84	91	85	74	58	49	43
Thu	42	48	66	73	69	62	58	59	64	74	87	92	88	75	60	51	43
Fri	42	47	61	66	61	59	60	65	73	82	86	86	80	70	58	50	44
Sat	42	43	44	45	47	50	56	60	63	64	64	63	60	56	50	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	45	48	52	55	56	56	54	52	50	48	47	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Reseda to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 92 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Reseda 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 Reseda to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 42 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Reseda to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Reseda (return trip) · Reseda to Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	64	70	65	57	53	53	57	65	74	79	74	64	51	46	42
Tue	42	48	66	73	69	60	55	55	60	69	82	90	86	73	56	47	43
Wed	42	48	66	73	69	62	58	57	61	72	84	91	85	74	58	49	43
Thu	42	48	66	73	69	62	58	59	64	74	87	92	88	75	60	51	43
Fri	42	47	61	66	61	59	60	65	73	82	86	86	80	70	58	50	44
Sat	42	43	44	45	47	50	56	60	63	64	64	63	60	56	50	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	45	48	52	55	56	56	54	52	50	48	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	64	70	65	57	53	53	57	65	74	79	74	64	51	46	42
Tue	42	48	66	73	69	60	55	55	60	69	82	90	86	73	56	47	43
Wed	42	48	66	73	69	62	58	57	61	72	84	91	85	74	58	49	43
Thu	42	48	66	73	69	62	58	59	64	74	87	92	88	75	60	51	43
Fri	42	47	61	66	61	59	60	65	73	82	86	86	80	70	58	50	44
Sat	42	43	44	45	47	50	56	60	63	64	64	63	60	56	50	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	45	48	52	55	56	56	54	52	50	48	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	64	70	65	57	53	53	57	65	74	79	74	64	51	46	42
Tue	42	48	66	73	69	60	55	55	60	69	82	90	86	73	56	47	43
Wed	42	48	66	73	69	62	58	57	61	72	84	91	85	74	58	49	43
Thu	42	48	66	73	69	62	58	59	64	74	87	92	88	75	60	51	43
Fri	42	47	61	66	61	59	60	65	73	82	86	86	80	70	58	50	44
Sat	42	43	44	45	47	50	56	60	63	64	64	63	60	56	50	46	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	45	48	52	55	56	56	54	52	50	48	47	43