Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Long Beach
Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-73 North and I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 46 at this time.
Only 50% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
| Tue | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Wed | 44 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 45 |
| Thu | 44 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 44 |
| Fri | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Sat | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
| Sun | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 47-mile drive from San Clemente to Long Beach (via SR-73 North and I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).
About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente 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 San Clemente to Long Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Long Beach?
The 47-mile drive usually takes 44 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Long Beach?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (1.6 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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