Best Time to Drive from San Dimas to Long Beach

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via SR-57 South and SR-22 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 45% 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 San Dimas 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	41	50	58	60	54	49	48	48	49	48	50	52	52	47	44	43	42
Tue	41	49	61	61	56	50	50	49	49	48	51	55	54	51	44	43	42
Wed	41	49	60	61	59	53	50	51	49	50	52	56	57	54	47	46	42
Thu	41	49	59	58	54	52	52	50	51	49	52	55	56	52	45	43	42
Fri	41	47	52	54	52	50	49	49	49	52	53	55	54	51	45	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	46	49	50	50	51	49	50	50	47	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	46	48	48	47	48	46	45	44	44	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from San Dimas to Long Beach (via SR-57 South and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 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 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Dimas 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 Dimas to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Dimas to Long Beach?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Dimas to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	58	60	54	49	48	48	49	48	50	52	52	47	44	43	42
Tue	41	49	61	61	56	50	50	49	49	48	51	55	54	51	44	43	42
Wed	41	49	60	61	59	53	50	51	49	50	52	56	57	54	47	46	42
Thu	41	49	59	58	54	52	52	50	51	49	52	55	56	52	45	43	42
Fri	41	47	52	54	52	50	49	49	49	52	53	55	54	51	45	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	46	49	50	50	51	49	50	50	47	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	46	48	48	47	48	46	45	44	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	58	60	54	49	48	48	49	48	50	52	52	47	44	43	42
Tue	41	49	61	61	56	50	50	49	49	48	51	55	54	51	44	43	42
Wed	41	49	60	61	59	53	50	51	49	50	52	56	57	54	47	46	42
Thu	41	49	59	58	54	52	52	50	51	49	52	55	56	52	45	43	42
Fri	41	47	52	54	52	50	49	49	49	52	53	55	54	51	45	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	46	49	50	50	51	49	50	50	47	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	46	48	48	47	48	46	45	44	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	58	60	54	49	48	48	49	48	50	52	52	47	44	43	42
Tue	41	49	61	61	56	50	50	49	49	48	51	55	54	51	44	43	42
Wed	41	49	60	61	59	53	50	51	49	50	52	56	57	54	47	46	42
Thu	41	49	59	58	54	52	52	50	51	49	52	55	56	52	45	43	42
Fri	41	47	52	54	52	50	49	49	49	52	53	55	54	51	45	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	46	49	50	50	51	49	50	50	47	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	46	48	48	47	48	46	45	44	44	44	42