Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Long Beach
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 10 minutes via SR-47 North, usually 9 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Tue | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wed | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Thu | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Fri | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Sat | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Sun | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 7-mile drive from San Pedro to Long Beach (via SR-47 North) usually takes as little as 9 minutes and up to 11 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 10 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 am on Saturdays (9 minutes).
About 5 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 Pedro to Long Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 9 minutes then, versus up to 11 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Long Beach?
The 7-mile drive usually takes 9 to 11 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 10 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Long Beach?
Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 11 minutes.
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