Best Time to Drive from Sun City to Long Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Sun City 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	75	98	108	102	93	85	82	82	82	83	85	84	83	78	76	75	73
Tue	74	100	111	106	95	86	83	82	81	84	86	88	89	86	84	80	74
Wed	75	94	108	104	94	87	82	82	82	84	89	88	90	82	79	75	72
Thu	75	97	105	97	90	84	82	81	83	85	89	90	88	80	76	75	73
Fri	74	86	89	89	84	82	82	84	84	89	93	92	90	86	82	79	73
Sat	73	75	76	77	78	80	85	86	84	86	85	85	83	89	86	84	79
Sun	72	73	73	75	77	80	82	82	82	81	80	79	78	78	78	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Sun City to Long Beach (via I-15 North and SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (19 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sun City 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 Sun City to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sun City to Long Beach?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 72 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sun City to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	98	108	102	93	85	82	82	82	83	85	84	83	78	76	75	73
Tue	74	100	111	106	95	86	83	82	81	84	86	88	89	86	84	80	74
Wed	75	94	108	104	94	87	82	82	82	84	89	88	90	82	79	75	72
Thu	75	97	105	97	90	84	82	81	83	85	89	90	88	80	76	75	73
Fri	74	86	89	89	84	82	82	84	84	89	93	92	90	86	82	79	73
Sat	73	75	76	77	78	80	85	86	84	86	85	85	83	89	86	84	79
Sun	72	73	73	75	77	80	82	82	82	81	80	79	78	78	78	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	98	108	102	93	85	82	82	82	83	85	84	83	78	76	75	73
Tue	74	100	111	106	95	86	83	82	81	84	86	88	89	86	84	80	74
Wed	75	94	108	104	94	87	82	82	82	84	89	88	90	82	79	75	72
Thu	75	97	105	97	90	84	82	81	83	85	89	90	88	80	76	75	73
Fri	74	86	89	89	84	82	82	84	84	89	93	92	90	86	82	79	73
Sat	73	75	76	77	78	80	85	86	84	86	85	85	83	89	86	84	79
Sun	72	73	73	75	77	80	82	82	82	81	80	79	78	78	78	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	98	108	102	93	85	82	82	82	83	85	84	83	78	76	75	73
Tue	74	100	111	106	95	86	83	82	81	84	86	88	89	86	84	80	74
Wed	75	94	108	104	94	87	82	82	82	84	89	88	90	82	79	75	72
Thu	75	97	105	97	90	84	82	81	83	85	89	90	88	80	76	75	73
Fri	74	86	89	89	84	82	82	84	84	89	93	92	90	86	82	79	73
Sat	73	75	76	77	78	80	85	86	84	86	85	85	83	89	86	84	79
Sun	72	73	73	75	77	80	82	82	82	81	80	79	78	78	78	77	72