Best Time to Drive from Tujunga to Long Beach

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Tujunga 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	39	46	52	54	49	52	53	50	52	60	70	76	74	59	45	42	40
Tue	38	44	54	56	54	56	54	53	55	62	76	84	81	66	48	43	39
Wed	39	44	55	55	54	53	54	54	58	67	77	81	80	71	53	46	41
Thu	38	44	54	56	55	55	54	58	59	70	80	84	82	70	52	47	42
Fri	39	44	52	56	55	51	56	61	66	73	78	82	80	63	48	47	42
Sat	40	40	42	45	49	53	56	55	58	59	57	55	58	54	49	50	42
Sun	40	40	41	40	42	48	50	58	57	59	53	57	52	52	48	47	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Tujunga to Long Beach (via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 37 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 Tujunga 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 Tujunga to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tujunga to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Tujunga (return trip) · Tujunga 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	39	46	52	54	49	52	53	50	52	60	70	76	74	59	45	42	40
Tue	38	44	54	56	54	56	54	53	55	62	76	84	81	66	48	43	39
Wed	39	44	55	55	54	53	54	54	58	67	77	81	80	71	53	46	41
Thu	38	44	54	56	55	55	54	58	59	70	80	84	82	70	52	47	42
Fri	39	44	52	56	55	51	56	61	66	73	78	82	80	63	48	47	42
Sat	40	40	42	45	49	53	56	55	58	59	57	55	58	54	49	50	42
Sun	40	40	41	40	42	48	50	58	57	59	53	57	52	52	48	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	52	54	49	52	53	50	52	60	70	76	74	59	45	42	40
Tue	38	44	54	56	54	56	54	53	55	62	76	84	81	66	48	43	39
Wed	39	44	55	55	54	53	54	54	58	67	77	81	80	71	53	46	41
Thu	38	44	54	56	55	55	54	58	59	70	80	84	82	70	52	47	42
Fri	39	44	52	56	55	51	56	61	66	73	78	82	80	63	48	47	42
Sat	40	40	42	45	49	53	56	55	58	59	57	55	58	54	49	50	42
Sun	40	40	41	40	42	48	50	58	57	59	53	57	52	52	48	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	52	54	49	52	53	50	52	60	70	76	74	59	45	42	40
Tue	38	44	54	56	54	56	54	53	55	62	76	84	81	66	48	43	39
Wed	39	44	55	55	54	53	54	54	58	67	77	81	80	71	53	46	41
Thu	38	44	54	56	55	55	54	58	59	70	80	84	82	70	52	47	42
Fri	39	44	52	56	55	51	56	61	66	73	78	82	80	63	48	47	42
Sat	40	40	42	45	49	53	56	55	58	59	57	55	58	54	49	50	42
Sun	40	40	41	40	42	48	50	58	57	59	53	57	52	52	48	47	42