Best Time to Drive from Upland to Long Beach

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-605 South and I-10 West, usually 51 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 Upland 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	46	68	81	71	66	61	57	58	55	53	54	54	53	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	67	92	79	65	60	58	55	56	53	53	54	56	54	50	50	48
Wed	47	69	87	77	69	63	60	57	55	53	54	55	59	66	74	70	50
Thu	47	67	82	73	65	61	57	55	55	54	53	55	58	56	54	56	50
Fri	47	57	61	59	57	57	55	55	55	55	56	54	57	61	75	71	50
Sat	48	48	49	50	50	52	54	56	55	55	52	53	53	52	50	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	54	52	51	51	53	55	57	59	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Upland to Long Beach (via I-605 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Long Beach to Upland (return trip) · Upland 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	46	68	81	71	66	61	57	58	55	53	54	54	53	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	67	92	79	65	60	58	55	56	53	53	54	56	54	50	50	48
Wed	47	69	87	77	69	63	60	57	55	53	54	55	59	66	74	70	50
Thu	47	67	82	73	65	61	57	55	55	54	53	55	58	56	54	56	50
Fri	47	57	61	59	57	57	55	55	55	55	56	54	57	61	75	71	50
Sat	48	48	49	50	50	52	54	56	55	55	52	53	53	52	50	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	54	52	51	51	53	55	57	59	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	68	81	71	66	61	57	58	55	53	54	54	53	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	67	92	79	65	60	58	55	56	53	53	54	56	54	50	50	48
Wed	47	69	87	77	69	63	60	57	55	53	54	55	59	66	74	70	50
Thu	47	67	82	73	65	61	57	55	55	54	53	55	58	56	54	56	50
Fri	47	57	61	59	57	57	55	55	55	55	56	54	57	61	75	71	50
Sat	48	48	49	50	50	52	54	56	55	55	52	53	53	52	50	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	54	52	51	51	53	55	57	59	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	68	81	71	66	61	57	58	55	53	54	54	53	51	49	49	48
Tue	47	67	92	79	65	60	58	55	56	53	53	54	56	54	50	50	48
Wed	47	69	87	77	69	63	60	57	55	53	54	55	59	66	74	70	50
Thu	47	67	82	73	65	61	57	55	55	54	53	55	58	56	54	56	50
Fri	47	57	61	59	57	57	55	55	55	55	56	54	57	61	75	71	50
Sat	48	48	49	50	50	52	54	56	55	55	52	53	53	52	50	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	54	52	51	51	53	55	57	59	50