Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Long Beach

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Valencia 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	56	84	102	87	68	59	58	58	59	59	59	57	58	58	58	57	55
Tue	55	146	148	111	78	60	59	59	59	60	59	60	62	61	61	63	58
Wed	54	56	57	62	63	59	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	58	60	58	54
Thu	59	104	122	88	58	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	56	57	60	58
Fri	56	61	64	61	57	60	62	59	59	59	60	61	60	59	59	63	58
Sat	59	63	63	60	61	60	61	68	68	61	61	62	62	59	57	60	54
Sun	56	58	58	56	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	59	59	60	62	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Valencia to Long Beach (via I-405 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Long Beach?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Valencia (return trip) · Valencia to Los Angeles · Valencia to Bakersfield · Valencia to Anaheim

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	84	102	87	68	59	58	58	59	59	59	57	58	58	58	57	55
Tue	55	146	148	111	78	60	59	59	59	60	59	60	62	61	61	63	58
Wed	54	56	57	62	63	59	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	58	60	58	54
Thu	59	104	122	88	58	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	56	57	60	58
Fri	56	61	64	61	57	60	62	59	59	59	60	61	60	59	59	63	58
Sat	59	63	63	60	61	60	61	68	68	61	61	62	62	59	57	60	54
Sun	56	58	58	56	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	59	59	60	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	84	102	87	68	59	58	58	59	59	59	57	58	58	58	57	55
Tue	55	146	148	111	78	60	59	59	59	60	59	60	62	61	61	63	58
Wed	54	56	57	62	63	59	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	58	60	58	54
Thu	59	104	122	88	58	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	56	57	60	58
Fri	56	61	64	61	57	60	62	59	59	59	60	61	60	59	59	63	58
Sat	59	63	63	60	61	60	61	68	68	61	61	62	62	59	57	60	54
Sun	56	58	58	56	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	59	59	60	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	84	102	87	68	59	58	58	59	59	59	57	58	58	58	57	55
Tue	55	146	148	111	78	60	59	59	59	60	59	60	62	61	61	63	58
Wed	54	56	57	62	63	59	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	58	60	58	54
Thu	59	104	122	88	58	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	56	57	60	58
Fri	56	61	64	61	57	60	62	59	59	59	60	61	60	59	59	63	58
Sat	59	63	63	60	61	60	61	68	68	61	61	62	62	59	57	60	54
Sun	56	58	58	56	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	59	59	60	62	55