Best Time to Drive from Vincent to Long Beach

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 90 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Vincent 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	86	92	97	92	93	96	96	95	100	99	100	99	97	89	90	87	84
Tue	85	104	112	101	102	103	101	100	100	104	105	104	98	91	88	86	85
Wed	85	99	109	101	100	101	102	99	101	104	103	104	101	93	90	88	85
Thu	85	99	109	106	101	103	103	100	105	106	106	107	100	93	91	90	86
Fri	86	100	107	100	100	99	99	104	103	103	103	104	99	91	91	89	85
Sat	85	87	87	90	92	93	93	94	97	95	95	95	96	93	93	89	85
Sun	84	86	86	85	88	90	94	94	95	93	94	92	92	91	91	89	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Vincent to Long Beach (via I-710 South and I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (54 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vincent 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 Vincent to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 84 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vincent to Long Beach?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 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 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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Long Beach to Vincent (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	92	97	92	93	96	96	95	100	99	100	99	97	89	90	87	84
Tue	85	104	112	101	102	103	101	100	100	104	105	104	98	91	88	86	85
Wed	85	99	109	101	100	101	102	99	101	104	103	104	101	93	90	88	85
Thu	85	99	109	106	101	103	103	100	105	106	106	107	100	93	91	90	86
Fri	86	100	107	100	100	99	99	104	103	103	103	104	99	91	91	89	85
Sat	85	87	87	90	92	93	93	94	97	95	95	95	96	93	93	89	85
Sun	84	86	86	85	88	90	94	94	95	93	94	92	92	91	91	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	92	97	92	93	96	96	95	100	99	100	99	97	89	90	87	84
Tue	85	104	112	101	102	103	101	100	100	104	105	104	98	91	88	86	85
Wed	85	99	109	101	100	101	102	99	101	104	103	104	101	93	90	88	85
Thu	85	99	109	106	101	103	103	100	105	106	106	107	100	93	91	90	86
Fri	86	100	107	100	100	99	99	104	103	103	103	104	99	91	91	89	85
Sat	85	87	87	90	92	93	93	94	97	95	95	95	96	93	93	89	85
Sun	84	86	86	85	88	90	94	94	95	93	94	92	92	91	91	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	92	97	92	93	96	96	95	100	99	100	99	97	89	90	87	84
Tue	85	104	112	101	102	103	101	100	100	104	105	104	98	91	88	86	85
Wed	85	99	109	101	100	101	102	99	101	104	103	104	101	93	90	88	85
Thu	85	99	109	106	101	103	103	100	105	106	106	107	100	93	91	90	86
Fri	86	100	107	100	100	99	99	104	103	103	103	104	99	91	91	89	85
Sat	85	87	87	90	92	93	93	94	97	95	95	95	96	93	93	89	85
Sun	84	86	86	85	88	90	94	94	95	93	94	92	92	91	91	89	85