Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Long Beach

None 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 Washington Heights 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	47	67	71	73	73	69	76	61	75	78	85	97	94	90	78	72	67
Tue	44	64	79	81	74	73	80	79	75	83	90	96	94	93	83	66	65
Wed	47	61	78	78	71	70	68	71	62	68	92	99	100	95	81	77	72
Thu	51	82	81	78	62	62	78	75	62	69	87	90	95	89	77	65	54
Fri	46	66	66	68	75	72	80	80	81	87	87	95	104	99	98	87	82
Sat	52	46	48	56	56	66	61	71	73	81	86	91	91	85	86	82	75
Sun	46	43	48	62	67	56	60	68	69	82	87	88	88	88	82	78	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Washington Heights to Long Beach (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (22 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Long Beach?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 44 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Long Beach?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	67	71	73	73	69	76	61	75	78	85	97	94	90	78	72	67
Tue	44	64	79	81	74	73	80	79	75	83	90	96	94	93	83	66	65
Wed	47	61	78	78	71	70	68	71	62	68	92	99	100	95	81	77	72
Thu	51	82	81	78	62	62	78	75	62	69	87	90	95	89	77	65	54
Fri	46	66	66	68	75	72	80	80	81	87	87	95	104	99	98	87	82
Sat	52	46	48	56	56	66	61	71	73	81	86	91	91	85	86	82	75
Sun	46	43	48	62	67	56	60	68	69	82	87	88	88	88	82	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	67	71	73	73	69	76	61	75	78	85	97	94	90	78	72	67
Tue	44	64	79	81	74	73	80	79	75	83	90	96	94	93	83	66	65
Wed	47	61	78	78	71	70	68	71	62	68	92	99	100	95	81	77	72
Thu	51	82	81	78	62	62	78	75	62	69	87	90	95	89	77	65	54
Fri	46	66	66	68	75	72	80	80	81	87	87	95	104	99	98	87	82
Sat	52	46	48	56	56	66	61	71	73	81	86	91	91	85	86	82	75
Sun	46	43	48	62	67	56	60	68	69	82	87	88	88	88	82	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	67	71	73	73	69	76	61	75	78	85	97	94	90	78	72	67
Tue	44	64	79	81	74	73	80	79	75	83	90	96	94	93	83	66	65
Wed	47	61	78	78	71	70	68	71	62	68	92	99	100	95	81	77	72
Thu	51	82	81	78	62	62	78	75	62	69	87	90	95	89	77	65	54
Fri	46	66	66	68	75	72	80	80	81	87	87	95	104	99	98	87	82
Sat	52	46	48	56	56	66	61	71	73	81	86	91	91	85	86	82	75
Sun	46	43	48	62	67	56	60	68	69	82	87	88	88	88	82	78	77