Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Long Beach

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 South, usually 55 at this time.

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 Woodland Hills 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	42	46	55	61	58	55	53	53	57	64	72	77	73	62	50	45	42
Tue	42	46	57	66	63	59	56	56	60	68	80	89	86	71	55	47	43
Wed	42	46	57	67	64	60	58	58	61	71	83	90	86	74	57	48	43
Thu	42	46	56	65	61	58	58	60	64	73	86	92	89	74	59	51	43
Fri	42	45	52	58	57	57	60	66	73	81	86	86	80	69	57	50	44
Sat	42	42	44	45	47	50	56	61	62	64	64	63	61	57	51	47	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	45	49	52	55	56	55	53	52	50	48	47	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Long Beach (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Long Beach?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Woodland Hills (return trip) · Woodland Hills 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	42	46	55	61	58	55	53	53	57	64	72	77	73	62	50	45	42
Tue	42	46	57	66	63	59	56	56	60	68	80	89	86	71	55	47	43
Wed	42	46	57	67	64	60	58	58	61	71	83	90	86	74	57	48	43
Thu	42	46	56	65	61	58	58	60	64	73	86	92	89	74	59	51	43
Fri	42	45	52	58	57	57	60	66	73	81	86	86	80	69	57	50	44
Sat	42	42	44	45	47	50	56	61	62	64	64	63	61	57	51	47	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	45	49	52	55	56	55	53	52	50	48	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	55	61	58	55	53	53	57	64	72	77	73	62	50	45	42
Tue	42	46	57	66	63	59	56	56	60	68	80	89	86	71	55	47	43
Wed	42	46	57	67	64	60	58	58	61	71	83	90	86	74	57	48	43
Thu	42	46	56	65	61	58	58	60	64	73	86	92	89	74	59	51	43
Fri	42	45	52	58	57	57	60	66	73	81	86	86	80	69	57	50	44
Sat	42	42	44	45	47	50	56	61	62	64	64	63	61	57	51	47	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	45	49	52	55	56	55	53	52	50	48	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	55	61	58	55	53	53	57	64	72	77	73	62	50	45	42
Tue	42	46	57	66	63	59	56	56	60	68	80	89	86	71	55	47	43
Wed	42	46	57	67	64	60	58	58	61	71	83	90	86	74	57	48	43
Thu	42	46	56	65	61	58	58	60	64	73	86	92	89	74	59	51	43
Fri	42	45	52	58	57	57	60	66	73	81	86	86	80	69	57	50	44
Sat	42	42	44	45	47	50	56	61	62	64	64	63	61	57	51	47	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	45	49	52	55	56	55	53	52	50	48	47	43