Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Long Beach

Right now (10:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-405 South.

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 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	41	42	43	49	51	48	49	56	77	91	107	116	111	83	53	47	41
Tue	42	42	43	62	73	55	52	87	130	169	209	197	158	117	76	56	42
Wed	41	42	43	61	65	50	52	74	139	209	212	203	169	127	87	61	42
Thu	42	42	43	56	64	51	56	83	131	178	168	166	157	136	106	70	44
Fri	42	42	43	51	50	49	60	123	147	138	121	137	136	117	94	69	45
Sat	42	42	42	43	45	47	56	65	70	86	81	79	68	58	52	52	43
Sun	42	42	41	42	44	45	47	51	55	58	55	57	55	51	52	50	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 41 minutes and up to 213 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (86 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 5 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 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 213 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 213 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 213 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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Long Beach to Woodland Hills (return trip) · Woodland Hills to Los Angeles · Woodland Hills to Anaheim · Woodland Hills to Santa Ana · Woodland Hills to Irvine · Woodland Hills to Fontana · Woodland Hills to Oxnard · Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach · Woodland Hills to Glendale · Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita · Woodland Hills to Garden Grove · Woodland Hills to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	43	49	51	48	49	56	77	91	107	116	111	83	53	47	41
Tue	42	42	43	62	73	55	52	87	130	169	209	197	158	117	76	56	42
Wed	41	42	43	61	65	50	52	74	139	209	212	203	169	127	87	61	42
Thu	42	42	43	56	64	51	56	83	131	178	168	166	157	136	106	70	44
Fri	42	42	43	51	50	49	60	123	147	138	121	137	136	117	94	69	45
Sat	42	42	42	43	45	47	56	65	70	86	81	79	68	58	52	52	43
Sun	42	42	41	42	44	45	47	51	55	58	55	57	55	51	52	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	43	49	51	48	49	56	77	91	107	116	111	83	53	47	41
Tue	42	42	43	62	73	55	52	87	130	169	209	197	158	117	76	56	42
Wed	41	42	43	61	65	50	52	74	139	209	212	203	169	127	87	61	42
Thu	42	42	43	56	64	51	56	83	131	178	168	166	157	136	106	70	44
Fri	42	42	43	51	50	49	60	123	147	138	121	137	136	117	94	69	45
Sat	42	42	42	43	45	47	56	65	70	86	81	79	68	58	52	52	43
Sun	42	42	41	42	44	45	47	51	55	58	55	57	55	51	52	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	43	49	51	48	49	56	77	91	107	116	111	83	53	47	41
Tue	42	42	43	62	73	55	52	87	130	169	209	197	158	117	76	56	42
Wed	41	42	43	61	65	50	52	74	139	209	212	203	169	127	87	61	42
Thu	42	42	43	56	64	51	56	83	131	178	168	166	157	136	106	70	44
Fri	42	42	43	51	50	49	60	123	147	138	121	137	136	117	94	69	45
Sat	42	42	42	43	45	47	56	65	70	86	81	79	68	58	52	52	43
Sun	42	42	41	42	44	45	47	51	55	58	55	57	55	51	52	50	43