Traffic Predict
The Worst Commutes: Where Rush Hour Costs the Most Time
The drive rush hour slows most is Santa Monica to Fountain Valley: 39 min at the best time to leave, but 4 h 3 min leaving at 2:30 pm on a Wednesday, 205 minutes more.
The 25 worst
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Monica to Fountain Valley 44 miles | 39 min (5:30 am) | 4 h 3 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +205 min |
| 2 | Mid-City to Fountain Valley 40 miles | 37 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 56 min (Tue 2:30 pm) | +199 min |
| 3 | Inglewood to Fountain Valley 35 miles | 31 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 45 min (Tue 3 pm) | +194 min |
| 4 | Queens to Wayne 41 miles | 1 h 9 min (5 am) | 4 h 20 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +190 min |
| 5 | Simi Valley to LAX 45 miles | 41 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 47 min (Thu 3:30 pm) | +186 min |
| 6 | Queens to New City 43 miles | 1 h 14 min (5 am) | 4 h 15 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +181 min |
| 7 | Santa Monica to Westminster 40 miles | 35 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 35 min (Wed 3 pm) | +180 min |
| 8 | Simi Valley to Inglewood 44 miles | 39 min (9 pm) | 3 h 37 min (Thu 4 pm) | +178 min |
| 9 | Queens to Spring Valley 42 miles | 1 h 13 min (5 am) | 4 h 11 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +178 min |
| 10 | Mid-City to Westminster 36 miles | 34 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 30 min (Tue 3 pm) | +176 min |
| 11 | Santa Monica to Cypress 38 miles | 35 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 25 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +170 min |
| 12 | Inglewood to Westminster 31 miles | 28 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 18 min (Tue 3 pm) | +170 min |
| 13 | Northridge to San Pedro 44 miles | 40 min (9 pm) | 3 h 28 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +168 min |
| 14 | Woodland Hills to San Pedro 44 miles | 38 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 26 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +168 min |
| 15 | Inglewood to Cypress 29 miles | 29 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 16 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +168 min |
| 16 | Queens to Ridgewood 34 miles | 58 min (5 am) | 3 h 46 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +167 min |
| 17 | Hempstead to Newark 42 miles | 1 h 8 min (5 am) | 3 h 53 min (Fri 2:30 pm) | +165 min |
| 18 | Reseda to Long Beach 44 miles | 41 min (9 pm) | 3 h 26 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +165 min |
| 19 | LAX to Huntington Beach 37 miles | 43 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 26 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +163 min |
| 20 | Inglewood to Stanton 33 miles | 32 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 15 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +163 min |
| 21 | Van Nuys to Long Beach 40 miles | 37 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 20 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +162 min |
| 22 | Culver City to Huntington Beach 41 miles | 46 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 26 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +160 min |
| 23 | Canarsie to Paterson 41 miles | 1 h 11 min (5 am) | 3 h 50 min (Fri 3 pm) | +159 min |
| 24 | Van Nuys to LGB 38 miles | 36 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 15 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +159 min |
| 25 | Porter Ranch to Torrance 40 miles | 38 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 16 min (Wed 4 pm) | +158 min |
Southern California
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Monica to Fountain Valley 44 miles | 39 min (5:30 am) | 4 h 3 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +205 min |
| 2 | Mid-City to Fountain Valley 40 miles | 37 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 56 min (Tue 2:30 pm) | +199 min |
| 3 | Inglewood to Fountain Valley 35 miles | 31 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 45 min (Tue 3 pm) | +194 min |
| 4 | Simi Valley to LAX 45 miles | 41 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 47 min (Thu 3:30 pm) | +186 min |
| 5 | Santa Monica to Westminster 40 miles | 35 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 35 min (Wed 3 pm) | +180 min |
| 6 | Simi Valley to Inglewood 44 miles | 39 min (9 pm) | 3 h 37 min (Thu 4 pm) | +178 min |
| 7 | Mid-City to Westminster 36 miles | 34 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 30 min (Tue 3 pm) | +176 min |
| 8 | Santa Monica to Cypress 38 miles | 35 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 25 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +170 min |
| 9 | Inglewood to Westminster 31 miles | 28 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 18 min (Tue 3 pm) | +170 min |
| 10 | Northridge to San Pedro 44 miles | 40 min (9 pm) | 3 h 28 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +168 min |
| 11 | Woodland Hills to San Pedro 44 miles | 38 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 26 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +168 min |
| 12 | Inglewood to Cypress 29 miles | 29 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 16 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +168 min |
| 13 | Reseda to Long Beach 44 miles | 41 min (9 pm) | 3 h 26 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +165 min |
| 14 | LAX to Huntington Beach 37 miles | 43 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 26 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +163 min |
| 15 | Inglewood to Stanton 33 miles | 32 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 15 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +163 min |
| 16 | Van Nuys to Long Beach 40 miles | 37 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 20 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +162 min |
| 17 | Culver City to Huntington Beach 41 miles | 46 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 26 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +160 min |
| 18 | Van Nuys to LGB 38 miles | 36 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 15 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +159 min |
| 19 | Porter Ranch to Torrance 40 miles | 38 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 16 min (Wed 4 pm) | +158 min |
| 20 | Van Nuys to San Pedro 39 miles | 35 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 12 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +157 min |
All drive times in Southern California →
San Diego County
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chula Vista to Ramona 41 miles | 56 min (5 am) | 1 h 48 min (Fri 4:30 pm) | +52 min |
| 2 | Santee to Vista 43 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 1 h 28 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +51 min |
| 3 | Escondido to Vista 13 miles | 13 min (5 am) | 1 h 2 min (Tue 8 am) | +50 min |
| 4 | Poway to Vista 25 miles | 25 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 14 min (Tue 8 am) | +49 min |
| 5 | El Cajon to Vista 45 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 27 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +48 min |
| 6 | Mira Mesa to Vista 29 miles | 27 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 14 min (Wed 7:30 am) | +47 min |
| 7 | Chula Vista to Encinitas 34 miles | 32 min (5 am) | 1 h 18 min (Tue 8 am) | +45 min |
| 8 | Rancho Penasquitos to Vista 25 miles | 23 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 8 min (Tue 8 am) | +45 min |
| 9 | Chula Vista to San Marcos 43 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 1 h 23 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +45 min |
| 10 | Chula Vista to Mira Mesa 25 miles | 28 min (5 am) | 1 h 12 min (Tue 8 am) | +44 min |
| 11 | Escondido to Carlsbad 20 miles | 21 min (5 am) | 1 h 5 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +44 min |
| 12 | Escondido to Oceanside 21 miles | 20 min (5 am) | 1 h 2 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +41 min |
| 13 | Chula Vista to Poway 32 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 12 min (Tue 8 am) | +40 min |
| 14 | Chula Vista to Carlsbad 42 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 15 min (Tue 8 am) | +37 min |
| 15 | Ramona to Chula Vista 44 miles | 49 min (5 am) | 1 h 25 min (Wed 4:30 pm) | +37 min |
| 16 | Chula Vista to Oceanside 45 miles | 41 min (5 am) | 1 h 17 min (Tue 8 am) | +37 min |
| 17 | Chula Vista to Rancho Penasquitos 27 miles | 25 min (5 am) | 1 h 1 min (Tue 8 am) | +36 min |
| 18 | Vista to Poway 25 miles | 31 min (5 am) | 1 h 6 min (Tue 8 am) | +35 min |
| 19 | Vista to Mira Mesa 28 miles | 31 min (5 am) | 1 h 6 min (Tue 8 am) | +35 min |
| 20 | Vista to Santee 42 miles | 43 min (5 am) | 1 h 16 min (Tue 8 am) | +33 min |
All drive times in San Diego County →
Bay Area
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novato to San Leandro 43 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 1 h 46 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +68 min |
| 2 | Pleasanton to Manteca 42 miles | 43 min (9 pm) | 1 h 39 min (Wed 6:30 am) | +56 min |
| 3 | Cupertino to Livermore 42 miles | 41 min (9 pm) | 1 h 36 min (Wed 5 pm) | +55 min |
| 4 | Cupertino to Pleasanton 38 miles | 35 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 29 min (Wed 5 pm) | +55 min |
| 5 | Livermore to Manteca 34 miles | 36 min (8:30 pm) | 1 h 30 min (Wed 7 am) | +54 min |
| 6 | Petaluma to Berkeley 39 miles | 36 min (5 am) | 1 h 29 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +54 min |
| 7 | Livermore to Stockton 40 miles | 42 min (8:30 pm) | 1 h 35 min (Wed 7 am) | +53 min |
| 8 | Novato to Berkeley 28 miles | 26 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 19 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +53 min |
| 9 | San Rafael to San Mateo 45 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 31 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +52 min |
| 10 | OAK to San Jose 36 miles | 34 min (5 am) | 1 h 25 min (Tue 8 am) | +52 min |
| 11 | Berkeley to SJC 44 miles | 42 min (5 am) | 1 h 33 min (Tue 8 am) | +51 min |
| 12 | Oakland to Campbell 45 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 30 min (Tue 8 am) | +51 min |
| 13 | Dublin to Manteca 43 miles | 42 min (9 pm) | 1 h 33 min (Wed 6:30 am) | +51 min |
| 14 | San Leandro to San Jose 35 miles | 31 min (5 am) | 1 h 22 min (Tue 8 am) | +51 min |
| 15 | Fremont to Tracy 42 miles | 49 min (9 pm) | 1 h 39 min (Wed 6:30 am) | +50 min |
| 16 | Oakland to San Jose 41 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 26 min (Tue 8 am) | +50 min |
| 17 | San Rafael to San Leandro 32 miles | 29 min (5 am) | 1 h 19 min (Tue 8 am) | +50 min |
| 18 | OAK to Santa Clara 35 miles | 36 min (5 am) | 1 h 25 min (Tue 8 am) | +49 min |
| 19 | OAK to SJC 34 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 22 min (Tue 8 am) | +49 min |
| 20 | Pleasanton to Redwood City 33 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 1 h 27 min (Tue 8 am) | +49 min |
All drive times in the Bay Area →
Sacramento area
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petaluma to Oakland 43 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 36 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +57 min |
| 2 | Novato to Oakland 33 miles | 29 min (5 am) | 1 h 25 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +56 min |
| 3 | San Leandro to Santa Clara 35 miles | 31 min (5 am) | 1 h 24 min (Tue 8 am) | +52 min |
| 4 | San Rafael to Hayward 37 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 25 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +52 min |
| 5 | Berkeley to Milpitas 42 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 28 min (Tue 8 am) | +51 min |
| 6 | Brentwood to Hayward 41 miles | 49 min (9 pm) | 1 h 35 min (Fri 4 pm) | +46 min |
| 7 | Antioch to San Leandro 45 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 23 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +44 min |
| 8 | Milpitas to Berkeley 43 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 1 h 22 min (Wed 4:30 pm) | +44 min |
| 9 | Santa Clara to San Leandro 36 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 15 min (Tue 5 pm) | +43 min |
| 10 | Hayward to Brentwood 44 miles | 51 min (5 am) | 1 h 34 min (Fri 4 pm) | +43 min |
| 11 | San Leandro to Tracy 42 miles | 39 min (9 pm) | 1 h 21 min (Wed 6:30 am) | +43 min |
| 12 | Pittsburg to Berkeley 38 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 16 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +42 min |
| 13 | Pittsburg to Hayward 45 miles | 40 min (5 am) | 1 h 22 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +42 min |
| 14 | Sunnyvale to Gilroy 43 miles | 39 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 21 min (Wed 5 pm) | +42 min |
| 15 | Oakland to Bayview-Hunters Point 14 miles | 20 min (5 am) | 1 h 2 min (Thu 5:30 pm) | +42 min |
| 16 | Vallejo to San Leandro 36 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 14 min (Thu 8 am) | +41 min |
| 17 | Livermore to Tracy 20 miles | 21 min (8:30 pm) | 1 h 2 min (Wed 7 am) | +41 min |
| 18 | San Mateo to Milpitas 28 miles | 26 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 7 min (Wed 5 pm) | +41 min |
| 19 | San Ramon to Daly City 40 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 1 h 16 min (Thu 5 pm) | +41 min |
| 20 | San Ramon to Santa Clara 37 miles | 34 min (5 am) | 1 h 14 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +40 min |
All drive times in the Sacramento area →
New York City
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens to Wayne 41 miles | 1 h 9 min (5 am) | 4 h 20 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +190 min |
| 2 | Queens to New City 43 miles | 1 h 14 min (5 am) | 4 h 15 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +181 min |
| 3 | Queens to Spring Valley 42 miles | 1 h 13 min (5 am) | 4 h 11 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +178 min |
| 4 | Queens to Ridgewood 34 miles | 58 min (5 am) | 3 h 46 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +167 min |
| 5 | Hempstead to Newark 42 miles | 1 h 8 min (5 am) | 3 h 53 min (Fri 2:30 pm) | +165 min |
| 6 | Canarsie to Paterson 41 miles | 1 h 11 min (5 am) | 3 h 50 min (Fri 3 pm) | +159 min |
| 7 | Queens to Paramus 32 miles | 54 min (5 am) | 3 h 32 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +158 min |
| 8 | Hempstead to Paterson 39 miles | 1 h 2 min (5 am) | 3 h 40 min (Fri 2:30 pm) | +158 min |
| 9 | Queens to Paterson 34 miles | 53 min (5 am) | 3 h 29 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +155 min |
| 10 | Elmont to Newark 37 miles | 59 min (5 am) | 3 h 31 min (Fri 2:30 pm) | +153 min |
| 11 | Bayside to Elizabeth 36 miles | 59 min (5 am) | 3 h 27 min (Fri 3 pm) | +148 min |
| 12 | Ridgewood to Paterson 34 miles | 54 min (5 am) | 3 h 22 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +148 min |
| 13 | New Rochelle to Jersey City 34 miles | 55 min (5 am) | 3 h 15 min (Fri 4 pm) | +141 min |
| 14 | Bayside to Newark 31 miles | 50 min (5 am) | 3 h 11 min (Fri 3 pm) | +140 min |
| 15 | West Babylon to Upper West Side 44 miles | 1 h 15 min (9 pm) | 3 h 36 min (Wed 12 pm) | +140 min |
| 16 | Freeport to Paterson 44 miles | 1 h 15 min (5 am) | 3 h 34 min (Fri 2 pm) | +140 min |
| 17 | Far Rockaway to Paterson 40 miles | 1 h 12 min (5 am) | 3 h 32 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +139 min |
| 18 | New Rochelle to Elizabeth 38 miles | 1 h 0 min (5 am) | 3 h 19 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +139 min |
| 19 | Harrison to Newark 40 miles | 1 h 8 min (5 am) | 3 h 27 min (Fri 3 pm) | +139 min |
| 20 | Corona to Paterson 28 miles | 47 min (5 am) | 3 h 5 min (Fri 4 pm) | +139 min |
All drive times in New York City →
Boston area
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester to Gardner 29 miles | 44 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 20 min (Fri 4 pm) | +97 min |
| 2 | Lynn to Framingham 33 miles | 41 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 8 min (Thu 3:30 pm) | +87 min |
| 3 | Brockton to Peabody 42 miles | 58 min (5 am) | 2 h 24 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +86 min |
| 4 | Braintree to Peabody 31 miles | 48 min (5 am) | 2 h 12 min (Tue 8 am) | +84 min |
| 5 | South Boston to Marlborough 33 miles | 42 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 1 min (Thu 4 pm) | +79 min |
| 6 | Lynn to Newton 21 miles | 35 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 53 min (Thu 4 pm) | +79 min |
| 7 | Boston to Shrewsbury 38 miles | 47 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 4 min (Thu 4 pm) | +78 min |
| 8 | Woburn to Brockton 34 miles | 46 min (5 am) | 2 h 3 min (Tue 7 am) | +76 min |
| 9 | Burlington MA to Quincy 23 miles | 34 min (5 am) | 1 h 46 min (Tue 8 am) | +72 min |
| 10 | Worcester to Leominster 21 miles | 27 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 38 min (Fri 4 pm) | +72 min |
| 11 | Lynn to Brockton 35 miles | 41 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 52 min (Thu 3:30 pm) | +71 min |
| 12 | Peabody to Brockton 40 miles | 1 h 0 min (5 am) | 2 h 9 min (Tue 7 am) | +70 min |
| 13 | BOS to Brockton 25 miles | 41 min (5 am) | 1 h 50 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +70 min |
| 14 | Lynn to Brighton 18 miles | 31 min (5 am) | 1 h 40 min (Thu 4 pm) | +69 min |
| 15 | Peabody to Natick 36 miles | 44 min (5 am) | 1 h 53 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +69 min |
| 16 | Quincy to Burlington MA 23 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 45 min (Tue 8 am) | +68 min |
| 17 | Worcester to Fitchburg 27 miles | 33 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 40 min (Fri 4 pm) | +67 min |
| 18 | Boston to Brockton 22 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 44 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +67 min |
| 19 | Shrewsbury to Boston 39 miles | 45 min (5 am) | 1 h 51 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +67 min |
| 20 | Burlington MA to Braintree 26 miles | 34 min (5 am) | 1 h 41 min (Tue 8 am) | +67 min |
All drive times in the Boston area →
How this is measured
For every drive we track, we simulate the trip for each departure time from 5 am to 9 pm on each weekday (drives of 8 to 45 miles, the range most people commute), using the typical speed road sensors recorded at every point of the route for the moment you would reach it. "Quickest" is the fastest departure in that window, "rush hour" the slowest, and "extra" the difference: the time rush hour adds to the same drive. Holidays are left out. Use the traffic estimator to check your own drive.
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