Traffic Predict
The Worst Commutes: Where Rush Hour Costs the Most Time
The drive rush hour slows most is Simi Valley to LAX: 42 min at the best time to leave, but 3 h 55 min leaving at 3:30 pm on a Thursday, 194 minutes more.
The 25 worst
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simi Valley to LAX 45 miles | 42 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 55 min (Thu 3:30 pm) | +194 min |
| 2 | Queens to Wayne 41 miles | 1 h 16 min (5 am) | 4 h 22 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +187 min |
| 3 | Simi Valley to Inglewood 44 miles | 39 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 43 min (Thu 4 pm) | +184 min |
| 4 | Santa Monica to Westminster 40 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 3 h 38 min (Wed 3 pm) | +183 min |
| 5 | Mid-City to Westminster 36 miles | 34 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 36 min (Tue 3 pm) | +182 min |
| 6 | Queens to New City 43 miles | 1 h 20 min (5 am) | 4 h 19 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +178 min |
| 7 | Inglewood to Westminster 31 miles | 28 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 24 min (Tue 3 pm) | +177 min |
| 8 | Queens to Spring Valley 42 miles | 1 h 19 min (5 am) | 4 h 14 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +175 min |
| 9 | Van Nuys to Long Beach 40 miles | 37 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 26 min (Tue 3 pm) | +169 min |
| 10 | Reseda to Long Beach 44 miles | 41 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 28 min (Tue 3 pm) | +167 min |
| 11 | Queens to Ridgewood 34 miles | 1 h 2 min (5 am) | 3 h 48 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +167 min |
| 12 | LAX to Huntington Beach 37 miles | 43 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 29 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +166 min |
| 13 | Canarsie to Paterson 41 miles | 1 h 15 min (5 am) | 4 h 1 min (Fri 3 pm) | +166 min |
| 14 | Hempstead to Newark 42 miles | 1 h 7 min (5 am) | 3 h 52 min (Fri 3 pm) | +166 min |
| 15 | Culver City to Huntington Beach 41 miles | 46 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 29 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +163 min |
| 16 | Van Nuys to LGB 38 miles | 36 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 17 min (Tue 3 pm) | +161 min |
| 17 | Inglewood to Huntington Beach 37 miles | 39 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 17 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +159 min |
| 18 | Hempstead to Paterson 39 miles | 1 h 1 min (5 am) | 3 h 40 min (Fri 3 pm) | +158 min |
| 19 | Queens to Paramus 32 miles | 57 min (5 am) | 3 h 35 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +158 min |
| 20 | Sherman Oaks to Long Beach 39 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 3 h 12 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +157 min |
| 21 | Sylmar to Carson 41 miles | 37 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 14 min (Wed 3:30 pm) | +157 min |
| 22 | Porter Ranch to Torrance 40 miles | 38 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 16 min (Wed 4 pm) | +157 min |
| 23 | Van Nuys to San Pedro 39 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 3 h 12 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +157 min |
| 24 | Queens to Paterson 34 miles | 58 min (5 am) | 3 h 32 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +154 min |
| 25 | Elmont to Newark 37 miles | 58 min (5 am) | 3 h 31 min (Fri 2:30 pm) | +153 min |
Southern California
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simi Valley to LAX 45 miles | 42 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 55 min (Thu 3:30 pm) | +194 min |
| 2 | Simi Valley to Inglewood 44 miles | 39 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 43 min (Thu 4 pm) | +184 min |
| 3 | Santa Monica to Westminster 40 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 3 h 38 min (Wed 3 pm) | +183 min |
| 4 | Inglewood to Westminster 31 miles | 28 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 24 min (Tue 3 pm) | +177 min |
| 5 | Van Nuys to Long Beach 40 miles | 37 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 26 min (Tue 3 pm) | +169 min |
| 6 | LAX to Huntington Beach 37 miles | 43 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 29 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +166 min |
| 7 | Culver City to Huntington Beach 41 miles | 46 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 29 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +163 min |
| 8 | Van Nuys to LGB 38 miles | 36 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 17 min (Tue 3 pm) | +161 min |
| 9 | Porter Ranch to Torrance 40 miles | 38 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 16 min (Wed 4 pm) | +157 min |
| 10 | Van Nuys to San Pedro 39 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 3 h 12 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +157 min |
| 11 | Sylmar to Torrance 40 miles | 37 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 8 min (Wed 4 pm) | +151 min |
| 12 | Porter Ranch to LAX 32 miles | 32 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 57 min (Thu 4 pm) | +145 min |
| 13 | Inglewood to Costa Mesa 42 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 3 h 2 min (Wed 3 pm) | +144 min |
| 14 | Woodland Hills to Torrance 35 miles | 32 min (6:30 am) | 2 h 54 min (Wed 4 pm) | +142 min |
| 15 | Santa Monica to Long Beach 30 miles | 28 min (5 am) | 2 h 48 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +140 min |
| 16 | Northridge to Torrance 36 miles | 35 min (6:30 am) | 2 h 54 min (Wed 4 pm) | +139 min |
| 17 | Santa Monica to LGB 29 miles | 27 min (5 am) | 2 h 43 min (Wed 3 pm) | +136 min |
| 18 | LAX to Long Beach 21 miles | 22 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 35 min (Wed 3 pm) | +134 min |
| 19 | LAX to LGB 20 miles | 21 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 34 min (Wed 3 pm) | +133 min |
| 20 | Culver City to Long Beach 26 miles | 25 min (5 am) | 2 h 35 min (Wed 3 pm) | +130 min |
All drive times in Southern California →
San Diego County
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid-City to Westminster 36 miles | 34 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 36 min (Tue 3 pm) | +182 min |
| 2 | Reseda to Long Beach 44 miles | 41 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 28 min (Tue 3 pm) | +167 min |
| 3 | Inglewood to Huntington Beach 37 miles | 39 min (5:30 am) | 3 h 17 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +159 min |
| 4 | Sherman Oaks to Long Beach 39 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 3 h 12 min (Wed 2:30 pm) | +157 min |
| 5 | Sylmar to Carson 41 miles | 37 min (6:30 am) | 3 h 14 min (Wed 3:30 pm) | +157 min |
| 6 | Inglewood to Irvine 43 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 3 h 2 min (Wed 3 pm) | +145 min |
| 7 | Beverly Hills to Long Beach 34 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 2 h 56 min (Tue 3:30 pm) | +143 min |
| 8 | Inglewood to Long Beach 23 miles | 22 min (5 am) | 2 h 32 min (Wed 3 pm) | +130 min |
| 9 | Santa Monica to San Pedro 29 miles | 26 min (5 am) | 2 h 36 min (Wed 3 pm) | +130 min |
| 10 | Cypress to Santa Monica 38 miles | 34 min (5 am) | 2 h 40 min (Wed 7 am) | +126 min |
| 11 | Westminster to Santa Monica 39 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 2 h 38 min (Wed 7 am) | +126 min |
| 12 | Inglewood to Santa Ana 40 miles | 36 min (5 am) | 2 h 31 min (Wed 3:30 pm) | +115 min |
| 13 | Sherman Oaks to Torrance 28 miles | 26 min (5 am) | 2 h 20 min (Wed 4:30 pm) | +113 min |
| 14 | Woodland Hills to Inglewood 26 miles | 23 min (5 am) | 2 h 16 min (Thu 4:30 pm) | +113 min |
| 15 | Inglewood to Garden Grove 35 miles | 31 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 23 min (Tue 4 pm) | +112 min |
| 16 | Long Beach to Reseda 44 miles | 40 min (5 am) | 2 h 31 min (Wed 7 am) | +112 min |
| 17 | Long Beach to Beverly Hills 33 miles | 30 min (5 am) | 2 h 17 min (Wed 7 am) | +108 min |
| 18 | Long Beach to Sherman Oaks 38 miles | 32 min (5 am) | 2 h 19 min (Wed 7:30 am) | +107 min |
| 19 | Northridge to Inglewood 26 miles | 26 min (5 am) | 2 h 9 min (Thu 4:30 pm) | +103 min |
| 20 | Northridge to Norwalk 42 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 2 h 21 min (Thu 4 pm) | +102 min |
All drive times in San Diego County →
Bay Area
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petaluma to Berkeley 39 miles | 36 min (5 am) | 1 h 30 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +54 min |
| 2 | Fremont to Tracy 42 miles | 49 min (9 pm) | 1 h 43 min (Fri 6:30 am) | +54 min |
| 3 | Livermore to Stockton 40 miles | 42 min (8:30 pm) | 1 h 32 min (Mon 7 am) | +50 min |
| 4 | Antioch to Berkeley 42 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 26 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +49 min |
| 5 | Berkeley to SJC 44 miles | 42 min (5 am) | 1 h 31 min (Tue 8 am) | +49 min |
| 6 | OAK to Santa Clara 35 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 1 h 25 min (Tue 8 am) | +49 min |
| 7 | Richmond to Fremont 39 miles | 35 min (5 am) | 1 h 24 min (Tue 8 am) | +49 min |
| 8 | Hayward to Tracy 39 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 25 min (Fri 6:30 am) | +49 min |
| 9 | OAK to San Jose 36 miles | 34 min (5 am) | 1 h 22 min (Tue 8 am) | +48 min |
| 10 | Oakland to Santa Clara 41 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 1 h 26 min (Tue 8 am) | +48 min |
| 11 | OAK to SJC 34 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 20 min (Tue 8 am) | +48 min |
| 12 | Pleasanton to San Mateo 33 miles | 38 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 25 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +47 min |
| 13 | Oakland to San Jose 41 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 23 min (Tue 8 am) | +47 min |
| 14 | Pleasanton to SFO 39 miles | 42 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 29 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +46 min |
| 15 | Oakland to SJC 39 miles | 36 min (5 am) | 1 h 22 min (Tue 8 am) | +46 min |
| 16 | Vallejo to Hayward 41 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 23 min (Thu 8 am) | +46 min |
| 17 | San Leandro to San Jose 35 miles | 31 min (5 am) | 1 h 16 min (Tue 8 am) | +45 min |
| 18 | Oakland to Campbell 45 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 24 min (Tue 8 am) | +45 min |
| 19 | Richmond to Pleasanton 40 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 23 min (Tue 8 am) | +45 min |
| 20 | Hayward to Santa Clara 27 miles | 28 min (5 am) | 1 h 12 min (Tue 8:30 am) | +44 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 26 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +57 min |
| 3 | Berkeley to Milpitas 42 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 32 min (Tue 8 am) | +55 min |
| 4 | San Rafael to Hayward 37 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 27 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +54 min |
| 5 | Milpitas to Berkeley 43 miles | 38 min (5 am) | 1 h 31 min (Thu 4:30 pm) | +53 min |
| 6 | San Leandro to Tracy 42 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 26 min (Fri 6:30 am) | +47 min |
| 7 | San Leandro to Santa Clara 35 miles | 31 min (5 am) | 1 h 18 min (Tue 8 am) | +47 min |
| 8 | Brentwood to Hayward 41 miles | 50 min (9 pm) | 1 h 36 min (Fri 4 pm) | +46 min |
| 9 | Livermore to Tracy 20 miles | 21 min (8:30 pm) | 1 h 7 min (Fri 7 am) | +46 min |
| 10 | Antioch to San Leandro 45 miles | 39 min (5 am) | 1 h 24 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +45 min |
| 11 | Bay Point to San Francisco 43 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 21 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +44 min |
| 12 | Pittsburg to Berkeley 38 miles | 33 min (5 am) | 1 h 17 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +43 min |
| 13 | San Francisco to Bay Point 43 miles | 41 min (5 am) | 1 h 23 min (Fri 4:30 pm) | +43 min |
| 14 | Hayward to Brentwood 44 miles | 51 min (5 am) | 1 h 34 min (Fri 4 pm) | +43 min |
| 15 | Pittsburg to Hayward 45 miles | 40 min (5 am) | 1 h 23 min (Thu 7:30 am) | +43 min |
| 16 | San Leandro to Vallejo 36 miles | 33 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 16 min (Fri 4:30 pm) | +43 min |
| 17 | Vallejo to San Leandro 36 miles | 32 min (5 am) | 1 h 15 min (Thu 8 am) | +42 min |
| 18 | Oakland to Fairfield 42 miles | 38 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 20 min (Fri 4:30 pm) | +42 min |
| 19 | Sunnyvale to Gilroy 43 miles | 39 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 21 min (Wed 5 pm) | +42 min |
| 20 | Oakland to Bayview-Hunters Point 14 miles | 20 min (5 am) | 1 h 1 min (Thu 5:30 pm) | +41 min |
All drive times in the Sacramento area →
New York City
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens to Wayne 41 miles | 1 h 16 min (5 am) | 4 h 22 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +187 min |
| 2 | Queens to New City 43 miles | 1 h 20 min (5 am) | 4 h 19 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +178 min |
| 3 | Queens to Spring Valley 42 miles | 1 h 19 min (5 am) | 4 h 14 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +175 min |
| 4 | Queens to Ridgewood 34 miles | 1 h 2 min (5 am) | 3 h 48 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +167 min |
| 5 | Canarsie to Paterson 41 miles | 1 h 15 min (5 am) | 4 h 1 min (Fri 3 pm) | +166 min |
| 6 | Hempstead to Newark 42 miles | 1 h 7 min (5 am) | 3 h 52 min (Fri 3 pm) | +166 min |
| 7 | Hempstead to Paterson 39 miles | 1 h 1 min (5 am) | 3 h 40 min (Fri 3 pm) | +158 min |
| 8 | Queens to Paramus 32 miles | 57 min (5 am) | 3 h 35 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +158 min |
| 9 | Queens to Paterson 34 miles | 58 min (5 am) | 3 h 32 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +154 min |
| 10 | Elmont to Newark 37 miles | 58 min (5 am) | 3 h 31 min (Fri 2:30 pm) | +153 min |
| 11 | Bayside to Elizabeth 36 miles | 57 min (5 am) | 3 h 26 min (Fri 3 pm) | +149 min |
| 12 | Ridgewood to Paterson 34 miles | 55 min (5 am) | 3 h 20 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +145 min |
| 13 | Bayside to Newark 31 miles | 49 min (5 am) | 3 h 10 min (Fri 3 pm) | +141 min |
| 14 | New Rochelle to Jersey City 34 miles | 54 min (5 am) | 3 h 15 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +141 min |
| 15 | New Rochelle to Elizabeth 38 miles | 59 min (5 am) | 3 h 19 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +140 min |
| 16 | Harrison to Newark 40 miles | 1 h 7 min (5 am) | 3 h 26 min (Fri 3 pm) | +139 min |
| 17 | Corona to Paterson 28 miles | 47 min (5 am) | 3 h 5 min (Fri 4 pm) | +138 min |
| 18 | Whitestone to Jersey City 29 miles | 49 min (5 am) | 3 h 8 min (Fri 3:30 pm) | +138 min |
| 19 | Brooklyn to Montclair 28 miles | 43 min (5 am) | 3 h 0 min (Fri 4:30 pm) | +138 min |
| 20 | West Babylon to Upper West Side 44 miles | 1 h 17 min (9 pm) | 3 h 34 min (Wed 10 am) | +137 min |
All drive times in New York City →
Boston area
| # | Drive | Quickest | Slowest time | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brockton to Peabody 42 miles | 58 min (5 am) | 2 h 23 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +86 min |
| 2 | Braintree to Peabody 31 miles | 48 min (5 am) | 2 h 10 min (Tue 8 am) | +82 min |
| 3 | Lynn to Newton 21 miles | 34 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 53 min (Thu 4 pm) | +79 min |
| 4 | Boston to Shrewsbury 38 miles | 47 min (5:30 am) | 2 h 4 min (Thu 4 pm) | +77 min |
| 5 | South Boston to Marlborough 33 miles | 42 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 59 min (Thu 3:30 pm) | +77 min |
| 6 | Woburn to Brockton 34 miles | 46 min (5 am) | 2 h 2 min (Tue 7 am) | +76 min |
| 7 | Burlington MA to Quincy 23 miles | 34 min (5 am) | 1 h 46 min (Tue 8 am) | +73 min |
| 8 | Worcester to Leominster 21 miles | 27 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 38 min (Fri 4 pm) | +72 min |
| 9 | Lynn to Brockton 35 miles | 41 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 51 min (Thu 3:30 pm) | +70 min |
| 10 | Peabody to Brockton 40 miles | 59 min (5 am) | 2 h 9 min (Tue 7 am) | +70 min |
| 11 | Peabody to Natick 36 miles | 44 min (5 am) | 1 h 52 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +69 min |
| 12 | BOS to Brockton 25 miles | 41 min (5 am) | 1 h 49 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +68 min |
| 13 | Quincy to Burlington MA 23 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 45 min (Tue 8:30 am) | +68 min |
| 14 | Worcester to Fitchburg 27 miles | 33 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 40 min (Fri 4 pm) | +67 min |
| 15 | Burlington MA to Braintree 26 miles | 34 min (5 am) | 1 h 41 min (Tue 8 am) | +67 min |
| 16 | Shrewsbury to Boston 39 miles | 44 min (5 am) | 1 h 51 min (Tue 8 am) | +67 min |
| 17 | Natick to Peabody 36 miles | 44 min (5:30 am) | 1 h 51 min (Thu 4 pm) | +67 min |
| 18 | Cambridge to Brockton 27 miles | 40 min (5 am) | 1 h 46 min (Thu 4:30 pm) | +66 min |
| 19 | Lynn to Dorchester 16 miles | 32 min (5 am) | 1 h 38 min (Thu 4 pm) | +66 min |
| 20 | Boston to Brockton 22 miles | 37 min (5 am) | 1 h 43 min (Tue 7:30 am) | +66 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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