Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Compton

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-710 South and I-5 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Altadena to Compton 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	33	39	43	45	42	41	41	39	40	43	47	51	50	47	38	39	35
Tue	33	37	51	53	46	46	44	41	42	46	54	61	57	49	41	39	35
Wed	33	38	52	52	47	46	43	43	44	47	54	54	54	50	42	40	35
Thu	33	38	49	51	47	46	45	45	44	51	56	58	59	51	42	40	36
Fri	33	38	46	47	44	42	43	45	48	53	55	56	55	49	43	42	36
Sat	34	35	37	36	37	39	42	41	45	47	47	45	49	46	42	42	35
Sun	34	36	38	36	35	37	39	43	44	46	43	44	43	44	41	42	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Altadena to Compton (via I-710 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena to central Compton 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 Altadena to Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Compton?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 33 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	43	45	42	41	41	39	40	43	47	51	50	47	38	39	35
Tue	33	37	51	53	46	46	44	41	42	46	54	61	57	49	41	39	35
Wed	33	38	52	52	47	46	43	43	44	47	54	54	54	50	42	40	35
Thu	33	38	49	51	47	46	45	45	44	51	56	58	59	51	42	40	36
Fri	33	38	46	47	44	42	43	45	48	53	55	56	55	49	43	42	36
Sat	34	35	37	36	37	39	42	41	45	47	47	45	49	46	42	42	35
Sun	34	36	38	36	35	37	39	43	44	46	43	44	43	44	41	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	43	45	42	41	41	39	40	43	47	51	50	47	38	39	35
Tue	33	37	51	53	46	46	44	41	42	46	54	61	57	49	41	39	35
Wed	33	38	52	52	47	46	43	43	44	47	54	54	54	50	42	40	35
Thu	33	38	49	51	47	46	45	45	44	51	56	58	59	51	42	40	36
Fri	33	38	46	47	44	42	43	45	48	53	55	56	55	49	43	42	36
Sat	34	35	37	36	37	39	42	41	45	47	47	45	49	46	42	42	35
Sun	34	36	38	36	35	37	39	43	44	46	43	44	43	44	41	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	43	45	42	41	41	39	40	43	47	51	50	47	38	39	35
Tue	33	37	51	53	46	46	44	41	42	46	54	61	57	49	41	39	35
Wed	33	38	52	52	47	46	43	43	44	47	54	54	54	50	42	40	35
Thu	33	38	49	51	47	46	45	45	44	51	56	58	59	51	42	40	36
Fri	33	38	46	47	44	42	43	45	48	53	55	56	55	49	43	42	36
Sat	34	35	37	36	37	39	42	41	45	47	47	45	49	46	42	42	35
Sun	34	36	38	36	35	37	39	43	44	46	43	44	43	44	41	42	36