Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Carson

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 33 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 Anaheim to Carson 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	25	28	34	38	35	32	31	31	30	31	34	36	36	33	27	26	25
Tue	24	29	37	40	38	34	32	31	32	33	36	37	38	35	28	26	25
Wed	25	28	36	37	38	34	31	31	32	33	36	38	42	38	30	26	25
Thu	24	28	37	38	37	33	32	32	32	34	36	39	41	39	29	26	25
Fri	25	29	34	35	35	33	33	31	33	36	38	40	41	40	31	26	25
Sat	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	30	33	31	33	32	32	31	29	27	26
Sun	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	28	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Anaheim to Carson (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Carson 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 Anaheim to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Carson?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Carson?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	34	38	35	32	31	31	30	31	34	36	36	33	27	26	25
Tue	24	29	37	40	38	34	32	31	32	33	36	37	38	35	28	26	25
Wed	25	28	36	37	38	34	31	31	32	33	36	38	42	38	30	26	25
Thu	24	28	37	38	37	33	32	32	32	34	36	39	41	39	29	26	25
Fri	25	29	34	35	35	33	33	31	33	36	38	40	41	40	31	26	25
Sat	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	30	33	31	33	32	32	31	29	27	26
Sun	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	34	38	35	32	31	31	30	31	34	36	36	33	27	26	25
Tue	24	29	37	40	38	34	32	31	32	33	36	37	38	35	28	26	25
Wed	25	28	36	37	38	34	31	31	32	33	36	38	42	38	30	26	25
Thu	24	28	37	38	37	33	32	32	32	34	36	39	41	39	29	26	25
Fri	25	29	34	35	35	33	33	31	33	36	38	40	41	40	31	26	25
Sat	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	30	33	31	33	32	32	31	29	27	26
Sun	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	34	38	35	32	31	31	30	31	34	36	36	33	27	26	25
Tue	24	29	37	40	38	34	32	31	32	33	36	37	38	35	28	26	25
Wed	25	28	36	37	38	34	31	31	32	33	36	38	42	38	30	26	25
Thu	24	28	37	38	37	33	32	32	32	34	36	39	41	39	29	26	25
Fri	25	29	34	35	35	33	33	31	33	36	38	40	41	40	31	26	25
Sat	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	30	33	31	33	32	32	31	29	27	26
Sun	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	28	26