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Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 36% 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.

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Apple Valley to Los Angeles (via I-15 South and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Apple Valley

Freeway, about 83 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 11 to 13 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Apple Valley to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon981361391301181049897969795949291928986
Tue1001341401221061029592929291919087888885
Wed105123133119104979392939292939190888884
Thu100124127116102979595949495979588888884
Fri9110010210097969595949798999893908987
Sat8586868891939596959697979488868684
Sun84848486878993969710097989797939184

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 Apple Valley to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Los Angeles?

The 92-mile drive usually takes 84 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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