Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Norwalk

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 102 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 West and I-605 South, usually 98 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Apple Valley to Norwalk 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	96	130	131	121	108	102	98	97	98	99	99	95	93	91	91	91	86
Tue	98	133	136	120	103	98	96	95	95	97	96	96	94	91	90	90	86
Wed	97	124	126	113	103	99	96	94	98	100	97	97	94	92	91	90	86
Thu	99	129	122	111	101	100	96	97	98	99	99	100	96	92	91	89	85
Fri	91	101	98	100	100	98	98	98	97	101	102	102	103	96	91	89	87
Sat	87	89	89	89	90	93	94	94	95	95	97	96	95	91	88	87	85
Sun	85	86	86	88	88	89	93	95	102	98	98	96	97	97	95	92	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Apple Valley to Norwalk (via I-15 South and I-210 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (12 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to central Norwalk 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 Apple Valley to Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Norwalk?

The 92-mile drive usually takes 85 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Norwalk?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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More drives

Norwalk to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	130	131	121	108	102	98	97	98	99	99	95	93	91	91	91	86
Tue	98	133	136	120	103	98	96	95	95	97	96	96	94	91	90	90	86
Wed	97	124	126	113	103	99	96	94	98	100	97	97	94	92	91	90	86
Thu	99	129	122	111	101	100	96	97	98	99	99	100	96	92	91	89	85
Fri	91	101	98	100	100	98	98	98	97	101	102	102	103	96	91	89	87
Sat	87	89	89	89	90	93	94	94	95	95	97	96	95	91	88	87	85
Sun	85	86	86	88	88	89	93	95	102	98	98	96	97	97	95	92	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	130	131	121	108	102	98	97	98	99	99	95	93	91	91	91	86
Tue	98	133	136	120	103	98	96	95	95	97	96	96	94	91	90	90	86
Wed	97	124	126	113	103	99	96	94	98	100	97	97	94	92	91	90	86
Thu	99	129	122	111	101	100	96	97	98	99	99	100	96	92	91	89	85
Fri	91	101	98	100	100	98	98	98	97	101	102	102	103	96	91	89	87
Sat	87	89	89	89	90	93	94	94	95	95	97	96	95	91	88	87	85
Sun	85	86	86	88	88	89	93	95	102	98	98	96	97	97	95	92	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	130	131	121	108	102	98	97	98	99	99	95	93	91	91	91	86
Tue	98	133	136	120	103	98	96	95	95	97	96	96	94	91	90	90	86
Wed	97	124	126	113	103	99	96	94	98	100	97	97	94	92	91	90	86
Thu	99	129	122	111	101	100	96	97	98	99	99	100	96	92	91	89	85
Fri	91	101	98	100	100	98	98	98	97	101	102	102	103	96	91	89	87
Sat	87	89	89	89	90	93	94	94	95	95	97	96	95	91	88	87	85
Sun	85	86	86	88	88	89	93	95	102	98	98	96	97	97	95	92	85