Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Westminster

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 West, usually 98 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Westminster 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	102	130	138	124	110	105	100	101	103	104	106	104	101	94	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	133	122	104	99	98	97	100	103	106	104	102	93	94	94	90
Wed	100	118	130	118	104	99	98	97	98	99	102	104	101	94	94	94	90
Thu	99	119	124	112	104	100	100	103	104	104	106	112	104	96	93	93	89
Fri	94	106	104	106	102	102	101	102	103	111	111	114	107	100	97	93	91
Sat	89	92	92	92	94	100	100	102	103	102	101	100	100	97	91	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	92	95	97	100	103	103	105	106	100	102	101	99	97	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from Apple Valley to Westminster (via I-15 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (106 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (12 to 15 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 89 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Westminster?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (9 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	130	138	124	110	105	100	101	103	104	106	104	101	94	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	133	122	104	99	98	97	100	103	106	104	102	93	94	94	90
Wed	100	118	130	118	104	99	98	97	98	99	102	104	101	94	94	94	90
Thu	99	119	124	112	104	100	100	103	104	104	106	112	104	96	93	93	89
Fri	94	106	104	106	102	102	101	102	103	111	111	114	107	100	97	93	91
Sat	89	92	92	92	94	100	100	102	103	102	101	100	100	97	91	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	92	95	97	100	103	103	105	106	100	102	101	99	97	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	130	138	124	110	105	100	101	103	104	106	104	101	94	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	133	122	104	99	98	97	100	103	106	104	102	93	94	94	90
Wed	100	118	130	118	104	99	98	97	98	99	102	104	101	94	94	94	90
Thu	99	119	124	112	104	100	100	103	104	104	106	112	104	96	93	93	89
Fri	94	106	104	106	102	102	101	102	103	111	111	114	107	100	97	93	91
Sat	89	92	92	92	94	100	100	102	103	102	101	100	100	97	91	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	92	95	97	100	103	103	105	106	100	102	101	99	97	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	130	138	124	110	105	100	101	103	104	106	104	101	94	95	95	90
Tue	99	123	133	122	104	99	98	97	100	103	106	104	102	93	94	94	90
Wed	100	118	130	118	104	99	98	97	98	99	102	104	101	94	94	94	90
Thu	99	119	124	112	104	100	100	103	104	104	106	112	104	96	93	93	89
Fri	94	106	104	106	102	102	101	102	103	111	111	114	107	100	97	93	91
Sat	89	92	92	92	94	100	100	102	103	102	101	100	100	97	91	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	92	95	97	100	103	103	105	106	100	102	101	99	97	89