Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Carson

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-110 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Arcadia 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	32	39	47	59	57	51	46	45	44	52	57	68	60	48	39	38	34
Tue	33	39	56	74	70	65	56	50	48	68	88	91	68	51	42	39	34
Wed	32	38	58	73	67	60	56	54	55	74	90	93	81	62	44	39	35
Thu	32	37	56	70	71	61	54	52	58	81	91	92	75	59	42	42	35
Fri	33	37	49	63	57	53	58	71	88	95	97	93	83	59	55	49	37
Sat	35	35	37	35	38	44	51	61	79	79	78	83	84	74	57	51	38
Sun	34	35	37	35	34	37	45	54	59	58	57	57	51	53	46	46	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Arcadia to Carson (via I-110 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia 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 Arcadia to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 32 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Carson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Carson to Arcadia (return trip) · Arcadia to Los Angeles · Arcadia to Santa Monica · Arcadia to Pasadena · Arcadia to Long Beach · Arcadia to West Covina · Arcadia to Burbank · Arcadia to Glendale · Arcadia to Santa Clarita · Arcadia to Van Nuys · Arcadia to Torrance · Arcadia to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	47	59	57	51	46	45	44	52	57	68	60	48	39	38	34
Tue	33	39	56	74	70	65	56	50	48	68	88	91	68	51	42	39	34
Wed	32	38	58	73	67	60	56	54	55	74	90	93	81	62	44	39	35
Thu	32	37	56	70	71	61	54	52	58	81	91	92	75	59	42	42	35
Fri	33	37	49	63	57	53	58	71	88	95	97	93	83	59	55	49	37
Sat	35	35	37	35	38	44	51	61	79	79	78	83	84	74	57	51	38
Sun	34	35	37	35	34	37	45	54	59	58	57	57	51	53	46	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	47	59	57	51	46	45	44	52	57	68	60	48	39	38	34
Tue	33	39	56	74	70	65	56	50	48	68	88	91	68	51	42	39	34
Wed	32	38	58	73	67	60	56	54	55	74	90	93	81	62	44	39	35
Thu	32	37	56	70	71	61	54	52	58	81	91	92	75	59	42	42	35
Fri	33	37	49	63	57	53	58	71	88	95	97	93	83	59	55	49	37
Sat	35	35	37	35	38	44	51	61	79	79	78	83	84	74	57	51	38
Sun	34	35	37	35	34	37	45	54	59	58	57	57	51	53	46	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	47	59	57	51	46	45	44	52	57	68	60	48	39	38	34
Tue	33	39	56	74	70	65	56	50	48	68	88	91	68	51	42	39	34
Wed	32	38	58	73	67	60	56	54	55	74	90	93	81	62	44	39	35
Thu	32	37	56	70	71	61	54	52	58	81	91	92	75	59	42	42	35
Fri	33	37	49	63	57	53	58	71	88	95	97	93	83	59	55	49	37
Sat	35	35	37	35	38	44	51	61	79	79	78	83	84	74	57	51	38
Sun	34	35	37	35	34	37	45	54	59	58	57	57	51	53	46	46	37