Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Compton

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-605 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Compton 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	31	32	37	37	35	35	35	34	34	35	51	59	71	57	35	32	31
Tue	32	44	57	56	47	43	39	39	38	41	58	73	89	68	44	34	32
Wed	32	41	56	52	47	41	39	38	39	43	57	71	82	66	46	34	32
Thu	32	40	54	53	45	41	41	39	39	46	73	89	92	69	46	35	32
Fri	31	36	44	41	40	40	39	43	49	63	89	105	97	68	44	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	33	33	33	35	36	39	43	49	53	48	41	38	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	37	38	36	36	34	35	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Arcadia to Compton (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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More drives

Compton 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	31	32	37	37	35	35	35	34	34	35	51	59	71	57	35	32	31
Tue	32	44	57	56	47	43	39	39	38	41	58	73	89	68	44	34	32
Wed	32	41	56	52	47	41	39	38	39	43	57	71	82	66	46	34	32
Thu	32	40	54	53	45	41	41	39	39	46	73	89	92	69	46	35	32
Fri	31	36	44	41	40	40	39	43	49	63	89	105	97	68	44	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	33	33	33	35	36	39	43	49	53	48	41	38	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	37	38	36	36	34	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	37	37	35	35	35	34	34	35	51	59	71	57	35	32	31
Tue	32	44	57	56	47	43	39	39	38	41	58	73	89	68	44	34	32
Wed	32	41	56	52	47	41	39	38	39	43	57	71	82	66	46	34	32
Thu	32	40	54	53	45	41	41	39	39	46	73	89	92	69	46	35	32
Fri	31	36	44	41	40	40	39	43	49	63	89	105	97	68	44	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	33	33	33	35	36	39	43	49	53	48	41	38	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	37	38	36	36	34	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	37	37	35	35	35	34	34	35	51	59	71	57	35	32	31
Tue	32	44	57	56	47	43	39	39	38	41	58	73	89	68	44	34	32
Wed	32	41	56	52	47	41	39	38	39	43	57	71	82	66	46	34	32
Thu	32	40	54	53	45	41	41	39	39	46	73	89	92	69	46	35	32
Fri	31	36	44	41	40	40	39	43	49	63	89	105	97	68	44	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	33	33	33	35	36	39	43	49	53	48	41	38	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	37	38	36	36	34	35	35	32