Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Compton

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-605 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 1% 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	33	38	37	36	35	36	35	34	38	56	62	76	60	36	32	31
Tue	32	43	54	53	46	42	39	39	38	42	58	74	91	70	45	35	32
Wed	31	41	55	51	46	41	40	38	39	43	59	73	84	69	47	34	32
Thu	32	40	53	52	46	42	41	39	39	47	75	90	95	71	48	35	32
Fri	31	36	44	40	40	41	40	43	48	62	89	108	96	67	44	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	33	33	34	35	36	39	42	48	52	48	42	37	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	36	36	34	35	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Arcadia to Compton (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 108 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 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 10 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 31 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 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	33	38	37	36	35	36	35	34	38	56	62	76	60	36	32	31
Tue	32	43	54	53	46	42	39	39	38	42	58	74	91	70	45	35	32
Wed	31	41	55	51	46	41	40	38	39	43	59	73	84	69	47	34	32
Thu	32	40	53	52	46	42	41	39	39	47	75	90	95	71	48	35	32
Fri	31	36	44	40	40	41	40	43	48	62	89	108	96	67	44	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	33	33	34	35	36	39	42	48	52	48	42	37	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	36	36	34	35	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	38	37	36	35	36	35	34	38	56	62	76	60	36	32	31
Tue	32	43	54	53	46	42	39	39	38	42	58	74	91	70	45	35	32
Wed	31	41	55	51	46	41	40	38	39	43	59	73	84	69	47	34	32
Thu	32	40	53	52	46	42	41	39	39	47	75	90	95	71	48	35	32
Fri	31	36	44	40	40	41	40	43	48	62	89	108	96	67	44	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	33	33	34	35	36	39	42	48	52	48	42	37	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	36	36	34	35	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	38	37	36	35	36	35	34	38	56	62	76	60	36	32	31
Tue	32	43	54	53	46	42	39	39	38	42	58	74	91	70	45	35	32
Wed	31	41	55	51	46	41	40	38	39	43	59	73	84	69	47	34	32
Thu	32	40	53	52	46	42	41	39	39	47	75	90	95	71	48	35	32
Fri	31	36	44	40	40	41	40	43	48	62	89	108	96	67	44	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	33	33	34	35	36	39	42	48	52	48	42	37	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	37	36	36	34	35	34	32