Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Fullerton

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-605 South, usually 33 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 Fullerton 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	34	41	41	37	36	36	36	37	38	52	58	69	57	36	33	32
Tue	31	35	44	44	39	38	36	37	37	39	49	60	74	61	42	35	33
Wed	31	35	44	43	39	39	37	38	38	39	51	58	73	64	44	35	32
Thu	32	35	47	46	40	39	39	38	39	40	62	74	84	69	45	36	32
Fri	32	35	40	38	38	39	37	40	45	57	79	90	85	61	41	37	33
Sat	32	34	35	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	45	44	40	36	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	34	34	34	35	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Arcadia to Fullerton (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia to central Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	41	41	37	36	36	36	37	38	52	58	69	57	36	33	32
Tue	31	35	44	44	39	38	36	37	37	39	49	60	74	61	42	35	33
Wed	31	35	44	43	39	39	37	38	38	39	51	58	73	64	44	35	32
Thu	32	35	47	46	40	39	39	38	39	40	62	74	84	69	45	36	32
Fri	32	35	40	38	38	39	37	40	45	57	79	90	85	61	41	37	33
Sat	32	34	35	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	45	44	40	36	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	34	34	34	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	41	41	37	36	36	36	37	38	52	58	69	57	36	33	32
Tue	31	35	44	44	39	38	36	37	37	39	49	60	74	61	42	35	33
Wed	31	35	44	43	39	39	37	38	38	39	51	58	73	64	44	35	32
Thu	32	35	47	46	40	39	39	38	39	40	62	74	84	69	45	36	32
Fri	32	35	40	38	38	39	37	40	45	57	79	90	85	61	41	37	33
Sat	32	34	35	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	45	44	40	36	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	34	34	34	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	41	41	37	36	36	36	37	38	52	58	69	57	36	33	32
Tue	31	35	44	44	39	38	36	37	37	39	49	60	74	61	42	35	33
Wed	31	35	44	43	39	39	37	38	38	39	51	58	73	64	44	35	32
Thu	32	35	47	46	40	39	39	38	39	40	62	74	84	69	45	36	32
Fri	32	35	40	38	38	39	37	40	45	57	79	90	85	61	41	37	33
Sat	32	34	35	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	45	44	40	36	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	34	34	34	35	35	32