Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to LAX

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-605 South and I-105 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 3% 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 LAX 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	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	43	44	47	65	72	83	66	45	41	40
Tue	40	40	42	41	43	44	43	44	43	46	63	76	92	75	53	43	41
Wed	39	40	42	41	43	44	44	44	44	47	61	72	82	71	53	43	40
Thu	40	40	43	43	44	45	45	44	45	51	73	85	93	75	56	44	41
Fri	40	41	42	42	44	45	44	47	51	61	82	96	90	67	50	44	41
Sat	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	46	49	53	55	50	45	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	42	42	42	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Arcadia to LAX (via I-605 South and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 40 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 (West Huntington Drive) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to LAX?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-605 South 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	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	43	44	47	65	72	83	66	45	41	40
Tue	40	40	42	41	43	44	43	44	43	46	63	76	92	75	53	43	41
Wed	39	40	42	41	43	44	44	44	44	47	61	72	82	71	53	43	40
Thu	40	40	43	43	44	45	45	44	45	51	73	85	93	75	56	44	41
Fri	40	41	42	42	44	45	44	47	51	61	82	96	90	67	50	44	41
Sat	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	46	49	53	55	50	45	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	42	42	42	42	42	40

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Mon	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	43	44	47	65	72	83	66	45	41	40
Tue	40	40	42	41	43	44	43	44	43	46	63	76	92	75	53	43	41
Wed	39	40	42	41	43	44	44	44	44	47	61	72	82	71	53	43	40
Thu	40	40	43	43	44	45	45	44	45	51	73	85	93	75	56	44	41
Fri	40	41	42	42	44	45	44	47	51	61	82	96	90	67	50	44	41
Sat	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	46	49	53	55	50	45	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	43	44	47	65	72	83	66	45	41	40
Tue	40	40	42	41	43	44	43	44	43	46	63	76	92	75	53	43	41
Wed	39	40	42	41	43	44	44	44	44	47	61	72	82	71	53	43	40
Thu	40	40	43	43	44	45	45	44	45	51	73	85	93	75	56	44	41
Fri	40	41	42	42	44	45	44	47	51	61	82	96	90	67	50	44	41
Sat	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	46	49	53	55	50	45	43	41	40
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