Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Westminster

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-605 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Westminster 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	35	38	47	48	43	41	41	40	40	42	57	66	80	63	40	36	36
Tue	35	38	50	55	43	42	40	40	39	43	52	67	83	68	48	38	37
Wed	35	38	50	50	44	42	41	40	40	42	53	64	76	64	48	38	36
Thu	36	39	51	51	44	41	42	40	41	45	68	82	87	68	50	39	36
Fri	35	38	44	43	42	42	40	44	47	57	80	95	89	65	46	40	37
Sat	36	37	38	37	37	37	38	39	41	43	46	49	43	40	40	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	38	38	37	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Arcadia to Westminster (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Westminster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	47	48	43	41	41	40	40	42	57	66	80	63	40	36	36
Tue	35	38	50	55	43	42	40	40	39	43	52	67	83	68	48	38	37
Wed	35	38	50	50	44	42	41	40	40	42	53	64	76	64	48	38	36
Thu	36	39	51	51	44	41	42	40	41	45	68	82	87	68	50	39	36
Fri	35	38	44	43	42	42	40	44	47	57	80	95	89	65	46	40	37
Sat	36	37	38	37	37	37	38	39	41	43	46	49	43	40	40	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	38	38	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	47	48	43	41	41	40	40	42	57	66	80	63	40	36	36
Tue	35	38	50	55	43	42	40	40	39	43	52	67	83	68	48	38	37
Wed	35	38	50	50	44	42	41	40	40	42	53	64	76	64	48	38	36
Thu	36	39	51	51	44	41	42	40	41	45	68	82	87	68	50	39	36
Fri	35	38	44	43	42	42	40	44	47	57	80	95	89	65	46	40	37
Sat	36	37	38	37	37	37	38	39	41	43	46	49	43	40	40	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	38	38	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	47	48	43	41	41	40	40	42	57	66	80	63	40	36	36
Tue	35	38	50	55	43	42	40	40	39	43	52	67	83	68	48	38	37
Wed	35	38	50	50	44	42	41	40	40	42	53	64	76	64	48	38	36
Thu	36	39	51	51	44	41	42	40	41	45	68	82	87	68	50	39	36
Fri	35	38	44	43	42	42	40	44	47	57	80	95	89	65	46	40	37
Sat	36	37	38	37	37	37	38	39	41	43	46	49	43	40	40	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	38	38	37	38	38	36