Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Bell to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 17 minutes via I-5 North and I-710 North, usually 19 at this time.

Only 6% 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.

On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Bell to Los Angeles (via I-5 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 10 minutes and up to 21 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 15 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (18 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Bell

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Bell to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Bell to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1013171817151414141518181917141110
Tue1013182018171514141618181919151110
Wed1013182019171515151719191919161210
Thu1013192019171615161719192019161211
Fri1013161816151516182020202020171311
Sat1010111212131415161718171715141211
Sun1010101011121314151616151414131311

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 Bell to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 10 minutes then, versus up to 21 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bell to Los Angeles?

The 9-mile drive usually takes 10 to 21 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 15 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bell to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 21 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (1.5 miles)

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