Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Bellflower to Los Angeles
Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 18 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 18 at this time.
Only 5% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 17 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Tue | 17 | 22 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Wed | 17 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
| Thu | 17 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Fri | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Sat | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Sun | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Bellflower to Los Angeles (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 35 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (22 minutes).
About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bellflower to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Bellflower to Los Angeles?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 35 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Bellflower to Los Angeles?
The 18-mile drive usually takes 17 to 35 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Bellflower to Los Angeles?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 35 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (5 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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