Best Time to Drive from Bloomington to Los Angeles

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 46 minutes via I-10 West.

Only 41% 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 Bloomington to Los Angeles 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	46	71	74	69	63	58	57	54	53	51	51	51	50	49	48	48	47
Tue	46	72	79	75	62	60	56	54	53	51	51	51	52	51	49	51	47
Wed	47	67	77	73	64	60	59	53	52	51	52	51	55	68	71	65	47
Thu	47	66	73	67	61	58	55	53	52	54	52	51	55	52	52	55	47
Fri	46	55	58	58	57	55	55	53	54	51	51	51	59	69	79	72	47
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	51	53	53	54	54	53	51	52	51	49	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	51	51	51	50	51	52	55	56	58	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Bloomington to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bloomington 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 Bloomington to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bloomington to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (18 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Los Angeles to Bloomington (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	71	74	69	63	58	57	54	53	51	51	51	50	49	48	48	47
Tue	46	72	79	75	62	60	56	54	53	51	51	51	52	51	49	51	47
Wed	47	67	77	73	64	60	59	53	52	51	52	51	55	68	71	65	47
Thu	47	66	73	67	61	58	55	53	52	54	52	51	55	52	52	55	47
Fri	46	55	58	58	57	55	55	53	54	51	51	51	59	69	79	72	47
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	51	53	53	54	54	53	51	52	51	49	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	51	51	51	50	51	52	55	56	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	71	74	69	63	58	57	54	53	51	51	51	50	49	48	48	47
Tue	46	72	79	75	62	60	56	54	53	51	51	51	52	51	49	51	47
Wed	47	67	77	73	64	60	59	53	52	51	52	51	55	68	71	65	47
Thu	47	66	73	67	61	58	55	53	52	54	52	51	55	52	52	55	47
Fri	46	55	58	58	57	55	55	53	54	51	51	51	59	69	79	72	47
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	51	53	53	54	54	53	51	52	51	49	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	51	51	51	50	51	52	55	56	58	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	71	74	69	63	58	57	54	53	51	51	51	50	49	48	48	47
Tue	46	72	79	75	62	60	56	54	53	51	51	51	52	51	49	51	47
Wed	47	67	77	73	64	60	59	53	52	51	52	51	55	68	71	65	47
Thu	47	66	73	67	61	58	55	53	52	54	52	51	55	52	52	55	47
Fri	46	55	58	58	57	55	55	53	54	51	51	51	59	69	79	72	47
Sat	46	48	48	48	50	51	53	53	54	54	53	51	52	51	49	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	51	51	51	50	51	52	55	56	58	48