Best Time to Drive from Bloomington to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-10 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 44% 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 51-mile drive from Bloomington to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Bloomington

Freeway, about 50 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 0.7 miles: 1 to 2 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 Bloomington 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 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	64	71	69	61	56	54	53	52	51	55	51	52	49	47	47	47
Tue	47	70	78	75	66	58	54	53	52	52	51	52	53	50	47	47	46
Wed	48	72	82	79	69	59	56	52	52	51	52	52	55	55	54	54	46
Thu	49	67	76	74	64	58	55	53	52	52	52	52	54	51	48	50	46
Fri	47	55	61	63	59	55	55	53	54	52	52	53	56	56	55	54	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	50	51	53	55	54	53	53	51	52	51	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	49	51	52	52	52	50	50	51	51	51	53	47

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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 82 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 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bloomington to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

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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	64	71	69	61	56	54	53	52	51	55	51	52	49	47	47	47
Tue	47	70	78	75	66	58	54	53	52	52	51	52	53	50	47	47	46
Wed	48	72	82	79	69	59	56	52	52	51	52	52	55	55	54	54	46
Thu	49	67	76	74	64	58	55	53	52	52	52	52	54	51	48	50	46
Fri	47	55	61	63	59	55	55	53	54	52	52	53	56	56	55	54	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	50	51	53	55	54	53	53	51	52	51	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	49	51	52	52	52	50	50	51	51	51	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	64	71	69	61	56	54	53	52	51	55	51	52	49	47	47	47
Tue	47	70	78	75	66	58	54	53	52	52	51	52	53	50	47	47	46
Wed	48	72	82	79	69	59	56	52	52	51	52	52	55	55	54	54	46
Thu	49	67	76	74	64	58	55	53	52	52	52	52	54	51	48	50	46
Fri	47	55	61	63	59	55	55	53	54	52	52	53	56	56	55	54	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	50	51	53	55	54	53	53	51	52	51	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	49	51	52	52	52	50	50	51	51	51	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	64	71	69	61	56	54	53	52	51	55	51	52	49	47	47	47
Tue	47	70	78	75	66	58	54	53	52	52	51	52	53	50	47	47	46
Wed	48	72	82	79	69	59	56	52	52	51	52	52	55	55	54	54	46
Thu	49	67	76	74	64	58	55	53	52	52	52	52	54	51	48	50	46
Fri	47	55	61	63	59	55	55	53	54	52	52	53	56	56	55	54	46
Sat	46	47	48	48	50	51	53	55	54	53	53	51	52	51	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	49	51	52	52	52	50	50	51	51	51	53	47