Best Time to Drive from Brea to Carson

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 30 minutes via SR-91 West.

Only 33% 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 Brea to Carson 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	29	33	40	42	38	35	34	35	34	35	40	39	40	37	31	30	30
Tue	30	38	51	51	46	40	39	38	37	38	42	43	44	41	32	30	30
Wed	30	38	49	50	45	41	38	38	37	38	42	44	47	44	34	30	30
Thu	30	37	49	49	46	40	39	38	38	39	43	45	47	43	34	31	30
Fri	29	36	45	44	41	38	38	38	39	42	44	45	46	43	36	31	30
Sat	30	31	32	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	38	39	40	37	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	33	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Brea to Carson (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 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 Brea to central Carson 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 Brea to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brea to Carson?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Carson?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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

More drives

Carson to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Riverside · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to San Bernardino · Brea to Fontana · Brea to Moreno Valley · Brea to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	42	38	35	34	35	34	35	40	39	40	37	31	30	30
Tue	30	38	51	51	46	40	39	38	37	38	42	43	44	41	32	30	30
Wed	30	38	49	50	45	41	38	38	37	38	42	44	47	44	34	30	30
Thu	30	37	49	49	46	40	39	38	38	39	43	45	47	43	34	31	30
Fri	29	36	45	44	41	38	38	38	39	42	44	45	46	43	36	31	30
Sat	30	31	32	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	38	39	40	37	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	33	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	42	38	35	34	35	34	35	40	39	40	37	31	30	30
Tue	30	38	51	51	46	40	39	38	37	38	42	43	44	41	32	30	30
Wed	30	38	49	50	45	41	38	38	37	38	42	44	47	44	34	30	30
Thu	30	37	49	49	46	40	39	38	38	39	43	45	47	43	34	31	30
Fri	29	36	45	44	41	38	38	38	39	42	44	45	46	43	36	31	30
Sat	30	31	32	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	38	39	40	37	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	33	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	42	38	35	34	35	34	35	40	39	40	37	31	30	30
Tue	30	38	51	51	46	40	39	38	37	38	42	43	44	41	32	30	30
Wed	30	38	49	50	45	41	38	38	37	38	42	44	47	44	34	30	30
Thu	30	37	49	49	46	40	39	38	38	39	43	45	47	43	34	31	30
Fri	29	36	45	44	41	38	38	38	39	42	44	45	46	43	36	31	30
Sat	30	31	32	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	38	39	40	37	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	33	32	32	32	30