Best Time to Drive from Brea to Los Angeles

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 32 minutes via SR-60 West.

None 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 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	32	41	50	52	47	43	40	39	39	39	41	43	44	40	35	34	33
Tue	33	52	67	71	64	49	41	40	39	39	42	45	46	43	37	34	33
Wed	33	47	69	74	66	52	42	40	39	40	42	47	48	44	37	34	33
Thu	33	53	66	71	65	54	45	40	40	41	44	48	52	45	37	34	33
Fri	33	47	56	57	51	46	43	43	44	47	48	49	49	44	37	34	33
Sat	32	33	34	35	36	37	41	41	42	40	39	40	40	39	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Brea to Los Angeles (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	50	52	47	43	40	39	39	39	41	43	44	40	35	34	33
Tue	33	52	67	71	64	49	41	40	39	39	42	45	46	43	37	34	33
Wed	33	47	69	74	66	52	42	40	39	40	42	47	48	44	37	34	33
Thu	33	53	66	71	65	54	45	40	40	41	44	48	52	45	37	34	33
Fri	33	47	56	57	51	46	43	43	44	47	48	49	49	44	37	34	33
Sat	32	33	34	35	36	37	41	41	42	40	39	40	40	39	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	50	52	47	43	40	39	39	39	41	43	44	40	35	34	33
Tue	33	52	67	71	64	49	41	40	39	39	42	45	46	43	37	34	33
Wed	33	47	69	74	66	52	42	40	39	40	42	47	48	44	37	34	33
Thu	33	53	66	71	65	54	45	40	40	41	44	48	52	45	37	34	33
Fri	33	47	56	57	51	46	43	43	44	47	48	49	49	44	37	34	33
Sat	32	33	34	35	36	37	41	41	42	40	39	40	40	39	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	50	52	47	43	40	39	39	39	41	43	44	40	35	34	33
Tue	33	52	67	71	64	49	41	40	39	39	42	45	46	43	37	34	33
Wed	33	47	69	74	66	52	42	40	39	40	42	47	48	44	37	34	33
Thu	33	53	66	71	65	54	45	40	40	41	44	48	52	45	37	34	33
Fri	33	47	56	57	51	46	43	43	44	47	48	49	49	44	37	34	33
Sat	32	33	34	35	36	37	41	41	42	40	39	40	40	39	35	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33