Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Carson

Right now (12:20 am PDT): about 46 minutes via I-405 South.

Only 3% 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 Canyon Country 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	46	54	66	67	56	51	52	57	70	75	87	92	92	72	52	49	45
Tue	46	61	83	92	67	54	53	80	104	116	144	164	133	96	64	53	47
Wed	45	50	60	67	61	52	55	70	103	139	161	156	139	102	73	56	45
Thu	46	56	81	76	60	55	59	75	97	128	130	128	119	104	85	60	46
Fri	46	49	54	55	52	54	63	94	113	112	102	101	106	92	77	61	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	50	52	59	68	71	82	75	72	64	56	54	53	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	49	49	50	52	55	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Canyon Country to Carson (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Carson?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Carson?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Carson to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	66	67	56	51	52	57	70	75	87	92	92	72	52	49	45
Tue	46	61	83	92	67	54	53	80	104	116	144	164	133	96	64	53	47
Wed	45	50	60	67	61	52	55	70	103	139	161	156	139	102	73	56	45
Thu	46	56	81	76	60	55	59	75	97	128	130	128	119	104	85	60	46
Fri	46	49	54	55	52	54	63	94	113	112	102	101	106	92	77	61	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	50	52	59	68	71	82	75	72	64	56	54	53	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	49	49	50	52	55	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	66	67	56	51	52	57	70	75	87	92	92	72	52	49	45
Tue	46	61	83	92	67	54	53	80	104	116	144	164	133	96	64	53	47
Wed	45	50	60	67	61	52	55	70	103	139	161	156	139	102	73	56	45
Thu	46	56	81	76	60	55	59	75	97	128	130	128	119	104	85	60	46
Fri	46	49	54	55	52	54	63	94	113	112	102	101	106	92	77	61	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	50	52	59	68	71	82	75	72	64	56	54	53	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	49	49	50	52	55	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	66	67	56	51	52	57	70	75	87	92	92	72	52	49	45
Tue	46	61	83	92	67	54	53	80	104	116	144	164	133	96	64	53	47
Wed	45	50	60	67	61	52	55	70	103	139	161	156	139	102	73	56	45
Thu	46	56	81	76	60	55	59	75	97	128	130	128	119	104	85	60	46
Fri	46	49	54	55	52	54	63	94	113	112	102	101	106	92	77	61	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	50	52	59	68	71	82	75	72	64	56	54	53	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	49	49	50	52	55	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	46