Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Lakewood

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 22% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Canyon Country to Lakewood (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 138 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 23 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 51 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Lakewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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