Best Time to Drive from Carson to Arcadia

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-110 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Carson to Arcadia 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	36	39	42	39	39	38	37	38	42	49	54	58	55	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	39	40	40	39	41	40	41	44	52	55	58	59	55	43	40	36
Wed	35	38	39	39	41	40	41	41	45	53	59	60	60	56	42	38	36
Thu	37	40	42	43	41	41	39	41	47	51	58	61	60	54	44	40	36
Fri	36	42	42	42	43	42	40	46	54	60	64	64	62	54	44	41	36
Sat	40	42	42	42	41	42	41	43	49	48	51	48	47	46	41	38	35
Sun	37	41	47	43	40	40	40	40	42	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Carson to Arcadia (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Arcadia 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 Carson to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 35 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Arcadia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	42	39	39	38	37	38	42	49	54	58	55	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	39	40	40	39	41	40	41	44	52	55	58	59	55	43	40	36
Wed	35	38	39	39	41	40	41	41	45	53	59	60	60	56	42	38	36
Thu	37	40	42	43	41	41	39	41	47	51	58	61	60	54	44	40	36
Fri	36	42	42	42	43	42	40	46	54	60	64	64	62	54	44	41	36
Sat	40	42	42	42	41	42	41	43	49	48	51	48	47	46	41	38	35
Sun	37	41	47	43	40	40	40	40	42	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	42	39	39	38	37	38	42	49	54	58	55	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	39	40	40	39	41	40	41	44	52	55	58	59	55	43	40	36
Wed	35	38	39	39	41	40	41	41	45	53	59	60	60	56	42	38	36
Thu	37	40	42	43	41	41	39	41	47	51	58	61	60	54	44	40	36
Fri	36	42	42	42	43	42	40	46	54	60	64	64	62	54	44	41	36
Sat	40	42	42	42	41	42	41	43	49	48	51	48	47	46	41	38	35
Sun	37	41	47	43	40	40	40	40	42	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	42	39	39	38	37	38	42	49	54	58	55	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	39	40	40	39	41	40	41	44	52	55	58	59	55	43	40	36
Wed	35	38	39	39	41	40	41	41	45	53	59	60	60	56	42	38	36
Thu	37	40	42	43	41	41	39	41	47	51	58	61	60	54	44	40	36
Fri	36	42	42	42	43	42	40	46	54	60	64	64	62	54	44	41	36
Sat	40	42	42	42	41	42	41	43	49	48	51	48	47	46	41	38	35
Sun	37	41	47	43	40	40	40	40	42	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	36