Best Time to Drive from Carson to Brea

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

Only 31% 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 Brea 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	31	36	38	36	34	34	34	35	36	41	42	44	40	33	31	30
Tue	29	32	39	42	40	37	35	36	38	42	51	54	57	47	35	32	30
Wed	29	31	38	40	40	37	36	37	36	40	51	54	57	49	36	32	30
Thu	29	32	37	41	39	36	37	37	37	40	49	54	57	47	36	32	30
Fri	29	32	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	54	54	52	43	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Carson to Brea (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Brea 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 Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Brea?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	36	38	36	34	34	34	35	36	41	42	44	40	33	31	30
Tue	29	32	39	42	40	37	35	36	38	42	51	54	57	47	35	32	30
Wed	29	31	38	40	40	37	36	37	36	40	51	54	57	49	36	32	30
Thu	29	32	37	41	39	36	37	37	37	40	49	54	57	47	36	32	30
Fri	29	32	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	54	54	52	43	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	36	38	36	34	34	34	35	36	41	42	44	40	33	31	30
Tue	29	32	39	42	40	37	35	36	38	42	51	54	57	47	35	32	30
Wed	29	31	38	40	40	37	36	37	36	40	51	54	57	49	36	32	30
Thu	29	32	37	41	39	36	37	37	37	40	49	54	57	47	36	32	30
Fri	29	32	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	54	54	52	43	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	36	38	36	34	34	34	35	36	41	42	44	40	33	31	30
Tue	29	32	39	42	40	37	35	36	38	42	51	54	57	47	35	32	30
Wed	29	31	38	40	40	37	36	37	36	40	51	54	57	49	36	32	30
Thu	29	32	37	41	39	36	37	37	37	40	49	54	57	47	36	32	30
Fri	29	32	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	47	54	54	52	43	36	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	30