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Best Time to Drive from Carson to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via I-110 North, usually 24 at this time.

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.

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Carson to Los Angeles (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 30 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (24 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Carson

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1 mile: 1 to 3 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Carson to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Carson to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1720272623222121212325272723191817
Tue1720292824222121212427282824201817
Wed1721292925232121222427282925201817
Thu1721292925232221222528292925201817
Fri1720252423222223252729292925211917
Sat1717181819202223242423222221201918
Sun1717171717181920212121202019191918

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 30 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 17 to 30 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 30 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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