Best Time to Drive from Carson to Rowland Heights

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 35 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East and SR-60 East, usually 35 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Rowland Heights 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	32	34	39	43	41	40	42	41	42	50	59	65	65	53	39	34	33
Tue	32	35	43	50	45	42	43	43	45	55	68	80	84	65	45	36	32
Wed	32	35	42	48	45	42	42	43	44	53	70	79	80	64	46	37	33
Thu	32	35	40	46	44	42	43	44	46	55	67	77	78	59	43	37	33
Fri	32	35	41	42	41	43	45	46	49	61	74	71	65	53	43	38	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	41	39	37	35	33
Sun	33	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Carson to Rowland Heights (via I-605 North and SR-91 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Rowland Heights?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	43	41	40	42	41	42	50	59	65	65	53	39	34	33
Tue	32	35	43	50	45	42	43	43	45	55	68	80	84	65	45	36	32
Wed	32	35	42	48	45	42	42	43	44	53	70	79	80	64	46	37	33
Thu	32	35	40	46	44	42	43	44	46	55	67	77	78	59	43	37	33
Fri	32	35	41	42	41	43	45	46	49	61	74	71	65	53	43	38	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	41	39	37	35	33
Sun	33	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	43	41	40	42	41	42	50	59	65	65	53	39	34	33
Tue	32	35	43	50	45	42	43	43	45	55	68	80	84	65	45	36	32
Wed	32	35	42	48	45	42	42	43	44	53	70	79	80	64	46	37	33
Thu	32	35	40	46	44	42	43	44	46	55	67	77	78	59	43	37	33
Fri	32	35	41	42	41	43	45	46	49	61	74	71	65	53	43	38	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	41	39	37	35	33
Sun	33	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	43	41	40	42	41	42	50	59	65	65	53	39	34	33
Tue	32	35	43	50	45	42	43	43	45	55	68	80	84	65	45	36	32
Wed	32	35	42	48	45	42	42	43	44	53	70	79	80	64	46	37	33
Thu	32	35	40	46	44	42	43	44	46	55	67	77	78	59	43	37	33
Fri	32	35	41	42	41	43	45	46	49	61	74	71	65	53	43	38	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	41	39	37	35	33
Sun	33	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33