Best Time to Drive from Carson to Yorba Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 40 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Yorba Linda 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	33	40	41	39	37	37	39	39	40	46	48	51	45	36	34	33
Tue	32	34	44	46	43	40	39	40	42	46	57	59	62	51	38	35	33
Wed	32	34	42	44	43	40	40	41	40	44	57	61	63	53	40	35	33
Thu	32	35	42	45	43	40	40	41	41	45	55	60	61	51	39	36	33
Fri	32	34	41	40	40	40	41	42	44	54	62	62	56	46	39	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	32	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Carson to Yorba Linda (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Yorba Linda?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Yorba Linda 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	32	33	40	41	39	37	37	39	39	40	46	48	51	45	36	34	33
Tue	32	34	44	46	43	40	39	40	42	46	57	59	62	51	38	35	33
Wed	32	34	42	44	43	40	40	41	40	44	57	61	63	53	40	35	33
Thu	32	35	42	45	43	40	40	41	41	45	55	60	61	51	39	36	33
Fri	32	34	41	40	40	40	41	42	44	54	62	62	56	46	39	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	32	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	40	41	39	37	37	39	39	40	46	48	51	45	36	34	33
Tue	32	34	44	46	43	40	39	40	42	46	57	59	62	51	38	35	33
Wed	32	34	42	44	43	40	40	41	40	44	57	61	63	53	40	35	33
Thu	32	35	42	45	43	40	40	41	41	45	55	60	61	51	39	36	33
Fri	32	34	41	40	40	40	41	42	44	54	62	62	56	46	39	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	32	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	40	41	39	37	37	39	39	40	46	48	51	45	36	34	33
Tue	32	34	44	46	43	40	39	40	42	46	57	59	62	51	38	35	33
Wed	32	34	42	44	43	40	40	41	40	44	57	61	63	53	40	35	33
Thu	32	35	42	45	43	40	40	41	41	45	55	60	61	51	39	36	33
Fri	32	34	41	40	40	40	41	42	44	54	62	62	56	46	39	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	32	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	34	33