Best Time to Drive from Claremont to LAX

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-105 West and I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Claremont to LAX 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	45	69	77	68	66	58	55	55	52	51	51	50	49	49	47	47	47
Tue	45	67	80	72	63	58	55	53	52	51	50	51	52	51	51	50	49
Wed	46	67	81	74	67	60	57	54	52	50	51	51	54	60	65	63	49
Thu	45	67	77	69	64	59	55	53	53	51	52	51	53	53	52	52	48
Fri	46	57	59	57	56	56	54	53	52	53	55	51	55	59	68	67	49
Sat	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	54	55	55	51	51	51	51	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	51	50	49	49	50	51	56	57	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Claremont to LAX (via I-105 West and I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 Claremont to LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Claremont to LAX?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (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	45	69	77	68	66	58	55	55	52	51	51	50	49	49	47	47	47
Tue	45	67	80	72	63	58	55	53	52	51	50	51	52	51	51	50	49
Wed	46	67	81	74	67	60	57	54	52	50	51	51	54	60	65	63	49
Thu	45	67	77	69	64	59	55	53	53	51	52	51	53	53	52	52	48
Fri	46	57	59	57	56	56	54	53	52	53	55	51	55	59	68	67	49
Sat	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	54	55	55	51	51	51	51	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	51	50	49	49	50	51	56	57	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	69	77	68	66	58	55	55	52	51	51	50	49	49	47	47	47
Tue	45	67	80	72	63	58	55	53	52	51	50	51	52	51	51	50	49
Wed	46	67	81	74	67	60	57	54	52	50	51	51	54	60	65	63	49
Thu	45	67	77	69	64	59	55	53	53	51	52	51	53	53	52	52	48
Fri	46	57	59	57	56	56	54	53	52	53	55	51	55	59	68	67	49
Sat	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	54	55	55	51	51	51	51	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	51	50	49	49	50	51	56	57	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	69	77	68	66	58	55	55	52	51	51	50	49	49	47	47	47
Tue	45	67	80	72	63	58	55	53	52	51	50	51	52	51	51	50	49
Wed	46	67	81	74	67	60	57	54	52	50	51	51	54	60	65	63	49
Thu	45	67	77	69	64	59	55	53	53	51	52	51	53	53	52	52	48
Fri	46	57	59	57	56	56	54	53	52	53	55	51	55	59	68	67	49
Sat	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	54	55	55	51	51	51	51	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	50	51	50	49	49	50	51	56	57	51