Best Time to Drive from Claremont to LAX

Right now (5:48 am PDT): about 54 minutes via I-105 West and I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 75 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	48	73	86	81	70	62	59	58	57	58	65	67	65	57	49	48	47
Tue	48	74	90	84	73	65	61	58	58	61	66	69	70	61	51	48	47
Wed	48	74	89	83	74	67	62	60	58	61	66	70	71	65	58	55	48
Thu	48	75	88	82	73	66	62	60	60	62	66	69	71	62	53	50	48
Fri	47	62	71	71	65	62	60	59	61	64	68	70	70	65	62	58	48
Sat	47	48	49	50	51	52	56	59	60	61	60	60	60	56	51	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	53	56	56	56	54	53	54	54	55	49

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 47 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (61 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 11 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 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	48	73	86	81	70	62	59	58	57	58	65	67	65	57	49	48	47
Tue	48	74	90	84	73	65	61	58	58	61	66	69	70	61	51	48	47
Wed	48	74	89	83	74	67	62	60	58	61	66	70	71	65	58	55	48
Thu	48	75	88	82	73	66	62	60	60	62	66	69	71	62	53	50	48
Fri	47	62	71	71	65	62	60	59	61	64	68	70	70	65	62	58	48
Sat	47	48	49	50	51	52	56	59	60	61	60	60	60	56	51	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	53	56	56	56	54	53	54	54	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	73	86	81	70	62	59	58	57	58	65	67	65	57	49	48	47
Tue	48	74	90	84	73	65	61	58	58	61	66	69	70	61	51	48	47
Wed	48	74	89	83	74	67	62	60	58	61	66	70	71	65	58	55	48
Thu	48	75	88	82	73	66	62	60	60	62	66	69	71	62	53	50	48
Fri	47	62	71	71	65	62	60	59	61	64	68	70	70	65	62	58	48
Sat	47	48	49	50	51	52	56	59	60	61	60	60	60	56	51	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	53	56	56	56	54	53	54	54	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	73	86	81	70	62	59	58	57	58	65	67	65	57	49	48	47
Tue	48	74	90	84	73	65	61	58	58	61	66	69	70	61	51	48	47
Wed	48	74	89	83	74	67	62	60	58	61	66	70	71	65	58	55	48
Thu	48	75	88	82	73	66	62	60	60	62	66	69	71	62	53	50	48
Fri	47	62	71	71	65	62	60	59	61	64	68	70	70	65	62	58	48
Sat	47	48	49	50	51	52	56	59	60	61	60	60	60	56	51	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	53	56	56	56	54	53	54	54	55	49