Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Los Angeles

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-10 West, usually 31 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Los Angeles 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	29	46	58	52	47	40	37	36	35	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	30
Tue	28	46	62	55	47	40	37	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32
Wed	29	46	61	57	48	43	39	36	34	33	34	34	36	42	48	46	32
Thu	29	45	57	54	46	41	38	36	35	34	35	34	36	36	34	35	32
Fri	29	37	40	40	39	37	36	35	35	35	37	34	36	40	50	51	32
Sat	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	39	39	35	35	35	35	33	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	33	33	34	39	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Claremont to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (3 to 5 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 28 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (30 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	46	58	52	47	40	37	36	35	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	30
Tue	28	46	62	55	47	40	37	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32
Wed	29	46	61	57	48	43	39	36	34	33	34	34	36	42	48	46	32
Thu	29	45	57	54	46	41	38	36	35	34	35	34	36	36	34	35	32
Fri	29	37	40	40	39	37	36	35	35	35	37	34	36	40	50	51	32
Sat	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	39	39	35	35	35	35	33	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	33	33	34	39	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	46	58	52	47	40	37	36	35	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	30
Tue	28	46	62	55	47	40	37	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32
Wed	29	46	61	57	48	43	39	36	34	33	34	34	36	42	48	46	32
Thu	29	45	57	54	46	41	38	36	35	34	35	34	36	36	34	35	32
Fri	29	37	40	40	39	37	36	35	35	35	37	34	36	40	50	51	32
Sat	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	39	39	35	35	35	35	33	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	33	33	34	39	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	46	58	52	47	40	37	36	35	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	30
Tue	28	46	62	55	47	40	37	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32
Wed	29	46	61	57	48	43	39	36	34	33	34	34	36	42	48	46	32
Thu	29	45	57	54	46	41	38	36	35	34	35	34	36	36	34	35	32
Fri	29	37	40	40	39	37	36	35	35	35	37	34	36	40	50	51	32
Sat	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	39	39	35	35	35	35	33	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	33	33	34	39	41	35