Best Time to Drive from Compton to Altadena

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-110 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Compton to Altadena 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	34	36	38	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	39	37	37	36	33
Tue	33	36	37	36	36	39	39	38	38	39	38	37	38	38	38	38	33
Wed	33	35	36	36	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	34
Thu	35	38	39	39	38	40	39	38	39	38	39	39	38	37	39	38	35
Fri	34	39	39	39	40	39	38	38	39	39	40	39	38	39	37	37	34
Sat	37	39	39	39	38	39	38	37	39	39	38	37	38	38	37	35	33
Sun	35	38	44	40	37	37	37	37	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Compton to Altadena (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 am on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton to central Altadena 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 Compton to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Compton to Altadena?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 33 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Altadena?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	38	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	39	37	37	36	33
Tue	33	36	37	36	36	39	39	38	38	39	38	37	38	38	38	38	33
Wed	33	35	36	36	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	34
Thu	35	38	39	39	38	40	39	38	39	38	39	39	38	37	39	38	35
Fri	34	39	39	39	40	39	38	38	39	39	40	39	38	39	37	37	34
Sat	37	39	39	39	38	39	38	37	39	39	38	37	38	38	37	35	33
Sun	35	38	44	40	37	37	37	37	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	38	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	39	37	37	36	33
Tue	33	36	37	36	36	39	39	38	38	39	38	37	38	38	38	38	33
Wed	33	35	36	36	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	34
Thu	35	38	39	39	38	40	39	38	39	38	39	39	38	37	39	38	35
Fri	34	39	39	39	40	39	38	38	39	39	40	39	38	39	37	37	34
Sat	37	39	39	39	38	39	38	37	39	39	38	37	38	38	37	35	33
Sun	35	38	44	40	37	37	37	37	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	38	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	39	37	37	36	33
Tue	33	36	37	36	36	39	39	38	38	39	38	37	38	38	38	38	33
Wed	33	35	36	36	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	34
Thu	35	38	39	39	38	40	39	38	39	38	39	39	38	37	39	38	35
Fri	34	39	39	39	40	39	38	38	39	39	40	39	38	39	37	37	34
Sat	37	39	39	39	38	39	38	37	39	39	38	37	38	38	37	35	33
Sun	35	38	44	40	37	37	37	37	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	33