Best Time to Drive from Compton to Arcadia

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Arcadia 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	37	47	48	44	41	42	41	42	45	52	54	53	49	39	34	33
Tue	32	42	53	54	49	45	43	42	44	53	64	66	67	60	46	37	33
Wed	32	40	50	53	48	43	42	42	43	50	61	64	65	58	45	37	33
Thu	32	40	50	51	46	45	44	43	46	54	62	64	65	56	43	37	34
Fri	32	37	45	45	44	43	44	46	53	60	66	62	60	57	45	38	34
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	40	40	42	42	43	41	39	37	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	38	39	40	39	37	36	36	36	36	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Compton to Arcadia (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton to central Arcadia 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Arcadia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	47	48	44	41	42	41	42	45	52	54	53	49	39	34	33
Tue	32	42	53	54	49	45	43	42	44	53	64	66	67	60	46	37	33
Wed	32	40	50	53	48	43	42	42	43	50	61	64	65	58	45	37	33
Thu	32	40	50	51	46	45	44	43	46	54	62	64	65	56	43	37	34
Fri	32	37	45	45	44	43	44	46	53	60	66	62	60	57	45	38	34
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	40	40	42	42	43	41	39	37	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	38	39	40	39	37	36	36	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	47	48	44	41	42	41	42	45	52	54	53	49	39	34	33
Tue	32	42	53	54	49	45	43	42	44	53	64	66	67	60	46	37	33
Wed	32	40	50	53	48	43	42	42	43	50	61	64	65	58	45	37	33
Thu	32	40	50	51	46	45	44	43	46	54	62	64	65	56	43	37	34
Fri	32	37	45	45	44	43	44	46	53	60	66	62	60	57	45	38	34
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	40	40	42	42	43	41	39	37	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	38	39	40	39	37	36	36	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	47	48	44	41	42	41	42	45	52	54	53	49	39	34	33
Tue	32	42	53	54	49	45	43	42	44	53	64	66	67	60	46	37	33
Wed	32	40	50	53	48	43	42	42	43	50	61	64	65	58	45	37	33
Thu	32	40	50	51	46	45	44	43	46	54	62	64	65	56	43	37	34
Fri	32	37	45	45	44	43	44	46	53	60	66	62	60	57	45	38	34
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	40	40	42	42	43	41	39	37	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	38	39	40	39	37	36	36	36	36	33