Best Time to Drive from Compton to East Los Angeles

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 21 minutes via I-710 North, usually 21 at this time.

None 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Compton to East Los Angeles (via I-710 North) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 30 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (22 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 30 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Compton to East Los Angeles?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 16 to 30 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 30 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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