Best Time to Drive from Corona to Carson

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 47 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Corona to Carson 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	43	53	69	67	58	51	49	48	48	49	53	52	53	49	45	44	43
Tue	44	62	80	77	67	57	52	50	50	51	56	56	58	52	46	44	43
Wed	44	60	75	76	68	56	52	51	50	52	57	60	62	55	47	44	43
Thu	43	60	77	72	62	55	52	52	50	52	56	59	60	54	46	44	43
Fri	43	56	64	55	54	53	52	52	53	54	59	60	62	57	49	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	51	51	52	52	54	50	47	45	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	48	49	48	49	48	47	47	47	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Corona to Carson (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona to central Carson 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 Corona to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to Carson?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Carson?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (33 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Carson to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Pasadena · Corona to Long Beach · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	69	67	58	51	49	48	48	49	53	52	53	49	45	44	43
Tue	44	62	80	77	67	57	52	50	50	51	56	56	58	52	46	44	43
Wed	44	60	75	76	68	56	52	51	50	52	57	60	62	55	47	44	43
Thu	43	60	77	72	62	55	52	52	50	52	56	59	60	54	46	44	43
Fri	43	56	64	55	54	53	52	52	53	54	59	60	62	57	49	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	51	51	52	52	54	50	47	45	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	48	49	48	49	48	47	47	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	69	67	58	51	49	48	48	49	53	52	53	49	45	44	43
Tue	44	62	80	77	67	57	52	50	50	51	56	56	58	52	46	44	43
Wed	44	60	75	76	68	56	52	51	50	52	57	60	62	55	47	44	43
Thu	43	60	77	72	62	55	52	52	50	52	56	59	60	54	46	44	43
Fri	43	56	64	55	54	53	52	52	53	54	59	60	62	57	49	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	51	51	52	52	54	50	47	45	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	48	49	48	49	48	47	47	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	69	67	58	51	49	48	48	49	53	52	53	49	45	44	43
Tue	44	62	80	77	67	57	52	50	50	51	56	56	58	52	46	44	43
Wed	44	60	75	76	68	56	52	51	50	52	57	60	62	55	47	44	43
Thu	43	60	77	72	62	55	52	52	50	52	56	59	60	54	46	44	43
Fri	43	56	64	55	54	53	52	52	53	54	59	60	62	57	49	45	43
Sat	43	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	51	51	52	52	54	50	47	45	43
Sun	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	48	49	48	49	48	47	47	47	46	43