Best Time to Drive from Diamond Bar to Lakewood

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 29 minutes via SR-60 West and I-605 South.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Diamond Bar to Lakewood 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	36	49	51	45	42	39	38	38	38	44	46	46	38	30	29	29
Tue	29	38	52	54	49	45	41	39	38	41	46	49	49	42	32	29	29
Wed	29	37	51	54	50	45	42	40	39	41	46	50	51	44	33	29	29
Thu	29	37	50	53	49	45	43	41	40	42	46	49	51	44	33	30	29
Fri	28	35	42	44	42	42	41	41	42	44	49	49	50	44	35	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	33	36	38	40	40	40	40	39	36	32	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	33	35	35	35	33	32	31	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Diamond Bar to Lakewood (via SR-60 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Diamond Bar to central Lakewood 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 Diamond Bar to Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Diamond Bar to Lakewood?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Diamond Bar to Lakewood?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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More drives

Lakewood to Diamond Bar (return trip) · Diamond Bar to Los Angeles · Diamond Bar to Long Beach · Diamond Bar to Anaheim · Diamond Bar to Riverside · Diamond Bar to Santa Ana · Diamond Bar to Irvine · Diamond Bar to San Bernardino · Diamond Bar to Fontana · Diamond Bar to Moreno Valley · Diamond Bar to Huntington Beach · Diamond Bar to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	36	49	51	45	42	39	38	38	38	44	46	46	38	30	29	29
Tue	29	38	52	54	49	45	41	39	38	41	46	49	49	42	32	29	29
Wed	29	37	51	54	50	45	42	40	39	41	46	50	51	44	33	29	29
Thu	29	37	50	53	49	45	43	41	40	42	46	49	51	44	33	30	29
Fri	28	35	42	44	42	42	41	41	42	44	49	49	50	44	35	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	31	31	33	36	38	40	40	40	40	39	36	32	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	33	35	35	35	33	32	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	36	49	51	45	42	39	38	38	38	44	46	46	38	30	29	29
Tue	29	38	52	54	49	45	41	39	38	41	46	49	49	42	32	29	29
Wed	29	37	51	54	50	45	42	40	39	41	46	50	51	44	33	29	29
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	36	49	51	45	42	39	38	38	38	44	46	46	38	30	29	29
Tue	29	38	52	54	49	45	41	39	38	41	46	49	49	42	32	29	29
Wed	29	37	51	54	50	45	42	40	39	41	46	50	51	44	33	29	29
Thu	29	37	50	53	49	45	43	41	40	42	46	49	51	44	33	30	29
Fri	28	35	42	44	42	42	41	41	42	44	49	49	50	44	35	30	29
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