Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Carson
Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via I-710 South and SR-91 West, usually 22 at this time.
Only 2% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Tue | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Wed | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Thu | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Fri | 17 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Sat | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
| Sun | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 20-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Carson (via I-710 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (22 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Carson?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Carson?
The 20-mile drive usually takes 16 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Carson?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-710 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)
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