Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Norwalk

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 4% 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 12-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Norwalk (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 16 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 13 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Norwalk?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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