Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-710 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 5% 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 East Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes 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	33	34	39	51	39	38	37	38	37	36	36	37	36	36	34	33	33
Tue	33	34	65	74	46	40	42	41	39	38	38	36	37	37	35	33	33
Wed	33	35	60	71	50	42	41	43	40	39	38	38	37	37	36	34	33
Thu	33	34	50	71	54	41	42	44	38	41	38	36	38	37	37	34	33
Fri	33	36	55	62	48	43	40	40	41	38	37	37	38	36	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-710 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 35 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 33 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	39	51	39	38	37	38	37	36	36	37	36	36	34	33	33
Tue	33	34	65	74	46	40	42	41	39	38	38	36	37	37	35	33	33
Wed	33	35	60	71	50	42	41	43	40	39	38	38	37	37	36	34	33
Thu	33	34	50	71	54	41	42	44	38	41	38	36	38	37	37	34	33
Fri	33	36	55	62	48	43	40	40	41	38	37	37	38	36	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	39	51	39	38	37	38	37	36	36	37	36	36	34	33	33
Tue	33	34	65	74	46	40	42	41	39	38	38	36	37	37	35	33	33
Wed	33	35	60	71	50	42	41	43	40	39	38	38	37	37	36	34	33
Thu	33	34	50	71	54	41	42	44	38	41	38	36	38	37	37	34	33
Fri	33	36	55	62	48	43	40	40	41	38	37	37	38	36	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	39	51	39	38	37	38	37	36	36	37	36	36	34	33	33
Tue	33	34	65	74	46	40	42	41	39	38	38	36	37	37	35	33	33
Wed	33	35	60	71	50	42	41	43	40	39	38	38	37	37	36	34	33
Thu	33	34	50	71	54	41	42	44	38	41	38	36	38	37	37	34	33
Fri	33	36	55	62	48	43	40	40	41	38	37	37	38	36	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34