Best Time to Drive from Highland to Carson

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Highland 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	77	102	100	96	84	83	80	79	79	82	79	78	80	76	73	73	73
Tue	80	121	122	116	97	87	85	83	82	83	84	89	91	83	75	74	72
Wed	79	124	119	114	94	88	86	84	83	86	86	91	91	85	77	75	73
Thu	80	119	120	112	94	89	84	83	83	86	88	93	94	86	77	75	73
Fri	77	95	95	94	88	87	85	85	86	88	92	96	97	89	77	74	73
Sat	73	76	75	77	77	79	82	83	85	87	91	91	88	84	78	75	73
Sun	73	72	74	74	76	76	79	84	86	86	82	81	80	80	79	78	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Highland to Carson (via I-210 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 72 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Carson?

Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (30 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Carson to Highland (return trip) · Highland to Los Angeles · Highland to Long Beach · Highland to Anaheim · Highland to Riverside · Highland to Santa Ana · Highland to Irvine · Highland to Fontana · Highland to Moreno Valley · Highland to Huntington Beach · Highland to Glendale · Highland to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	102	100	96	84	83	80	79	79	82	79	78	80	76	73	73	73
Tue	80	121	122	116	97	87	85	83	82	83	84	89	91	83	75	74	72
Wed	79	124	119	114	94	88	86	84	83	86	86	91	91	85	77	75	73
Thu	80	119	120	112	94	89	84	83	83	86	88	93	94	86	77	75	73
Fri	77	95	95	94	88	87	85	85	86	88	92	96	97	89	77	74	73
Sat	73	76	75	77	77	79	82	83	85	87	91	91	88	84	78	75	73
Sun	73	72	74	74	76	76	79	84	86	86	82	81	80	80	79	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	102	100	96	84	83	80	79	79	82	79	78	80	76	73	73	73
Tue	80	121	122	116	97	87	85	83	82	83	84	89	91	83	75	74	72
Wed	79	124	119	114	94	88	86	84	83	86	86	91	91	85	77	75	73
Thu	80	119	120	112	94	89	84	83	83	86	88	93	94	86	77	75	73
Fri	77	95	95	94	88	87	85	85	86	88	92	96	97	89	77	74	73
Sat	73	76	75	77	77	79	82	83	85	87	91	91	88	84	78	75	73
Sun	73	72	74	74	76	76	79	84	86	86	82	81	80	80	79	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	102	100	96	84	83	80	79	79	82	79	78	80	76	73	73	73
Tue	80	121	122	116	97	87	85	83	82	83	84	89	91	83	75	74	72
Wed	79	124	119	114	94	88	86	84	83	86	86	91	91	85	77	75	73
Thu	80	119	120	112	94	89	84	83	83	86	88	93	94	86	77	75	73
Fri	77	95	95	94	88	87	85	85	86	88	92	96	97	89	77	74	73
Sat	73	76	75	77	77	79	82	83	85	87	91	91	88	84	78	75	73
Sun	73	72	74	74	76	76	79	84	86	86	82	81	80	80	79	78	72