Best Time to Drive from Highland to Lakewood

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 75 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 South, usually 70 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Highland to Lakewood (via I-210 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 64 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Lakewood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 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) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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