Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Carson
Right now (12:37 am PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-91 West.
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 25 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Tue | 25 | 31 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Wed | 25 | 30 | 41 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
| Thu | 25 | 30 | 42 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Fri | 25 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
| Sat | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 25-mile drive from La Mirada to Carson (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 La Mirada to Carson?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from La Mirada to Carson?
The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Carson?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (7 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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