Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from La Puente to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 23 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from La Puente to Los Angeles (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to La Puente

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central La Puente to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from La Puente to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2126343934292625252424242524222121
Tue2133495751382825252525252625222121
Wed2130535955422926252525272926222121
Thu2133515652443126252526273127222121
Fri2129414337332928282828282927242221
Sat2121222223242728292826262626232121
Sun2120212121222224242524232323222221

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 Puente to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Puente to Los Angeles?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 21 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Puente to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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