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Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to La Mirada

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 19 minutes via SR-91 East.

Only 19% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lakewood to La Mirada by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Lakewood to La Mirada (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (24 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood to central La Mirada 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 Lakewood to La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lakewood to La Mirada?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 19 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to La Mirada?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.

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