Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Upland

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Lakewood to Upland 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	37	40	44	49	48	49	49	49	50	54	65	69	67	60	48	42	39
Tue	38	41	47	54	51	48	49	49	51	59	69	72	73	65	53	44	38
Wed	37	41	46	53	51	48	48	50	51	55	67	69	70	61	53	44	39
Thu	38	41	46	51	49	49	49	49	53	61	68	69	69	61	50	43	39
Fri	38	40	45	49	48	49	51	54	61	67	76	73	70	63	57	46	40
Sat	38	39	40	40	41	41	43	44	46	48	50	53	52	48	45	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Lakewood to Upland (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood to central Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Upland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

More drives

Upland to Lakewood (return trip) · Lakewood to Fontana · Lakewood to Moreno Valley · Lakewood to Lancaster · Lakewood to Palmdale · Lakewood to Valencia · Lakewood to Fullerton · Lakewood to East Los Angeles · Lakewood to Victorville · Lakewood to Carlsbad · Lakewood to Costa Mesa · Lakewood to Inglewood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	44	49	48	49	49	49	50	54	65	69	67	60	48	42	39
Tue	38	41	47	54	51	48	49	49	51	59	69	72	73	65	53	44	38
Wed	37	41	46	53	51	48	48	50	51	55	67	69	70	61	53	44	39
Thu	38	41	46	51	49	49	49	49	53	61	68	69	69	61	50	43	39
Fri	38	40	45	49	48	49	51	54	61	67	76	73	70	63	57	46	40
Sat	38	39	40	40	41	41	43	44	46	48	50	53	52	48	45	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	44	49	48	49	49	49	50	54	65	69	67	60	48	42	39
Tue	38	41	47	54	51	48	49	49	51	59	69	72	73	65	53	44	38
Wed	37	41	46	53	51	48	48	50	51	55	67	69	70	61	53	44	39
Thu	38	41	46	51	49	49	49	49	53	61	68	69	69	61	50	43	39
Fri	38	40	45	49	48	49	51	54	61	67	76	73	70	63	57	46	40
Sat	38	39	40	40	41	41	43	44	46	48	50	53	52	48	45	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	44	49	48	49	49	49	50	54	65	69	67	60	48	42	39
Tue	38	41	47	54	51	48	49	49	51	59	69	72	73	65	53	44	38
Wed	37	41	46	53	51	48	48	50	51	55	67	69	70	61	53	44	39
Thu	38	41	46	51	49	49	49	49	53	61	68	69	69	61	50	43	39
Fri	38	40	45	49	48	49	51	54	61	67	76	73	70	63	57	46	40
Sat	38	39	40	40	41	41	43	44	46	48	50	53	52	48	45	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	39