Best Time to Drive from LAX to Arcadia

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-110 North and I-105 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 16% 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 LAX to Arcadia 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	39	42	40	39	38	38	39	42	48	54	58	54	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	40	40	40	40	41	40	41	44	51	55	58	58	53	42	40	36
Wed	35	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	46	55	61	63	60	54	42	38	36
Thu	38	41	43	44	42	41	40	41	47	53	63	63	61	55	44	40	36
Fri	36	42	43	42	43	42	40	46	56	64	67	64	58	53	44	41	36
Sat	40	43	43	42	41	42	42	43	49	49	51	47	46	44	40	39	35
Sun	38	42	48	43	40	40	40	40	41	43	43	42	41	42	41	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from LAX to Arcadia (via I-110 North and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 LAX to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from LAX to Arcadia?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 35 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Arcadia?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	42	40	39	38	38	39	42	48	54	58	54	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	40	40	40	40	41	40	41	44	51	55	58	58	53	42	40	36
Wed	35	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	46	55	61	63	60	54	42	38	36
Thu	38	41	43	44	42	41	40	41	47	53	63	63	61	55	44	40	36
Fri	36	42	43	42	43	42	40	46	56	64	67	64	58	53	44	41	36
Sat	40	43	43	42	41	42	42	43	49	49	51	47	46	44	40	39	35
Sun	38	42	48	43	40	40	40	40	41	43	43	42	41	42	41	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	42	40	39	38	38	39	42	48	54	58	54	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	40	40	40	40	41	40	41	44	51	55	58	58	53	42	40	36
Wed	35	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	46	55	61	63	60	54	42	38	36
Thu	38	41	43	44	42	41	40	41	47	53	63	63	61	55	44	40	36
Fri	36	42	43	42	43	42	40	46	56	64	67	64	58	53	44	41	36
Sat	40	43	43	42	41	42	42	43	49	49	51	47	46	44	40	39	35
Sun	38	42	48	43	40	40	40	40	41	43	43	42	41	42	41	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	42	40	39	38	38	39	42	48	54	58	54	44	39	38	36
Tue	35	40	40	40	40	41	40	41	44	51	55	58	58	53	42	40	36
Wed	35	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	46	55	61	63	60	54	42	38	36
Thu	38	41	43	44	42	41	40	41	47	53	63	63	61	55	44	40	36
Fri	36	42	43	42	43	42	40	46	56	64	67	64	58	53	44	41	36
Sat	40	43	43	42	41	42	42	43	49	49	51	47	46	44	40	39	35
Sun	38	42	48	43	40	40	40	40	41	43	43	42	41	42	41	40	36