Best Time to Drive from LAX to Azusa

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-605 North and I-105 East, usually 42 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Azusa 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	38	44	61	63	61	55	55	59	58	78	90	96	88	73	54	42	39
Tue	39	46	72	77	75	66	59	55	62	85	101	110	107	92	68	45	39
Wed	38	46	67	74	70	64	56	55	58	78	88	95	93	82	64	46	39
Thu	39	47	68	74	70	62	58	61	71	92	102	108	104	87	68	50	41
Fri	39	43	57	59	58	62	72	80	88	102	106	106	99	84	66	49	41
Sat	39	39	40	41	42	44	47	51	59	70	75	75	72	59	50	44	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	47	46	43	43	43	42	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from LAX to Azusa (via I-605 North and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Azusa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	61	63	61	55	55	59	58	78	90	96	88	73	54	42	39
Tue	39	46	72	77	75	66	59	55	62	85	101	110	107	92	68	45	39
Wed	38	46	67	74	70	64	56	55	58	78	88	95	93	82	64	46	39
Thu	39	47	68	74	70	62	58	61	71	92	102	108	104	87	68	50	41
Fri	39	43	57	59	58	62	72	80	88	102	106	106	99	84	66	49	41
Sat	39	39	40	41	42	44	47	51	59	70	75	75	72	59	50	44	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	47	46	43	43	43	42	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	61	63	61	55	55	59	58	78	90	96	88	73	54	42	39
Tue	39	46	72	77	75	66	59	55	62	85	101	110	107	92	68	45	39
Wed	38	46	67	74	70	64	56	55	58	78	88	95	93	82	64	46	39
Thu	39	47	68	74	70	62	58	61	71	92	102	108	104	87	68	50	41
Fri	39	43	57	59	58	62	72	80	88	102	106	106	99	84	66	49	41
Sat	39	39	40	41	42	44	47	51	59	70	75	75	72	59	50	44	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	47	46	43	43	43	42	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	61	63	61	55	55	59	58	78	90	96	88	73	54	42	39
Tue	39	46	72	77	75	66	59	55	62	85	101	110	107	92	68	45	39
Wed	38	46	67	74	70	64	56	55	58	78	88	95	93	82	64	46	39
Thu	39	47	68	74	70	62	58	61	71	92	102	108	104	87	68	50	41
Fri	39	43	57	59	58	62	72	80	88	102	106	106	99	84	66	49	41
Sat	39	39	40	41	42	44	47	51	59	70	75	75	72	59	50	44	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	45	47	46	43	43	43	42	43	40