Best Time to Drive from LAX to Claremont

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-105 East and I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Claremont 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	45	50	68	73	69	64	64	67	68	90	105	107	99	81	63	50	46
Tue	46	52	81	86	83	74	68	63	70	95	114	121	116	99	77	53	46
Wed	45	53	76	83	78	72	64	64	68	89	103	109	101	88	72	54	46
Thu	46	53	76	83	79	70	66	70	81	104	115	119	113	94	76	57	48
Fri	46	49	65	68	66	70	80	90	98	117	123	120	109	94	76	57	48
Sat	46	47	47	49	49	51	54	58	68	77	83	86	83	67	57	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	52	52	53	50	50	50	50	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from LAX to Claremont (via I-105 East and I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 46 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 Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Claremont?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 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	45	50	68	73	69	64	64	67	68	90	105	107	99	81	63	50	46
Tue	46	52	81	86	83	74	68	63	70	95	114	121	116	99	77	53	46
Wed	45	53	76	83	78	72	64	64	68	89	103	109	101	88	72	54	46
Thu	46	53	76	83	79	70	66	70	81	104	115	119	113	94	76	57	48
Fri	46	49	65	68	66	70	80	90	98	117	123	120	109	94	76	57	48
Sat	46	47	47	49	49	51	54	58	68	77	83	86	83	67	57	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	52	52	53	50	50	50	50	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	50	68	73	69	64	64	67	68	90	105	107	99	81	63	50	46
Tue	46	52	81	86	83	74	68	63	70	95	114	121	116	99	77	53	46
Wed	45	53	76	83	78	72	64	64	68	89	103	109	101	88	72	54	46
Thu	46	53	76	83	79	70	66	70	81	104	115	119	113	94	76	57	48
Fri	46	49	65	68	66	70	80	90	98	117	123	120	109	94	76	57	48
Sat	46	47	47	49	49	51	54	58	68	77	83	86	83	67	57	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	52	52	53	50	50	50	50	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	50	68	73	69	64	64	67	68	90	105	107	99	81	63	50	46
Tue	46	52	81	86	83	74	68	63	70	95	114	121	116	99	77	53	46
Wed	45	53	76	83	78	72	64	64	68	89	103	109	101	88	72	54	46
Thu	46	53	76	83	79	70	66	70	81	104	115	119	113	94	76	57	48
Fri	46	49	65	68	66	70	80	90	98	117	123	120	109	94	76	57	48
Sat	46	47	47	49	49	51	54	58	68	77	83	86	83	67	57	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	52	52	53	50	50	50	50	50	47