Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Apple Valley

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 129 minutes via I-10 East and I-15 North, usually 110 at this time.

Only 41% 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.

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Los Angeles to Apple Valley (via I-10 East and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Apple Valley to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 78 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 16 to 20 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Apple Valley along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to Apple Valley 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	86	88	90	92	92	95	96	97	99	104	119	127	124	115	101	91	86
Tue	86	89	92	94	94	94	97	98	99	105	121	128	127	116	104	92	85
Wed	85	89	91	94	93	94	96	96	99	106	120	127	126	115	103	91	85
Thu	86	89	90	93	93	94	94	96	100	108	122	132	130	121	106	95	86
Fri	86	87	89	93	94	96	97	102	112	124	141	139	132	122	110	97	88
Sat	85	86	87	89	89	90	91	93	94	96	99	99	97	94	90	89	85
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	88	89	90	90	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	85

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 Los Angeles to Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Apple Valley?

The 92-mile drive usually takes 85 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (9 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	90	92	92	95	96	97	99	104	119	127	124	115	101	91	86
Tue	86	89	92	94	94	94	97	98	99	105	121	128	127	116	104	92	85
Wed	85	89	91	94	93	94	96	96	99	106	120	127	126	115	103	91	85
Thu	86	89	90	93	93	94	94	96	100	108	122	132	130	121	106	95	86
Fri	86	87	89	93	94	96	97	102	112	124	141	139	132	122	110	97	88
Sat	85	86	87	89	89	90	91	93	94	96	99	99	97	94	90	89	85
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	88	89	90	90	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	90	92	92	95	96	97	99	104	119	127	124	115	101	91	86
Tue	86	89	92	94	94	94	97	98	99	105	121	128	127	116	104	92	85
Wed	85	89	91	94	93	94	96	96	99	106	120	127	126	115	103	91	85
Thu	86	89	90	93	93	94	94	96	100	108	122	132	130	121	106	95	86
Fri	86	87	89	93	94	96	97	102	112	124	141	139	132	122	110	97	88
Sat	85	86	87	89	89	90	91	93	94	96	99	99	97	94	90	89	85
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	88	89	90	90	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	90	92	92	95	96	97	99	104	119	127	124	115	101	91	86
Tue	86	89	92	94	94	94	97	98	99	105	121	128	127	116	104	92	85
Wed	85	89	91	94	93	94	96	96	99	106	120	127	126	115	103	91	85
Thu	86	89	90	93	93	94	94	96	100	108	122	132	130	121	106	95	86
Fri	86	87	89	93	94	96	97	102	112	124	141	139	132	122	110	97	88
Sat	85	86	87	89	89	90	91	93	94	96	99	99	97	94	90	89	85
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	88	89	90	90	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	85