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Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Bellflower

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 6% 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 18-mile drive from Los Angeles to Bellflower (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bellflower to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.8 miles: 3 to 5 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 Bellflower 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 Bellflower by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1718222422212223242733394033241817
Tue1718232623222223242834404237271917
Wed1718232523212223252936404237272017
Thu1618232522222324262937424439282118
Fri1718212423232426283440434239282218
Sat1717171820212224262828282826222018
Sun1717171717192122232526252322212018

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 Bellflower?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Bellflower?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 16 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Bellflower?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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