Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Brea

Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 31 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Los Angeles to Brea 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	31	32	36	35	34	34	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	33	32	31	30
Tue	30	33	35	36	36	34	33	33	33	33	34	38	39	37	33	31	30
Wed	30	33	37	37	36	35	34	33	33	33	34	37	39	38	34	33	31
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Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Los Angeles to Brea (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Brea 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 Los Angeles to Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Brea?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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