Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Brea

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 49 at this time.

None 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 34-mile drive from Los Angeles to Brea (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brea to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 32 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.8 miles: 2 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 Brea 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 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	35	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	42	48	53	53	46	36	33	32
Tue	31	35	38	39	39	39	38	38	39	43	50	56	56	49	39	34	31
Wed	31	35	38	39	39	38	38	38	39	44	52	56	57	51	39	34	32
Thu	31	35	38	39	38	38	39	39	40	45	53	57	57	50	40	35	32
Fri	31	34	37	38	38	37	38	40	45	53	60	59	56	49	40	35	32
Sat	31	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	38	41	42	42	40	38	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	31

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 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Brea?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

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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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	42	48	53	53	46	36	33	32
Tue	31	35	38	39	39	39	38	38	39	43	50	56	56	49	39	34	31
Wed	31	35	38	39	39	38	38	38	39	44	52	56	57	51	39	34	32
Thu	31	35	38	39	38	38	39	39	40	45	53	57	57	50	40	35	32
Fri	31	34	37	38	38	37	38	40	45	53	60	59	56	49	40	35	32
Sat	31	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	38	41	42	42	40	38	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	42	48	53	53	46	36	33	32
Tue	31	35	38	39	39	39	38	38	39	43	50	56	56	49	39	34	31
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Thu	31	35	38	39	38	38	39	39	40	45	53	57	57	50	40	35	32
Fri	31	34	37	38	38	37	38	40	45	53	60	59	56	49	40	35	32
Sat	31	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	38	41	42	42	40	38	34	33	31
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	42	48	53	53	46	36	33	32
Tue	31	35	38	39	39	39	38	38	39	43	50	56	56	49	39	34	31
Wed	31	35	38	39	39	38	38	38	39	44	52	56	57	51	39	34	32
Thu	31	35	38	39	38	38	39	39	40	45	53	57	57	50	40	35	32
Fri	31	34	37	38	38	37	38	40	45	53	60	59	56	49	40	35	32
Sat	31	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	38	41	42	42	40	38	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	31