Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Cerritos

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 19 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to Cerritos 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	22	24	26	28	23	24	33	33	38	32	72	86	80	67	40	23	21
Tue	19	20	31	35	24	23	25	28	28	43	76	90	87	76	52	30	20
Wed	19	20	32	33	26	23	24	27	29	37	40	57	47	45	38	28	20
Thu	19	20	32	37	25	27	32	34	42	48	83	87	90	79	47	27	22
Fri	19	19	31	38	34	29	29	32	45	68	80	83	85	73	45	32	22
Sat	19	19	20	22	27	28	32	35	37	41	46	46	38	35	30	28	24
Sun	19	19	19	20	20	25	26	33	35	37	37	35	34	33	33	30	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Los Angeles to Cerritos (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Cerritos 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 Cerritos?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 19 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Cerritos?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	26	28	23	24	33	33	38	32	72	86	80	67	40	23	21
Tue	19	20	31	35	24	23	25	28	28	43	76	90	87	76	52	30	20
Wed	19	20	32	33	26	23	24	27	29	37	40	57	47	45	38	28	20
Thu	19	20	32	37	25	27	32	34	42	48	83	87	90	79	47	27	22
Fri	19	19	31	38	34	29	29	32	45	68	80	83	85	73	45	32	22
Sat	19	19	20	22	27	28	32	35	37	41	46	46	38	35	30	28	24
Sun	19	19	19	20	20	25	26	33	35	37	37	35	34	33	33	30	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	26	28	23	24	33	33	38	32	72	86	80	67	40	23	21
Tue	19	20	31	35	24	23	25	28	28	43	76	90	87	76	52	30	20
Wed	19	20	32	33	26	23	24	27	29	37	40	57	47	45	38	28	20
Thu	19	20	32	37	25	27	32	34	42	48	83	87	90	79	47	27	22
Fri	19	19	31	38	34	29	29	32	45	68	80	83	85	73	45	32	22
Sat	19	19	20	22	27	28	32	35	37	41	46	46	38	35	30	28	24
Sun	19	19	19	20	20	25	26	33	35	37	37	35	34	33	33	30	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	26	28	23	24	33	33	38	32	72	86	80	67	40	23	21
Tue	19	20	31	35	24	23	25	28	28	43	76	90	87	76	52	30	20
Wed	19	20	32	33	26	23	24	27	29	37	40	57	47	45	38	28	20
Thu	19	20	32	37	25	27	32	34	42	48	83	87	90	79	47	27	22
Fri	19	19	31	38	34	29	29	32	45	68	80	83	85	73	45	32	22
Sat	19	19	20	22	27	28	32	35	37	41	46	46	38	35	30	28	24
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