Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Claremont

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-10 East, usually 40 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Claremont 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	29	31	31	35	33	34	34	35	37	45	62	71	75	64	42	34	30
Tue	29	31	32	37	33	34	34	35	37	48	70	80	79	68	52	38	30
Wed	29	31	32	36	34	34	34	35	37	47	71	79	77	66	52	39	30
Thu	30	31	32	36	33	34	35	35	39	51	68	77	77	64	50	40	31
Fri	29	30	32	36	34	34	36	39	51	60	84	70	70	60	49	40	31
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	35	38	41	40	40	38	34	33	30
Sun	30	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Los Angeles to Claremont (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) to central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Claremont?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (29 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	31	35	33	34	34	35	37	45	62	71	75	64	42	34	30
Tue	29	31	32	37	33	34	34	35	37	48	70	80	79	68	52	38	30
Wed	29	31	32	36	34	34	34	35	37	47	71	79	77	66	52	39	30
Thu	30	31	32	36	33	34	35	35	39	51	68	77	77	64	50	40	31
Fri	29	30	32	36	34	34	36	39	51	60	84	70	70	60	49	40	31
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	35	38	41	40	40	38	34	33	30
Sun	30	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	31	35	33	34	34	35	37	45	62	71	75	64	42	34	30
Tue	29	31	32	37	33	34	34	35	37	48	70	80	79	68	52	38	30
Wed	29	31	32	36	34	34	34	35	37	47	71	79	77	66	52	39	30
Thu	30	31	32	36	33	34	35	35	39	51	68	77	77	64	50	40	31
Fri	29	30	32	36	34	34	36	39	51	60	84	70	70	60	49	40	31
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	35	38	41	40	40	38	34	33	30
Sun	30	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	31	35	33	34	34	35	37	45	62	71	75	64	42	34	30
Tue	29	31	32	37	33	34	34	35	37	48	70	80	79	68	52	38	30
Wed	29	31	32	36	34	34	34	35	37	47	71	79	77	66	52	39	30
Thu	30	31	32	36	33	34	35	35	39	51	68	77	77	64	50	40	31
Fri	29	30	32	36	34	34	36	39	51	60	84	70	70	60	49	40	31
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	35	38	41	40	40	38	34	33	30
Sun	30	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	30