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Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Compton

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-710 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 1% 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 17-mile drive from Los Angeles to Compton (via I-710 South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 24 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Compton to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 9 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 Compton 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 Compton by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1718222422212122222531343531211817
Tue1719262823222222232733373835231917
Wed1720262824222223242835384036251917
Thu1719262724222323242935394036261918
Fri1718232522222325273237393935262018
Sat1717181819192022242526252422201918
Sun1717171718181920212222212020191918

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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 17 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 24 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Compton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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