Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to La Puente

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 30 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 21-mile drive from Los Angeles to La Puente (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 38 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: La Puente to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 18 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 La Puente 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 La Puente by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2022252525252525252732353531242221
Tue2022252627252525252833363833262221
Wed2022252626252525262934373834262321
Thu2022252626252525262934373834272321
Fri2021232424252526293337383734272321
Sat2021212222222324252626262625232120
Sun2020202020212122222323232222222221

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 La Puente?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 38 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to La Puente?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 20 to 38 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to La Puente?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 38 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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