Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Pico Rivera

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 28 at this time.

Only 9% 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 12-mile drive from Los Angeles to Pico Rivera (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 12 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (25 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pico Rivera to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 11 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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1214192119171819202331363730201413
Tue1215202320181819202532384034231513
Wed1214202320181819212633384033231613
Thu1214202220191920222634404135241613
Fri1214182120192022253138403936241814
Sat1313131416171921232525252421181614
Sun1312121313151718192121201917171614

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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 12 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Pico Rivera?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 12 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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