Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-110 South, usually 47 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 31-mile drive from Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-110 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Rancho Palos Verdes to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 14 to 22 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	33	35	40	41	40	39	38	38	40	42	46	50	54	49	40	36	34
Tue	33	35	42	42	40	40	39	39	40	43	49	54	58	52	42	36	34
Wed	33	36	42	42	40	40	40	39	40	44	50	55	58	53	43	37	34
Thu	34	36	42	42	40	40	39	40	41	45	50	54	57	52	42	37	34
Fri	33	35	40	41	40	40	39	41	43	48	53	55	54	49	42	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	40	41	42	43	42	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	37	37	36	36	34

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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 33 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	40	41	40	39	38	38	40	42	46	50	54	49	40	36	34
Tue	33	35	42	42	40	40	39	39	40	43	49	54	58	52	42	36	34
Wed	33	36	42	42	40	40	40	39	40	44	50	55	58	53	43	37	34
Thu	34	36	42	42	40	40	39	40	41	45	50	54	57	52	42	37	34
Fri	33	35	40	41	40	40	39	41	43	48	53	55	54	49	42	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	40	41	42	43	42	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	37	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	40	41	40	39	38	38	40	42	46	50	54	49	40	36	34
Tue	33	35	42	42	40	40	39	39	40	43	49	54	58	52	42	36	34
Wed	33	36	42	42	40	40	40	39	40	44	50	55	58	53	43	37	34
Thu	34	36	42	42	40	40	39	40	41	45	50	54	57	52	42	37	34
Fri	33	35	40	41	40	40	39	41	43	48	53	55	54	49	42	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	40	41	42	43	42	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	37	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	40	41	40	39	38	38	40	42	46	50	54	49	40	36	34
Tue	33	35	42	42	40	40	39	39	40	43	49	54	58	52	42	36	34
Wed	33	36	42	42	40	40	40	39	40	44	50	55	58	53	43	37	34
Thu	34	36	42	42	40	40	39	40	41	45	50	54	57	52	42	37	34
Fri	33	35	40	41	40	40	39	41	43	48	53	55	54	49	42	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	40	41	42	43	42	41	39	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	37	37	36	36	34