Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Sun City

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via SR-60 East and I-215 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Sun City 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	72	79	84	82	83	86	87	91	91	88	92	104	95	81	79	78	71
Tue	70	75	84	81	88	88	93	86	89	83	98	101	99	83	77	74	70
Wed	70	76	85	86	80	83	84	87	87	88	96	106	93	79	77	75	71
Thu	71	75	80	80	80	84	83	84	89	92	101	106	97	92	82	78	70
Fri	71	77	79	80	82	84	85	87	94	103	107	105	98	87	83	74	71
Sat	70	73	73	76	79	80	80	80	82	81	86	82	83	78	75	74	71
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	76	79	78	78	76	76	76	76	75	77	76	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Los Angeles to Sun City (via SR-60 East and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Sun City 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 Sun City?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Sun City?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Sun City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (20 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	79	84	82	83	86	87	91	91	88	92	104	95	81	79	78	71
Tue	70	75	84	81	88	88	93	86	89	83	98	101	99	83	77	74	70
Wed	70	76	85	86	80	83	84	87	87	88	96	106	93	79	77	75	71
Thu	71	75	80	80	80	84	83	84	89	92	101	106	97	92	82	78	70
Fri	71	77	79	80	82	84	85	87	94	103	107	105	98	87	83	74	71
Sat	70	73	73	76	79	80	80	80	82	81	86	82	83	78	75	74	71
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	76	79	78	78	76	76	76	76	75	77	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	79	84	82	83	86	87	91	91	88	92	104	95	81	79	78	71
Tue	70	75	84	81	88	88	93	86	89	83	98	101	99	83	77	74	70
Wed	70	76	85	86	80	83	84	87	87	88	96	106	93	79	77	75	71
Thu	71	75	80	80	80	84	83	84	89	92	101	106	97	92	82	78	70
Fri	71	77	79	80	82	84	85	87	94	103	107	105	98	87	83	74	71
Sat	70	73	73	76	79	80	80	80	82	81	86	82	83	78	75	74	71
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	76	79	78	78	76	76	76	76	75	77	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	79	84	82	83	86	87	91	91	88	92	104	95	81	79	78	71
Tue	70	75	84	81	88	88	93	86	89	83	98	101	99	83	77	74	70
Wed	70	76	85	86	80	83	84	87	87	88	96	106	93	79	77	75	71
Thu	71	75	80	80	80	84	83	84	89	92	101	106	97	92	82	78	70
Fri	71	77	79	80	82	84	85	87	94	103	107	105	98	87	83	74	71
Sat	70	73	73	76	79	80	80	80	82	81	86	82	83	78	75	74	71
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	76	79	78	78	76	76	76	76	75	77	76	71