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Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Walnut

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 40 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 26-mile drive from Los Angeles to Walnut (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Walnut to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 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 Walnut 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 Walnut by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2426282930303030313339434337302725
Tue2526282929303030313541454640312725
Wed2426282929303030313542464742322825
Thu2526282930303131323743464742322825
Fri2526282930303133364448484540322826
Sat2526262627272829303233333230272625
Sun2424242525252626272828272727262625

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 Walnut?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Walnut?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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