Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Westminster

Right now (10:05 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Westminster 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	29	33	37	38	32	33	38	38	41	38	63	76	71	63	43	31	29
Tue	27	29	40	45	33	32	33	35	35	45	64	76	77	70	53	35	28
Wed	27	29	42	43	35	31	33	34	35	41	43	58	51	47	41	34	29
Thu	27	29	42	45	34	34	38	39	45	47	72	74	78	72	52	34	31
Fri	27	28	38	43	40	36	35	38	46	59	69	73	74	68	48	37	30
Sat	28	27	28	30	34	35	38	40	40	43	46	46	40	39	36	34	32
Sun	28	27	28	28	29	33	34	39	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	35	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Los Angeles to Westminster (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Westminster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	29	33	37	38	32	33	38	38	41	38	63	76	71	63	43	31	29
Tue	27	29	40	45	33	32	33	35	35	45	64	76	77	70	53	35	28
Wed	27	29	42	43	35	31	33	34	35	41	43	58	51	47	41	34	29
Thu	27	29	42	45	34	34	38	39	45	47	72	74	78	72	52	34	31
Fri	27	28	38	43	40	36	35	38	46	59	69	73	74	68	48	37	30
Sat	28	27	28	30	34	35	38	40	40	43	46	46	40	39	36	34	32
Sun	28	27	28	28	29	33	34	39	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	37	38	32	33	38	38	41	38	63	76	71	63	43	31	29
Tue	27	29	40	45	33	32	33	35	35	45	64	76	77	70	53	35	28
Wed	27	29	42	43	35	31	33	34	35	41	43	58	51	47	41	34	29
Thu	27	29	42	45	34	34	38	39	45	47	72	74	78	72	52	34	31
Fri	27	28	38	43	40	36	35	38	46	59	69	73	74	68	48	37	30
Sat	28	27	28	30	34	35	38	40	40	43	46	46	40	39	36	34	32
Sun	28	27	28	28	29	33	34	39	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	37	38	32	33	38	38	41	38	63	76	71	63	43	31	29
Tue	27	29	40	45	33	32	33	35	35	45	64	76	77	70	53	35	28
Wed	27	29	42	43	35	31	33	34	35	41	43	58	51	47	41	34	29
Thu	27	29	42	45	34	34	38	39	45	47	72	74	78	72	52	34	31
Fri	27	28	38	43	40	36	35	38	46	59	69	73	74	68	48	37	30
Sat	28	27	28	30	34	35	38	40	40	43	46	46	40	39	36	34	32
Sun	28	27	28	28	29	33	34	39	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	35	31