Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to La Mirada

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 66 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Mid-City to La Mirada 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	27	30	35	37	32	33	41	39	44	45	77	88	84	70	42	29	26
Tue	25	27	44	47	33	32	36	38	40	52	81	94	92	82	54	34	26
Wed	25	26	40	43	35	30	34	34	39	49	61	71	66	58	46	34	26
Thu	25	27	39	41	32	35	40	42	49	62	87	92	89	79	50	33	28
Fri	25	26	37	42	38	36	37	44	55	76	88	91	92	75	48	36	28
Sat	25	25	26	28	32	34	39	40	44	47	48	49	44	42	36	33	29
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	33	34	41	42	45	43	41	42	38	39	35	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Mid-City to La Mirada (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City to central La Mirada 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 Mid-City to La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to La Mirada?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to La Mirada?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

La Mirada to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	35	37	32	33	41	39	44	45	77	88	84	70	42	29	26
Tue	25	27	44	47	33	32	36	38	40	52	81	94	92	82	54	34	26
Wed	25	26	40	43	35	30	34	34	39	49	61	71	66	58	46	34	26
Thu	25	27	39	41	32	35	40	42	49	62	87	92	89	79	50	33	28
Fri	25	26	37	42	38	36	37	44	55	76	88	91	92	75	48	36	28
Sat	25	25	26	28	32	34	39	40	44	47	48	49	44	42	36	33	29
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	33	34	41	42	45	43	41	42	38	39	35	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	35	37	32	33	41	39	44	45	77	88	84	70	42	29	26
Tue	25	27	44	47	33	32	36	38	40	52	81	94	92	82	54	34	26
Wed	25	26	40	43	35	30	34	34	39	49	61	71	66	58	46	34	26
Thu	25	27	39	41	32	35	40	42	49	62	87	92	89	79	50	33	28
Fri	25	26	37	42	38	36	37	44	55	76	88	91	92	75	48	36	28
Sat	25	25	26	28	32	34	39	40	44	47	48	49	44	42	36	33	29
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	33	34	41	42	45	43	41	42	38	39	35	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	35	37	32	33	41	39	44	45	77	88	84	70	42	29	26
Tue	25	27	44	47	33	32	36	38	40	52	81	94	92	82	54	34	26
Wed	25	26	40	43	35	30	34	34	39	49	61	71	66	58	46	34	26
Thu	25	27	39	41	32	35	40	42	49	62	87	92	89	79	50	33	28
Fri	25	26	37	42	38	36	37	44	55	76	88	91	92	75	48	36	28
Sat	25	25	26	28	32	34	39	40	44	47	48	49	44	42	36	33	29
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	33	34	41	42	45	43	41	42	38	39	35	29