Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Norwalk

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 40 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Norwalk 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	24	27	32	33	27	29	38	36	41	40	74	86	81	68	40	26	23
Tue	22	24	38	41	29	29	32	36	35	48	78	89	88	80	50	32	23
Wed	22	23	41	41	31	26	30	33	36	54	65	73	73	68	50	32	23
Thu	22	23	38	40	29	32	36	39	47	57	85	88	89	81	47	30	25
Fri	22	22	35	40	37	33	35	40	52	73	85	88	88	76	46	33	25
Sat	22	22	23	26	31	31	37	39	41	46	49	49	42	38	33	30	26
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	30	31	38	39	42	41	38	38	35	35	32	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Mid-City to Norwalk (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 10 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 22 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 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

Norwalk 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	32	33	27	29	38	36	41	40	74	86	81	68	40	26	23
Tue	22	24	38	41	29	29	32	36	35	48	78	89	88	80	50	32	23
Wed	22	23	41	41	31	26	30	33	36	54	65	73	73	68	50	32	23
Thu	22	23	38	40	29	32	36	39	47	57	85	88	89	81	47	30	25
Fri	22	22	35	40	37	33	35	40	52	73	85	88	88	76	46	33	25
Sat	22	22	23	26	31	31	37	39	41	46	49	49	42	38	33	30	26
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	30	31	38	39	42	41	38	38	35	35	32	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	32	33	27	29	38	36	41	40	74	86	81	68	40	26	23
Tue	22	24	38	41	29	29	32	36	35	48	78	89	88	80	50	32	23
Wed	22	23	41	41	31	26	30	33	36	54	65	73	73	68	50	32	23
Thu	22	23	38	40	29	32	36	39	47	57	85	88	89	81	47	30	25
Fri	22	22	35	40	37	33	35	40	52	73	85	88	88	76	46	33	25
Sat	22	22	23	26	31	31	37	39	41	46	49	49	42	38	33	30	26
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	30	31	38	39	42	41	38	38	35	35	32	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	32	33	27	29	38	36	41	40	74	86	81	68	40	26	23
Tue	22	24	38	41	29	29	32	36	35	48	78	89	88	80	50	32	23
Wed	22	23	41	41	31	26	30	33	36	54	65	73	73	68	50	32	23
Thu	22	23	38	40	29	32	36	39	47	57	85	88	89	81	47	30	25
Fri	22	22	35	40	37	33	35	40	52	73	85	88	88	76	46	33	25
Sat	22	22	23	26	31	31	37	39	41	46	49	49	42	38	33	30	26
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	30	31	38	39	42	41	38	38	35	35	32	26