Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Pico Rivera

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Pico Rivera 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	19	23	27	27	21	24	32	28	33	36	56	65	62	55	31	21	19
Tue	18	18	32	33	21	23	27	29	31	40	56	67	68	61	42	25	19
Wed	18	19	31	32	23	22	25	26	31	38	46	53	51	46	37	25	19
Thu	18	19	31	31	23	25	31	34	41	47	62	65	67	60	40	25	21
Fri	18	19	29	34	31	28	29	35	44	54	62	64	66	57	38	26	21
Sat	18	18	19	22	27	27	33	34	36	39	39	38	33	32	28	26	22
Sun	18	18	18	19	19	27	28	35	35	38	37	34	32	28	29	26	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Mid-City to Pico Rivera (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 17 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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 18 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pico Rivera 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	19	23	27	27	21	24	32	28	33	36	56	65	62	55	31	21	19
Tue	18	18	32	33	21	23	27	29	31	40	56	67	68	61	42	25	19
Wed	18	19	31	32	23	22	25	26	31	38	46	53	51	46	37	25	19
Thu	18	19	31	31	23	25	31	34	41	47	62	65	67	60	40	25	21
Fri	18	19	29	34	31	28	29	35	44	54	62	64	66	57	38	26	21
Sat	18	18	19	22	27	27	33	34	36	39	39	38	33	32	28	26	22
Sun	18	18	18	19	19	27	28	35	35	38	37	34	32	28	29	26	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	23	27	27	21	24	32	28	33	36	56	65	62	55	31	21	19
Tue	18	18	32	33	21	23	27	29	31	40	56	67	68	61	42	25	19
Wed	18	19	31	32	23	22	25	26	31	38	46	53	51	46	37	25	19
Thu	18	19	31	31	23	25	31	34	41	47	62	65	67	60	40	25	21
Fri	18	19	29	34	31	28	29	35	44	54	62	64	66	57	38	26	21
Sat	18	18	19	22	27	27	33	34	36	39	39	38	33	32	28	26	22
Sun	18	18	18	19	19	27	28	35	35	38	37	34	32	28	29	26	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	23	27	27	21	24	32	28	33	36	56	65	62	55	31	21	19
Tue	18	18	32	33	21	23	27	29	31	40	56	67	68	61	42	25	19
Wed	18	19	31	32	23	22	25	26	31	38	46	53	51	46	37	25	19
Thu	18	19	31	31	23	25	31	34	41	47	62	65	67	60	40	25	21
Fri	18	19	29	34	31	28	29	35	44	54	62	64	66	57	38	26	21
Sat	18	18	19	22	27	27	33	34	36	39	39	38	33	32	28	26	22
Sun	18	18	18	19	19	27	28	35	35	38	37	34	32	28	29	26	23