Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Upland

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-10 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Upland 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	41	42	43	47	45	47	47	48	51	66	96	102	108	85	58	47	41
Tue	41	42	43	48	45	46	47	48	50	72	99	114	111	93	72	53	41
Wed	41	43	44	48	45	47	46	48	52	67	106	112	107	92	73	57	42
Thu	41	42	43	48	45	46	47	47	54	74	99	112	106	89	72	60	43
Fri	41	42	44	48	46	47	49	53	70	82	110	96	98	78	63	53	43
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	48	52	54	53	53	51	45	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	44	44	45	45	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Mid-City to Upland (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Upland?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Upland 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	41	42	43	47	45	47	47	48	51	66	96	102	108	85	58	47	41
Tue	41	42	43	48	45	46	47	48	50	72	99	114	111	93	72	53	41
Wed	41	43	44	48	45	47	46	48	52	67	106	112	107	92	73	57	42
Thu	41	42	43	48	45	46	47	47	54	74	99	112	106	89	72	60	43
Fri	41	42	44	48	46	47	49	53	70	82	110	96	98	78	63	53	43
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	48	52	54	53	53	51	45	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	44	44	45	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	43	47	45	47	47	48	51	66	96	102	108	85	58	47	41
Tue	41	42	43	48	45	46	47	48	50	72	99	114	111	93	72	53	41
Wed	41	43	44	48	45	47	46	48	52	67	106	112	107	92	73	57	42
Thu	41	42	43	48	45	46	47	47	54	74	99	112	106	89	72	60	43
Fri	41	42	44	48	46	47	49	53	70	82	110	96	98	78	63	53	43
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	48	52	54	53	53	51	45	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	44	44	45	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	43	47	45	47	47	48	51	66	96	102	108	85	58	47	41
Tue	41	42	43	48	45	46	47	48	50	72	99	114	111	93	72	53	41
Wed	41	43	44	48	45	47	46	48	52	67	106	112	107	92	73	57	42
Thu	41	42	43	48	45	46	47	47	54	74	99	112	106	89	72	60	43
Fri	41	42	44	48	46	47	49	53	70	82	110	96	98	78	63	53	43
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	48	52	54	53	53	51	45	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	44	44	45	45	41