Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Westminster

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-405 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 1% 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 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	35	35	42	46	43	42	41	42	57	68	92	93	90	75	43	37	34
Tue	35	36	44	60	49	46	46	55	138	190	216	190	145	98	56	39	34
Wed	34	36	45	59	48	45	43	52	128	208	230	195	152	108	68	45	35
Thu	35	37	45	55	47	47	46	70	116	182	161	124	90	64	51	50	35
Fri	35	36	44	57	43	42	47	109	152	136	100	62	43	51	43	41	36
Sat	36	35	35	35	37	41	48	62	58	67	61	52	50	39	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	40	49	51	46	40	38	38	37	39	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Mid-City to Westminster (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 230 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 20 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 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 Mid-City to Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 230 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 230 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Westminster?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 230 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (7 miles)

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

More drives

Westminster 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	35	35	42	46	43	42	41	42	57	68	92	93	90	75	43	37	34
Tue	35	36	44	60	49	46	46	55	138	190	216	190	145	98	56	39	34
Wed	34	36	45	59	48	45	43	52	128	208	230	195	152	108	68	45	35
Thu	35	37	45	55	47	47	46	70	116	182	161	124	90	64	51	50	35
Fri	35	36	44	57	43	42	47	109	152	136	100	62	43	51	43	41	36
Sat	36	35	35	35	37	41	48	62	58	67	61	52	50	39	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	40	49	51	46	40	38	38	37	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	42	46	43	42	41	42	57	68	92	93	90	75	43	37	34
Tue	35	36	44	60	49	46	46	55	138	190	216	190	145	98	56	39	34
Wed	34	36	45	59	48	45	43	52	128	208	230	195	152	108	68	45	35
Thu	35	37	45	55	47	47	46	70	116	182	161	124	90	64	51	50	35
Fri	35	36	44	57	43	42	47	109	152	136	100	62	43	51	43	41	36
Sat	36	35	35	35	37	41	48	62	58	67	61	52	50	39	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	40	49	51	46	40	38	38	37	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	42	46	43	42	41	42	57	68	92	93	90	75	43	37	34
Tue	35	36	44	60	49	46	46	55	138	190	216	190	145	98	56	39	34
Wed	34	36	45	59	48	45	43	52	128	208	230	195	152	108	68	45	35
Thu	35	37	45	55	47	47	46	70	116	182	161	124	90	64	51	50	35
Fri	35	36	44	57	43	42	47	109	152	136	100	62	43	51	43	41	36
Sat	36	35	35	35	37	41	48	62	58	67	61	52	50	39	39	38	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	40	49	51	46	40	38	38	37	39	35