Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Carson
Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 74 at this time.
Only 25% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 69 | 89 | 116 | 113 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 65 |
| Tue | 68 | 96 | 120 | 129 | 99 | 82 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 77 | 69 | 66 | 65 |
| Wed | 68 | 94 | 115 | 128 | 99 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 92 | 97 | 92 | 80 | 69 | 66 | 64 |
| Thu | 68 | 95 | 114 | 122 | 96 | 81 | 77 | 81 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 80 | 70 | 66 | 65 |
| Fri | 67 | 81 | 91 | 94 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 84 | 73 | 66 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 66 | 64 |
| Sun | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Carson (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).
About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley to central Carson 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 Moreno Valley to Carson?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Carson?
The 69-mile drive usually takes 64 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Carson?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 West in Orange County (45 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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