Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Arcadia

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-605 North, usually 29 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Norwalk to Arcadia 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	37	41	36	33	33	33	33	34	44	45	45	41	32	27	25
Tue	24	28	40	43	39	34	33	32	33	38	45	48	48	45	36	29	25
Wed	24	28	38	42	38	33	32	31	33	36	42	46	46	43	35	28	25
Thu	24	28	38	40	35	34	33	32	35	40	45	45	47	41	32	28	25
Fri	24	27	34	34	33	33	33	35	41	44	46	45	43	41	34	29	26
Sat	25	25	25	25	26	28	30	30	31	32	32	34	33	31	29	27	26
Sun	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	29	30	30	30	28	28	27	27	27	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Norwalk to Arcadia (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to central Arcadia 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 Norwalk to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Norwalk to Arcadia?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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

More drives

Arcadia to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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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	37	41	36	33	33	33	33	34	44	45	45	41	32	27	25
Tue	24	28	40	43	39	34	33	32	33	38	45	48	48	45	36	29	25
Wed	24	28	38	42	38	33	32	31	33	36	42	46	46	43	35	28	25
Thu	24	28	38	40	35	34	33	32	35	40	45	45	47	41	32	28	25
Fri	24	27	34	34	33	33	33	35	41	44	46	45	43	41	34	29	26
Sat	25	25	25	25	26	28	30	30	31	32	32	34	33	31	29	27	26
Sun	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	29	30	30	30	28	28	27	27	27	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	37	41	36	33	33	33	33	34	44	45	45	41	32	27	25
Tue	24	28	40	43	39	34	33	32	33	38	45	48	48	45	36	29	25
Wed	24	28	38	42	38	33	32	31	33	36	42	46	46	43	35	28	25
Thu	24	28	38	40	35	34	33	32	35	40	45	45	47	41	32	28	25
Fri	24	27	34	34	33	33	33	35	41	44	46	45	43	41	34	29	26
Sat	25	25	25	25	26	28	30	30	31	32	32	34	33	31	29	27	26
Sun	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	29	30	30	30	28	28	27	27	27	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	37	41	36	33	33	33	33	34	44	45	45	41	32	27	25
Tue	24	28	40	43	39	34	33	32	33	38	45	48	48	45	36	29	25
Wed	24	28	38	42	38	33	32	31	33	36	42	46	46	43	35	28	25
Thu	24	28	38	40	35	34	33	32	35	40	45	45	47	41	32	28	25
Fri	24	27	34	34	33	33	33	35	41	44	46	45	43	41	34	29	26
Sat	25	25	25	25	26	28	30	30	31	32	32	34	33	31	29	27	26
Sun	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	29	30	30	30	28	28	27	27	27	25