Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Hacienda Heights

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 17 minutes via I-605 North and SR-60 East, usually 18 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Norwalk to Hacienda Heights (via I-605 North and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 24 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (24 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Norwalk to Hacienda Heights?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 16 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 24 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Hacienda Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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