Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 37 minutes via SR-91 West and I-110 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	34	36	42	44	39	36	36	37	36	37	41	39	38	38	34	33	33
Tue	34	47	67	68	55	48	44	42	41	42	43	45	46	45	37	34	34
Wed	34	45	66	66	57	46	43	41	41	42	45	46	49	47	39	34	34
Thu	34	44	65	64	55	47	44	43	42	42	45	48	49	46	38	35	34
Fri	34	43	59	54	49	44	43	43	45	46	48	49	51	49	41	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	41	43	43	45	47	45	40	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	38	39	38	37	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Norwalk to Rancho Palos Verdes (via SR-91 West and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (16 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Norwalk to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 33 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (2 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	42	44	39	36	36	37	36	37	41	39	38	38	34	33	33
Tue	34	47	67	68	55	48	44	42	41	42	43	45	46	45	37	34	34
Wed	34	45	66	66	57	46	43	41	41	42	45	46	49	47	39	34	34
Thu	34	44	65	64	55	47	44	43	42	42	45	48	49	46	38	35	34
Fri	34	43	59	54	49	44	43	43	45	46	48	49	51	49	41	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	41	43	43	45	47	45	40	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	38	39	38	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	42	44	39	36	36	37	36	37	41	39	38	38	34	33	33
Tue	34	47	67	68	55	48	44	42	41	42	43	45	46	45	37	34	34
Wed	34	45	66	66	57	46	43	41	41	42	45	46	49	47	39	34	34
Thu	34	44	65	64	55	47	44	43	42	42	45	48	49	46	38	35	34
Fri	34	43	59	54	49	44	43	43	45	46	48	49	51	49	41	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	41	43	43	45	47	45	40	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	38	39	38	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	42	44	39	36	36	37	36	37	41	39	38	38	34	33	33
Tue	34	47	67	68	55	48	44	42	41	42	43	45	46	45	37	34	34
Wed	34	45	66	66	57	46	43	41	41	42	45	46	49	47	39	34	34
Thu	34	44	65	64	55	47	44	43	42	42	45	48	49	46	38	35	34
Fri	34	43	59	54	49	44	43	43	45	46	48	49	51	49	41	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	41	43	43	45	47	45	40	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	38	39	38	37	36	36	34