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Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via I-5 North, usually 19 at this time.

Only 12% 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.

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Los Angeles (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 29 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (22 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Pico Rivera

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pico Rivera to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1318242623201919191921212219151413
Tue1319262926222019181921222221161413
Wed1319262926222019192021222221171413
Thu1319262926222120192021222322171513
Fri1317222422212121222324242423191614
Sat1313141517182021222222222221181614
Sun1313131314161820202120191918181715

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 Pico Rivera to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 29 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Los Angeles?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 13 to 29 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 29 minutes.

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I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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