Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to East Los Angeles

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-710 North and SR-47 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to East Los Angeles 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	35	44	46	43	41	40	38	38	42	43	45	44	40	37	35	34
Tue	33	35	53	59	58	50	45	42	45	44	47	47	48	45	38	35	33
Wed	33	38	52	55	52	47	38	38	40	45	48	51	46	42	37	35	34
Thu	33	35	51	52	49	43	41	41	40	45	50	55	50	45	39	35	34
Fri	33	35	46	51	41	39	41	46	46	49	49	50	47	46	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	35	38	38	40	43	45	48	46	42	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to East Los Angeles (via I-710 North and SR-47 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes to central East Los Angeles 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to East Los Angeles?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 33 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	44	46	43	41	40	38	38	42	43	45	44	40	37	35	34
Tue	33	35	53	59	58	50	45	42	45	44	47	47	48	45	38	35	33
Wed	33	38	52	55	52	47	38	38	40	45	48	51	46	42	37	35	34
Thu	33	35	51	52	49	43	41	41	40	45	50	55	50	45	39	35	34
Fri	33	35	46	51	41	39	41	46	46	49	49	50	47	46	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	35	38	38	40	43	45	48	46	42	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	44	46	43	41	40	38	38	42	43	45	44	40	37	35	34
Tue	33	35	53	59	58	50	45	42	45	44	47	47	48	45	38	35	33
Wed	33	38	52	55	52	47	38	38	40	45	48	51	46	42	37	35	34
Thu	33	35	51	52	49	43	41	41	40	45	50	55	50	45	39	35	34
Fri	33	35	46	51	41	39	41	46	46	49	49	50	47	46	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	35	38	38	40	43	45	48	46	42	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	44	46	43	41	40	38	38	42	43	45	44	40	37	35	34
Tue	33	35	53	59	58	50	45	42	45	44	47	47	48	45	38	35	33
Wed	33	38	52	55	52	47	38	38	40	45	48	51	46	42	37	35	34
Thu	33	35	51	52	49	43	41	41	40	45	50	55	50	45	39	35	34
Fri	33	35	46	51	41	39	41	46	46	49	49	50	47	46	40	36	34
Sat	33	34	34	34	35	35	38	38	40	43	45	48	46	42	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	36	36	34