Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-110 North, usually 37 at this time.

None 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 32-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Los Angeles (via I-110 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes

Freeway, about 24 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 12 to 16 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to 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	33	38	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	42	44	44	43	38	35	34	33
Tue	32	39	46	44	42	41	40	40	40	42	46	46	44	39	36	34	33
Wed	33	40	46	46	43	43	41	40	40	43	45	46	46	40	36	35	33
Thu	33	40	46	45	43	42	41	40	40	43	45	46	45	40	36	34	33
Fri	33	38	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	45	46	45	44	39	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	34	33

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 32 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-110 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	42	44	44	43	38	35	34	33
Tue	32	39	46	44	42	41	40	40	40	42	46	46	44	39	36	34	33
Wed	33	40	46	46	43	43	41	40	40	43	45	46	46	40	36	35	33
Thu	33	40	46	45	43	42	41	40	40	43	45	46	45	40	36	34	33
Fri	33	38	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	45	46	45	44	39	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	42	44	44	43	38	35	34	33
Tue	32	39	46	44	42	41	40	40	40	42	46	46	44	39	36	34	33
Wed	33	40	46	46	43	43	41	40	40	43	45	46	46	40	36	35	33
Thu	33	40	46	45	43	42	41	40	40	43	45	46	45	40	36	34	33
Fri	33	38	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	45	46	45	44	39	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	42	44	44	43	38	35	34	33
Tue	32	39	46	44	42	41	40	40	40	42	46	46	44	39	36	34	33
Wed	33	40	46	46	43	43	41	40	40	43	45	46	46	40	36	35	33
Thu	33	40	46	45	43	42	41	40	40	43	45	46	45	40	36	34	33
Fri	33	38	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	45	46	45	44	39	35	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	34	33