Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Carson

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 38 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West and SR-60 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Rowland Heights to Carson 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	32	36	39	40	36	32	34	34	33	36	43	36	36	37	32	31	31
Tue	34	51	69	69	56	48	44	42	41	41	44	50	52	49	37	33	32
Wed	33	49	70	67	57	46	43	42	41	43	47	53	58	53	41	33	33
Thu	34	46	64	65	57	48	45	42	41	43	49	54	56	52	39	35	33
Fri	32	41	53	48	44	43	42	43	44	49	54	59	61	56	42	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	34	34	35	36	37	40	43	47	52	54	48	40	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	38	39	40	39	37	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Carson (via I-605 South and SR-91 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights to central Carson 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 Rowland Heights to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Carson?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 31 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Carson?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	39	40	36	32	34	34	33	36	43	36	36	37	32	31	31
Tue	34	51	69	69	56	48	44	42	41	41	44	50	52	49	37	33	32
Wed	33	49	70	67	57	46	43	42	41	43	47	53	58	53	41	33	33
Thu	34	46	64	65	57	48	45	42	41	43	49	54	56	52	39	35	33
Fri	32	41	53	48	44	43	42	43	44	49	54	59	61	56	42	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	34	34	35	36	37	40	43	47	52	54	48	40	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	38	39	40	39	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	39	40	36	32	34	34	33	36	43	36	36	37	32	31	31
Tue	34	51	69	69	56	48	44	42	41	41	44	50	52	49	37	33	32
Wed	33	49	70	67	57	46	43	42	41	43	47	53	58	53	41	33	33
Thu	34	46	64	65	57	48	45	42	41	43	49	54	56	52	39	35	33
Fri	32	41	53	48	44	43	42	43	44	49	54	59	61	56	42	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	34	34	35	36	37	40	43	47	52	54	48	40	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	38	39	40	39	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	39	40	36	32	34	34	33	36	43	36	36	37	32	31	31
Tue	34	51	69	69	56	48	44	42	41	41	44	50	52	49	37	33	32
Wed	33	49	70	67	57	46	43	42	41	43	47	53	58	53	41	33	33
Thu	34	46	64	65	57	48	45	42	41	43	49	54	56	52	39	35	33
Fri	32	41	53	48	44	43	42	43	44	49	54	59	61	56	42	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	34	34	35	36	37	40	43	47	52	54	48	40	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	38	39	40	39	37	36	36	34