Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Lakewood

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 25 minutes via I-605 South and SR-60 West.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Rowland Heights to Lakewood 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	26	31	42	45	40	37	35	34	34	34	40	42	43	35	28	26	26
Tue	26	32	45	49	45	40	36	35	34	37	42	45	47	39	29	26	26
Wed	26	32	44	48	45	40	37	36	35	37	42	47	49	42	30	26	26
Thu	26	32	43	47	44	40	38	36	36	38	42	46	48	41	30	27	26
Fri	25	30	37	40	38	37	36	36	38	41	46	47	46	41	32	27	26
Sat	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	35	35	35	33	29	27	26
Sun	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	29	28	28	27	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Lakewood (via I-605 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 25 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Lakewood?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	31	42	45	40	37	35	34	34	34	40	42	43	35	28	26	26
Tue	26	32	45	49	45	40	36	35	34	37	42	45	47	39	29	26	26
Wed	26	32	44	48	45	40	37	36	35	37	42	47	49	42	30	26	26
Thu	26	32	43	47	44	40	38	36	36	38	42	46	48	41	30	27	26
Fri	25	30	37	40	38	37	36	36	38	41	46	47	46	41	32	27	26
Sat	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	35	35	35	33	29	27	26
Sun	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	29	28	28	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	31	42	45	40	37	35	34	34	34	40	42	43	35	28	26	26
Tue	26	32	45	49	45	40	36	35	34	37	42	45	47	39	29	26	26
Wed	26	32	44	48	45	40	37	36	35	37	42	47	49	42	30	26	26
Thu	26	32	43	47	44	40	38	36	36	38	42	46	48	41	30	27	26
Fri	25	30	37	40	38	37	36	36	38	41	46	47	46	41	32	27	26
Sat	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	35	35	35	33	29	27	26
Sun	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	29	28	28	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	31	42	45	40	37	35	34	34	34	40	42	43	35	28	26	26
Tue	26	32	45	49	45	40	36	35	34	37	42	45	47	39	29	26	26
Wed	26	32	44	48	45	40	37	36	35	37	42	47	49	42	30	26	26
Thu	26	32	43	47	44	40	38	36	36	38	42	46	48	41	30	27	26
Fri	25	30	37	40	38	37	36	36	38	41	46	47	46	41	32	27	26
Sat	26	26	27	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	35	35	35	33	29	27	26
Sun	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	29	28	28	27	27	26