Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Mid-City

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-405 North and I-110 North, usually 33 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Pedro to Mid-City 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	25	31	39	41	38	35	32	31	31	32	34	35	35	33	29	27	26
Tue	25	32	42	45	42	37	33	32	32	34	36	36	37	34	30	28	26
Wed	25	33	43	46	44	38	34	32	32	34	36	37	38	35	31	28	26
Thu	25	32	42	44	42	38	34	33	33	35	37	38	38	36	31	29	26
Fri	25	30	37	38	37	36	35	35	36	38	38	37	36	34	31	28	26
Sat	25	25	26	26	27	29	31	34	35	36	35	33	33	31	29	27	26
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	30	32	33	32	30	30	29	28	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from San Pedro to Mid-City (via I-405 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro to central Mid-City 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 San Pedro to Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Mid-City?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Mid-City?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mid-City to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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

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

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