Best Time to Drive from Sun City to Los Angeles

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via SR-60 West and I-215 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Sun City 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	109	129	141	137	112	110	98	90	91	92	89	83	80	79	74	74	75
Tue	104	129	137	134	113	105	98	90	90	91	99	91	86	76	74	73	71
Wed	114	128	142	138	109	109	99	90	95	89	90	85	85	77	74	73	71
Thu	111	127	132	133	113	111	95	93	92	91	92	91	87	77	74	73	72
Fri	91	106	109	107	103	104	97	93	94	97	102	98	89	83	77	72	71
Sat	72	76	76	77	84	112	97	105	97	91	88	87	82	78	74	73	71
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	94	100	93	85	78	75	75	75	76	76	75	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Sun City to Los Angeles (via SR-60 West and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sun City to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Sun City to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sun City to Los Angeles?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sun City to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (21 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Los Angeles to Sun City (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	109	129	141	137	112	110	98	90	91	92	89	83	80	79	74	74	75
Tue	104	129	137	134	113	105	98	90	90	91	99	91	86	76	74	73	71
Wed	114	128	142	138	109	109	99	90	95	89	90	85	85	77	74	73	71
Thu	111	127	132	133	113	111	95	93	92	91	92	91	87	77	74	73	72
Fri	91	106	109	107	103	104	97	93	94	97	102	98	89	83	77	72	71
Sat	72	76	76	77	84	112	97	105	97	91	88	87	82	78	74	73	71
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	94	100	93	85	78	75	75	75	76	76	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	129	141	137	112	110	98	90	91	92	89	83	80	79	74	74	75
Tue	104	129	137	134	113	105	98	90	90	91	99	91	86	76	74	73	71
Wed	114	128	142	138	109	109	99	90	95	89	90	85	85	77	74	73	71
Thu	111	127	132	133	113	111	95	93	92	91	92	91	87	77	74	73	72
Fri	91	106	109	107	103	104	97	93	94	97	102	98	89	83	77	72	71
Sat	72	76	76	77	84	112	97	105	97	91	88	87	82	78	74	73	71
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	94	100	93	85	78	75	75	75	76	76	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	129	141	137	112	110	98	90	91	92	89	83	80	79	74	74	75
Tue	104	129	137	134	113	105	98	90	90	91	99	91	86	76	74	73	71
Wed	114	128	142	138	109	109	99	90	95	89	90	85	85	77	74	73	71
Thu	111	127	132	133	113	111	95	93	92	91	92	91	87	77	74	73	72
Fri	91	106	109	107	103	104	97	93	94	97	102	98	89	83	77	72	71
Sat	72	76	76	77	84	112	97	105	97	91	88	87	82	78	74	73	71
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	94	100	93	85	78	75	75	75	76	76	75	70