Best Time to Drive from Upland to Carson

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Upland 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	43	61	71	67	62	57	54	55	53	49	49	49	48	47	46	46	45
Tue	45	79	100	88	73	65	60	57	56	55	56	58	58	54	47	46	46
Wed	46	75	96	86	74	64	61	57	55	55	57	58	59	57	49	46	46
Thu	46	71	89	80	70	64	60	57	56	56	57	59	60	56	49	47	46
Fri	45	63	68	64	61	61	59	58	58	59	60	60	62	59	51	47	45
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	54	56	56	57	57	59	59	55	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	51	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Upland to Carson (via I-10 West and I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Upland to Carson?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 43 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Carson?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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

More drives

Carson to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	61	71	67	62	57	54	55	53	49	49	49	48	47	46	46	45
Tue	45	79	100	88	73	65	60	57	56	55	56	58	58	54	47	46	46
Wed	46	75	96	86	74	64	61	57	55	55	57	58	59	57	49	46	46
Thu	46	71	89	80	70	64	60	57	56	56	57	59	60	56	49	47	46
Fri	45	63	68	64	61	61	59	58	58	59	60	60	62	59	51	47	45
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	54	56	56	57	57	59	59	55	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	51	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	61	71	67	62	57	54	55	53	49	49	49	48	47	46	46	45
Tue	45	79	100	88	73	65	60	57	56	55	56	58	58	54	47	46	46
Wed	46	75	96	86	74	64	61	57	55	55	57	58	59	57	49	46	46
Thu	46	71	89	80	70	64	60	57	56	56	57	59	60	56	49	47	46
Fri	45	63	68	64	61	61	59	58	58	59	60	60	62	59	51	47	45
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	54	56	56	57	57	59	59	55	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	51	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	61	71	67	62	57	54	55	53	49	49	49	48	47	46	46	45
Tue	45	79	100	88	73	65	60	57	56	55	56	58	58	54	47	46	46
Wed	46	75	96	86	74	64	61	57	55	55	57	58	59	57	49	46	46
Thu	46	71	89	80	70	64	60	57	56	56	57	59	60	56	49	47	46
Fri	45	63	68	64	61	61	59	58	58	59	60	60	62	59	51	47	45
Sat	46	47	48	48	49	50	54	56	56	57	57	59	59	55	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	51	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	49	46