Best Time to Drive from Upland to Carson

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 23% 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	44	62	75	68	63	56	54	54	51	51	53	50	50	49	46	46	45
Tue	46	73	94	83	69	63	59	56	54	54	55	58	58	56	51	49	48
Wed	46	73	95	82	72	62	59	56	54	54	57	57	62	68	70	66	48
Thu	46	70	86	77	68	62	59	55	55	55	57	58	61	58	52	53	47
Fri	45	60	68	61	59	59	58	57	57	60	62	60	67	66	68	69	48
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	49	54	54	57	58	57	59	60	59	57	53	48
Sun	46	46	45	46	46	48	49	51	53	52	52	52	51	52	55	56	49

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 44 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (65 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 4 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Carson?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 95 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	44	62	75	68	63	56	54	54	51	51	53	50	50	49	46	46	45
Tue	46	73	94	83	69	63	59	56	54	54	55	58	58	56	51	49	48
Wed	46	73	95	82	72	62	59	56	54	54	57	57	62	68	70	66	48
Thu	46	70	86	77	68	62	59	55	55	55	57	58	61	58	52	53	47
Fri	45	60	68	61	59	59	58	57	57	60	62	60	67	66	68	69	48
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	49	54	54	57	58	57	59	60	59	57	53	48
Sun	46	46	45	46	46	48	49	51	53	52	52	52	51	52	55	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	62	75	68	63	56	54	54	51	51	53	50	50	49	46	46	45
Tue	46	73	94	83	69	63	59	56	54	54	55	58	58	56	51	49	48
Wed	46	73	95	82	72	62	59	56	54	54	57	57	62	68	70	66	48
Thu	46	70	86	77	68	62	59	55	55	55	57	58	61	58	52	53	47
Fri	45	60	68	61	59	59	58	57	57	60	62	60	67	66	68	69	48
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	49	54	54	57	58	57	59	60	59	57	53	48
Sun	46	46	45	46	46	48	49	51	53	52	52	52	51	52	55	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	62	75	68	63	56	54	54	51	51	53	50	50	49	46	46	45
Tue	46	73	94	83	69	63	59	56	54	54	55	58	58	56	51	49	48
Wed	46	73	95	82	72	62	59	56	54	54	57	57	62	68	70	66	48
Thu	46	70	86	77	68	62	59	55	55	55	57	58	61	58	52	53	47
Fri	45	60	68	61	59	59	58	57	57	60	62	60	67	66	68	69	48
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	49	54	54	57	58	57	59	60	59	57	53	48
Sun	46	46	45	46	46	48	49	51	53	52	52	52	51	52	55	56	49