Best Time to Drive from Upland to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-10 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 39% 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.

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Upland to Los Angeles (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Upland

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.3 miles: 2 to 3 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Upland to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Upland 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	32	45	55	52	46	41	39	38	37	36	36	36	37	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	49	62	60	50	43	40	38	37	37	36	37	38	37	34	34	33
Wed	32	52	61	60	53	45	41	38	37	37	36	36	38	40	39	39	34
Thu	32	48	59	56	48	43	40	38	38	37	36	37	39	38	35	35	33
Fri	32	39	43	43	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	40	41	41	40	34
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	39	38	39	38	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	34

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Upland to Los Angeles?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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Los Angeles to Upland (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	32	45	55	52	46	41	39	38	37	36	36	36	37	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	49	62	60	50	43	40	38	37	37	36	37	38	37	34	34	33
Wed	32	52	61	60	53	45	41	38	37	37	36	36	38	40	39	39	34
Thu	32	48	59	56	48	43	40	38	38	37	36	37	39	38	35	35	33
Fri	32	39	43	43	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	40	41	41	40	34
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	39	38	39	38	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	45	55	52	46	41	39	38	37	36	36	36	37	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	49	62	60	50	43	40	38	37	37	36	37	38	37	34	34	33
Wed	32	52	61	60	53	45	41	38	37	37	36	36	38	40	39	39	34
Thu	32	48	59	56	48	43	40	38	38	37	36	37	39	38	35	35	33
Fri	32	39	43	43	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	40	41	41	40	34
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	39	38	39	38	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	45	55	52	46	41	39	38	37	36	36	36	37	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	49	62	60	50	43	40	38	37	37	36	37	38	37	34	34	33
Wed	32	52	61	60	53	45	41	38	37	37	36	36	38	40	39	39	34
Thu	32	48	59	56	48	43	40	38	38	37	36	37	39	38	35	35	33
Fri	32	39	43	43	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	40	41	41	40	34
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	40	39	38	39	38	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	39	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	34