Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Arcadia

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-605 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Westminster to Arcadia 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	34	41	50	53	48	45	46	45	45	49	57	59	58	51	43	37	36
Tue	34	43	53	56	51	46	45	44	45	52	60	61	62	56	45	39	35
Wed	34	42	50	53	49	45	45	44	45	50	56	58	58	54	46	40	35
Thu	34	42	51	51	47	46	46	45	48	53	58	58	61	52	43	40	36
Fri	35	40	46	46	46	45	47	48	52	57	59	56	56	51	45	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	41	42	43	44	45	42	41	40	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	41	42	41	39	39	38	39	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Westminster to Arcadia (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster to central Arcadia 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 Westminster to Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westminster to Arcadia?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Arcadia?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	50	53	48	45	46	45	45	49	57	59	58	51	43	37	36
Tue	34	43	53	56	51	46	45	44	45	52	60	61	62	56	45	39	35
Wed	34	42	50	53	49	45	45	44	45	50	56	58	58	54	46	40	35
Thu	34	42	51	51	47	46	46	45	48	53	58	58	61	52	43	40	36
Fri	35	40	46	46	46	45	47	48	52	57	59	56	56	51	45	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	41	42	43	44	45	42	41	40	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	41	42	41	39	39	38	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	50	53	48	45	46	45	45	49	57	59	58	51	43	37	36
Tue	34	43	53	56	51	46	45	44	45	52	60	61	62	56	45	39	35
Wed	34	42	50	53	49	45	45	44	45	50	56	58	58	54	46	40	35
Thu	34	42	51	51	47	46	46	45	48	53	58	58	61	52	43	40	36
Fri	35	40	46	46	46	45	47	48	52	57	59	56	56	51	45	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	41	42	43	44	45	42	41	40	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	41	42	41	39	39	38	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	41	50	53	48	45	46	45	45	49	57	59	58	51	43	37	36
Tue	34	43	53	56	51	46	45	44	45	52	60	61	62	56	45	39	35
Wed	34	42	50	53	49	45	45	44	45	50	56	58	58	54	46	40	35
Thu	34	42	51	51	47	46	46	45	48	53	58	58	61	52	43	40	36
Fri	35	40	46	46	46	45	47	48	52	57	59	56	56	51	45	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	41	42	43	44	45	42	41	40	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	41	42	41	39	39	38	39	38	36