Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Mid-City

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-405 North, usually 36 at this time.

None 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 Mid-City 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	33	43	52	53	48	43	40	39	40	41	44	46	47	42	38	35	34
Tue	33	45	58	60	54	46	42	40	40	42	45	49	51	46	40	36	34
Wed	33	45	58	61	55	47	42	41	41	43	47	50	52	47	41	36	34
Thu	33	45	56	58	53	47	43	41	42	44	47	50	53	48	41	37	34
Fri	33	39	47	48	46	45	44	45	46	49	50	51	53	48	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	49	48	45	40	37	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	34	36	38	41	43	44	43	41	40	39	38	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Westminster to Mid-City (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster to central Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westminster to Mid-City?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Mid-City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 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	33	43	52	53	48	43	40	39	40	41	44	46	47	42	38	35	34
Tue	33	45	58	60	54	46	42	40	40	42	45	49	51	46	40	36	34
Wed	33	45	58	61	55	47	42	41	41	43	47	50	52	47	41	36	34
Thu	33	45	56	58	53	47	43	41	42	44	47	50	53	48	41	37	34
Fri	33	39	47	48	46	45	44	45	46	49	50	51	53	48	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	49	48	45	40	37	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	34	36	38	41	43	44	43	41	40	39	38	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	52	53	48	43	40	39	40	41	44	46	47	42	38	35	34
Tue	33	45	58	60	54	46	42	40	40	42	45	49	51	46	40	36	34
Wed	33	45	58	61	55	47	42	41	41	43	47	50	52	47	41	36	34
Thu	33	45	56	58	53	47	43	41	42	44	47	50	53	48	41	37	34
Fri	33	39	47	48	46	45	44	45	46	49	50	51	53	48	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	49	48	45	40	37	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	34	36	38	41	43	44	43	41	40	39	38	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	52	53	48	43	40	39	40	41	44	46	47	42	38	35	34
Tue	33	45	58	60	54	46	42	40	40	42	45	49	51	46	40	36	34
Wed	33	45	58	61	55	47	42	41	41	43	47	50	52	47	41	36	34
Thu	33	45	56	58	53	47	43	41	42	44	47	50	53	48	41	37	34
Fri	33	39	47	48	46	45	44	45	46	49	50	51	53	48	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	36	38	42	45	47	48	49	49	48	45	40	37	34
Sun	33	33	34	34	34	36	38	41	43	44	43	41	40	39	38	37	34