Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 34 minutes via I-405 North and I-710 South.

Only 6% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	35	38	40	40	40	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	39	37	36	34
Tue	34	35	41	43	42	40	40	37	37	38	40	42	44	41	37	35	34
Wed	34	35	39	42	42	40	39	38	38	39	40	42	44	41	38	35	34
Thu	34	35	39	42	41	40	39	38	38	39	40	42	43	41	37	35	34
Fri	34	34	36	38	39	39	38	38	39	40	42	42	44	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	40	41	42	39	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Westminster to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 North and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westminster to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 34 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 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
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Tue	34	35	41	43	42	40	40	37	37	38	40	42	44	41	37	35	34
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Mon	34	35	38	40	40	40	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	39	37	36	34
Tue	34	35	41	43	42	40	40	37	37	38	40	42	44	41	37	35	34
Wed	34	35	39	42	42	40	39	38	38	39	40	42	44	41	38	35	34
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