How long will it take to drive from Cupertino (near San Jose) to Los Angeles this Thursday?|164758

I_m planning to leave late morning and I want to get to LA before 6 (laker_s game) because I want to watch it. About how long will it take including all that traffic and rush hour?

not that long its like 4-5 hours but you could take a plane its like $100 and it only takes like an hour. plus its better to take a plane because gas would cost you around that anyways. but its also good to take a car because you can drive around. but what ever is cool

It really all depends WHERE in LA you need to go to. Valley? Hollywood? Compton?

If you take the fastest route, you will take 101 south to 152 east, then turn on the afterburners and jet down to LA on I-5. As you approach LA, your first sign of traffic may be around Glendale or Burbank. But it depends on where you are going after that. You definitely want to avoid downtown. But once you get past Griffith Park southbound on the 5, you will start hitting outbound LA traffic.

10:00 is a safe start time. I_d worry if you didn_t start until noon. Remember, you cannot break the laws of physics.

if you_re driving 75ish it_s about 5 hr w/your gas stop in good traffic. dude .. leave a little earlier. any nocal rush traffic compared to l.a. traffic is bush league. you don_t wanna be getting to the outskirts after 4pm .. getting there early and staring at a wall is still better than that mess. if you can get onto the 5 by 11ish you_re gold.

In a perfect world, if you take Highway 5 it would take five hours. However, as you note, rush hour traffic will be intense, especially around Staples Center.

I_d say leave at least by 10:00. Better to have extra time in LA than be stressed out.

havn_t made that drive in a while, but it used to take us about 5 hours, to play it safe, plan for 8 incase traffic gets bad or something . . . it never heurts to get there a little early ;-)

Somewhere between 6 hours and 2 days, depending on traffic.