Is driving in LA or SF worse?

It's easier to drive in Los Angeles. Despite more people, there are more roads and crossing a bridge isn't typically in your commute. However, people typically drive longer distances and traffic is fairly predictable centered around rush hours and events.



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Los Angeles (95 hours)* San Francisco (97 hours) Washington, D.C. (83 hours) Houston (74 hours)

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For glitz and glamour and some cutting-edge culture in the SoCal sunshine, it's got to be LA. But for a smaller-town feel with big-name sights, you're best off in San Francisco. Better still, rent a car, drive the spectacular coastal highway that connects the two, and take in both cities on one trip.

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Los Angeles ranked as No. 6 in the U.S. with drivers losing the most hours in traffic. Chicago took the top spot, with drivers there losing 155 hours, followed by Boston (134 hours), New York (117 hours), Philadelphia (114 hours), and Miami (105).

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Traffic: LA Rush Hour Traffic is usually heavy on the freeways during morning and evening commutes when you're driving in Los Angeles. Weekday morning LA rush hour is roughly from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The evening LA rush hours are around 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and later.

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