Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Northridge

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 50 minutes via I-5 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Anaheim to Northridge 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	48	72	95	98	94	83	80	79	82	91	101	100	84	71	63	51	48
Tue	47	74	91	102	102	91	77	81	81	100	108	101	82	73	67	53	48
Wed	47	70	88	92	100	86	83	81	81	94	102	99	85	75	70	57	49
Thu	47	68	88	96	95	85	78	81	89	102	110	105	88	73	73	66	50
Fri	48	62	78	87	83	80	79	90	101	107	105	101	91	85	82	68	51
Sat	48	49	50	57	63	83	85	92	100	98	100	101	95	93	88	72	52
Sun	49	48	49	49	51	65	76	86	92	92	95	87	86	86	81	71	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Anaheim to Northridge (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Northridge 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 Anaheim to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Northridge?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Northridge?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (13 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West 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
Mon	48	72	95	98	94	83	80	79	82	91	101	100	84	71	63	51	48
Tue	47	74	91	102	102	91	77	81	81	100	108	101	82	73	67	53	48
Wed	47	70	88	92	100	86	83	81	81	94	102	99	85	75	70	57	49
Thu	47	68	88	96	95	85	78	81	89	102	110	105	88	73	73	66	50
Fri	48	62	78	87	83	80	79	90	101	107	105	101	91	85	82	68	51
Sat	48	49	50	57	63	83	85	92	100	98	100	101	95	93	88	72	52
Sun	49	48	49	49	51	65	76	86	92	92	95	87	86	86	81	71	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	72	95	98	94	83	80	79	82	91	101	100	84	71	63	51	48
Tue	47	74	91	102	102	91	77	81	81	100	108	101	82	73	67	53	48
Wed	47	70	88	92	100	86	83	81	81	94	102	99	85	75	70	57	49
Thu	47	68	88	96	95	85	78	81	89	102	110	105	88	73	73	66	50
Fri	48	62	78	87	83	80	79	90	101	107	105	101	91	85	82	68	51
Sat	48	49	50	57	63	83	85	92	100	98	100	101	95	93	88	72	52
Sun	49	48	49	49	51	65	76	86	92	92	95	87	86	86	81	71	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	72	95	98	94	83	80	79	82	91	101	100	84	71	63	51	48
Tue	47	74	91	102	102	91	77	81	81	100	108	101	82	73	67	53	48
Wed	47	70	88	92	100	86	83	81	81	94	102	99	85	75	70	57	49
Thu	47	68	88	96	95	85	78	81	89	102	110	105	88	73	73	66	50
Fri	48	62	78	87	83	80	79	90	101	107	105	101	91	85	82	68	51
Sat	48	49	50	57	63	83	85	92	100	98	100	101	95	93	88	72	52
Sun	49	48	49	49	51	65	76	86	92	92	95	87	86	86	81	71	53