Best Time to Drive from Bonita to Universal City

Right now (9:21 pm PST): about 122 minutes via I-5 North, usually 123 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Bonita to Universal 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	133	138	152	157	144	139	138	139	140	142	149	152	145	131	127	124	124
Tue	131	144	157	179	154	141	138	139	140	145	159	166	157	138	127	125	123
Wed	130	140	159	175	153	142	138	139	143	151	162	168	158	139	129	125	123
Thu	132	141	155	167	154	142	140	141	147	167	171	168	161	143	130	125	123
Fri	131	132	140	144	141	141	143	147	174	173	178	173	152	138	132	125	122
Sat	124	125	126	129	136	142	148	149	151	149	154	143	137	135	131	126	123
Sun	123	122	124	126	129	136	144	148	149	148	144	143	142	136	133	126	121

About this drive

On weekdays the 139-mile drive from Bonita to Universal City (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 122 minutes and up to 179 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 146 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (154 minutes).

About 135 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bonita to central Universal 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 Bonita to Universal City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 122 minutes then, versus up to 179 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bonita to Universal City?

The 139-mile drive usually takes 122 to 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 146 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bonita to Universal City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 179 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (53 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (40 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	133	138	152	157	144	139	138	139	140	142	149	152	145	131	127	124	124
Tue	131	144	157	179	154	141	138	139	140	145	159	166	157	138	127	125	123
Wed	130	140	159	175	153	142	138	139	143	151	162	168	158	139	129	125	123
Thu	132	141	155	167	154	142	140	141	147	167	171	168	161	143	130	125	123
Fri	131	132	140	144	141	141	143	147	174	173	178	173	152	138	132	125	122
Sat	124	125	126	129	136	142	148	149	151	149	154	143	137	135	131	126	123
Sun	123	122	124	126	129	136	144	148	149	148	144	143	142	136	133	126	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	133	138	152	157	144	139	138	139	140	142	149	152	145	131	127	124	124
Tue	131	144	157	179	154	141	138	139	140	145	159	166	157	138	127	125	123
Wed	130	140	159	175	153	142	138	139	143	151	162	168	158	139	129	125	123
Thu	132	141	155	167	154	142	140	141	147	167	171	168	161	143	130	125	123
Fri	131	132	140	144	141	141	143	147	174	173	178	173	152	138	132	125	122
Sat	124	125	126	129	136	142	148	149	151	149	154	143	137	135	131	126	123
Sun	123	122	124	126	129	136	144	148	149	148	144	143	142	136	133	126	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	133	138	152	157	144	139	138	139	140	142	149	152	145	131	127	124	124
Tue	131	144	157	179	154	141	138	139	140	145	159	166	157	138	127	125	123
Wed	130	140	159	175	153	142	138	139	143	151	162	168	158	139	129	125	123
Thu	132	141	155	167	154	142	140	141	147	167	171	168	161	143	130	125	123
Fri	131	132	140	144	141	141	143	147	174	173	178	173	152	138	132	125	122
Sat	124	125	126	129	136	142	148	149	151	149	154	143	137	135	131	126	123
Sun	123	122	124	126	129	136	144	148	149	148	144	143	142	136	133	126	121