Best Time to Drive from Bonita to Universal City

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 230 minutes via I-5 North, usually 142 at this time.

Only 59% 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	137	151	153	141	137	137	139	141	143	150	151	142	131	126	124	124
Tue	132	146	158	178	152	140	138	139	140	148	162	165	155	137	126	125	124
Wed	133	143	159	175	153	142	138	139	142	153	165	168	158	137	128	124	123
Thu	132	141	156	176	155	143	141	141	148	172	175	173	161	142	130	125	123
Fri	131	132	138	145	141	140	144	149	177	176	182	178	151	137	130	125	122
Sat	124	125	126	131	137	146	152	154	159	156	156	144	138	134	132	125	123
Sun	123	123	124	127	130	139	149	150	151	151	146	144	142	139	134	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 185 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 147 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (159 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 8 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 185 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 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 147 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bonita to Universal City?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 185 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	137	151	153	141	137	137	139	141	143	150	151	142	131	126	124	124
Tue	132	146	158	178	152	140	138	139	140	148	162	165	155	137	126	125	124
Wed	133	143	159	175	153	142	138	139	142	153	165	168	158	137	128	124	123
Thu	132	141	156	176	155	143	141	141	148	172	175	173	161	142	130	125	123
Fri	131	132	138	145	141	140	144	149	177	176	182	178	151	137	130	125	122
Sat	124	125	126	131	137	146	152	154	159	156	156	144	138	134	132	125	123
Sun	123	123	124	127	130	139	149	150	151	151	146	144	142	139	134	126	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	133	137	151	153	141	137	137	139	141	143	150	151	142	131	126	124	124
Tue	132	146	158	178	152	140	138	139	140	148	162	165	155	137	126	125	124
Wed	133	143	159	175	153	142	138	139	142	153	165	168	158	137	128	124	123
Thu	132	141	156	176	155	143	141	141	148	172	175	173	161	142	130	125	123
Fri	131	132	138	145	141	140	144	149	177	176	182	178	151	137	130	125	122
Sat	124	125	126	131	137	146	152	154	159	156	156	144	138	134	132	125	123
Sun	123	123	124	127	130	139	149	150	151	151	146	144	142	139	134	126	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	133	137	151	153	141	137	137	139	141	143	150	151	142	131	126	124	124
Tue	132	146	158	178	152	140	138	139	140	148	162	165	155	137	126	125	124
Wed	133	143	159	175	153	142	138	139	142	153	165	168	158	137	128	124	123
Thu	132	141	156	176	155	143	141	141	148	172	175	173	161	142	130	125	123
Fri	131	132	138	145	141	140	144	149	177	176	182	178	151	137	130	125	122
Sat	124	125	126	131	137	146	152	154	159	156	156	144	138	134	132	125	123
Sun	123	123	124	127	130	139	149	150	151	151	146	144	142	139	134	126	121