Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Canyon Country to East Los Angeles 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	38	53	65	62	52	50	48	47	49	50	51	54	53	49	43	40	38
Tue	37	57	75	77	61	53	48	48	48	52	56	59	59	52	44	41	39
Wed	37	49	62	64	61	50	48	47	49	53	56	58	60	53	45	41	39
Thu	38	53	71	67	58	50	48	48	52	55	58	59	61	54	45	43	39
Fri	38	48	54	53	50	48	49	53	56	60	57	58	59	52	47	45	41
Sat	39	40	41	43	46	47	49	49	54	53	53	51	53	50	47	45	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	43	46	49	50	50	49	49	47	48	46	46	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Canyon Country to East Los Angeles (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country to central East Los Angeles 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 Canyon Country to East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to East Los Angeles?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

East Los Angeles to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	53	65	62	52	50	48	47	49	50	51	54	53	49	43	40	38
Tue	37	57	75	77	61	53	48	48	48	52	56	59	59	52	44	41	39
Wed	37	49	62	64	61	50	48	47	49	53	56	58	60	53	45	41	39
Thu	38	53	71	67	58	50	48	48	52	55	58	59	61	54	45	43	39
Fri	38	48	54	53	50	48	49	53	56	60	57	58	59	52	47	45	41
Sat	39	40	41	43	46	47	49	49	54	53	53	51	53	50	47	45	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	43	46	49	50	50	49	49	47	48	46	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	53	65	62	52	50	48	47	49	50	51	54	53	49	43	40	38
Tue	37	57	75	77	61	53	48	48	48	52	56	59	59	52	44	41	39
Wed	37	49	62	64	61	50	48	47	49	53	56	58	60	53	45	41	39
Thu	38	53	71	67	58	50	48	48	52	55	58	59	61	54	45	43	39
Fri	38	48	54	53	50	48	49	53	56	60	57	58	59	52	47	45	41
Sat	39	40	41	43	46	47	49	49	54	53	53	51	53	50	47	45	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	43	46	49	50	50	49	49	47	48	46	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	53	65	62	52	50	48	47	49	50	51	54	53	49	43	40	38
Tue	37	57	75	77	61	53	48	48	48	52	56	59	59	52	44	41	39
Wed	37	49	62	64	61	50	48	47	49	53	56	58	60	53	45	41	39
Thu	38	53	71	67	58	50	48	48	52	55	58	59	61	54	45	43	39
Fri	38	48	54	53	50	48	49	53	56	60	57	58	59	52	47	45	41
Sat	39	40	41	43	46	47	49	49	54	53	53	51	53	50	47	45	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	43	46	49	50	50	49	49	47	48	46	46	39