Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to East Los Angeles

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-5 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 15% 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	51	61	62	53	49	48	47	48	50	51	54	53	49	43	40	38
Tue	37	57	77	78	61	53	47	47	47	52	55	58	58	52	45	41	39
Wed	37	49	64	66	62	50	48	47	48	53	56	57	59	54	46	42	39
Thu	38	53	68	62	57	51	49	48	51	55	57	59	60	54	46	43	39
Fri	38	47	55	53	49	47	48	52	56	59	57	59	58	52	48	45	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	44	45	48	49	53	52	52	50	52	50	47	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	43	46	49	49	51	48	49	47	49	46	45	40

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 80 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 (53 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 80 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 80 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 80 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	51	61	62	53	49	48	47	48	50	51	54	53	49	43	40	38
Tue	37	57	77	78	61	53	47	47	47	52	55	58	58	52	45	41	39
Wed	37	49	64	66	62	50	48	47	48	53	56	57	59	54	46	42	39
Thu	38	53	68	62	57	51	49	48	51	55	57	59	60	54	46	43	39
Fri	38	47	55	53	49	47	48	52	56	59	57	59	58	52	48	45	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	44	45	48	49	53	52	52	50	52	50	47	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	43	46	49	49	51	48	49	47	49	46	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	61	62	53	49	48	47	48	50	51	54	53	49	43	40	38
Tue	37	57	77	78	61	53	47	47	47	52	55	58	58	52	45	41	39
Wed	37	49	64	66	62	50	48	47	48	53	56	57	59	54	46	42	39
Thu	38	53	68	62	57	51	49	48	51	55	57	59	60	54	46	43	39
Fri	38	47	55	53	49	47	48	52	56	59	57	59	58	52	48	45	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	44	45	48	49	53	52	52	50	52	50	47	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	43	46	49	49	51	48	49	47	49	46	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	61	62	53	49	48	47	48	50	51	54	53	49	43	40	38
Tue	37	57	77	78	61	53	47	47	47	52	55	58	58	52	45	41	39
Wed	37	49	64	66	62	50	48	47	48	53	56	57	59	54	46	42	39
Thu	38	53	68	62	57	51	49	48	51	55	57	59	60	54	46	43	39
Fri	38	47	55	53	49	47	48	52	56	59	57	59	58	52	48	45	40
Sat	39	40	41	42	44	45	48	49	53	52	52	50	52	50	47	44	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	43	46	49	49	51	48	49	47	49	46	45	40