Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Los Angeles

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 33 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South.

Only 2% 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 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	33	41	51	47	40	36	35	36	36	36	37	40	39	36	36	35	33
Tue	32	47	63	58	43	38	36	35	35	37	40	42	42	38	36	36	34
Wed	32	39	47	43	40	36	36	35	35	36	40	40	40	38	36	35	33
Thu	33	43	62	47	37	37	37	35	36	36	40	45	40	37	35	35	34
Fri	33	37	42	37	37	36	37	36	37	38	44	42	43	39	38	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	35	35	37	38	40	38	41	42	43	36	36	36	32
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	37	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Canyon Country to Los Angeles (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Los Angeles to Canyon Country (return trip) · 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 · Canyon Country to Ontario

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	51	47	40	36	35	36	36	36	37	40	39	36	36	35	33
Tue	32	47	63	58	43	38	36	35	35	37	40	42	42	38	36	36	34
Wed	32	39	47	43	40	36	36	35	35	36	40	40	40	38	36	35	33
Thu	33	43	62	47	37	37	37	35	36	36	40	45	40	37	35	35	34
Fri	33	37	42	37	37	36	37	36	37	38	44	42	43	39	38	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	35	35	37	38	40	38	41	42	43	36	36	36	32
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	37	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	51	47	40	36	35	36	36	36	37	40	39	36	36	35	33
Tue	32	47	63	58	43	38	36	35	35	37	40	42	42	38	36	36	34
Wed	32	39	47	43	40	36	36	35	35	36	40	40	40	38	36	35	33
Thu	33	43	62	47	37	37	37	35	36	36	40	45	40	37	35	35	34
Fri	33	37	42	37	37	36	37	36	37	38	44	42	43	39	38	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	35	35	37	38	40	38	41	42	43	36	36	36	32
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	37	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	51	47	40	36	35	36	36	36	37	40	39	36	36	35	33
Tue	32	47	63	58	43	38	36	35	35	37	40	42	42	38	36	36	34
Wed	32	39	47	43	40	36	36	35	35	36	40	40	40	38	36	35	33
Thu	33	43	62	47	37	37	37	35	36	36	40	45	40	37	35	35	34
Fri	33	37	42	37	37	36	37	36	37	38	44	42	43	39	38	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	35	35	37	38	40	38	41	42	43	36	36	36	32
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	37	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	34