Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Mid-City

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-405 South, usually 37 at this time.

None 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 Mid-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	34	52	66	57	43	37	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	35
Tue	34	66	90	71	47	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	38	35
Wed	34	43	58	59	43	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	39	38	37	34
Thu	35	57	75	56	39	38	37	35	38	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	39	45	39	36	37	38	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	36
Sat	36	38	38	37	37	37	37	41	42	37	37	38	38	36	35	36	33
Sun	35	36	36	35	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	38	38	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Canyon Country to Mid-City (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 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 Mid-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 Canyon Country to Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Mid-City?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 34 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Mid-City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Mid-City 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	34	52	66	57	43	37	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	35
Tue	34	66	90	71	47	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	38	35
Wed	34	43	58	59	43	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	39	38	37	34
Thu	35	57	75	56	39	38	37	35	38	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	39	45	39	36	37	38	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	36
Sat	36	38	38	37	37	37	37	41	42	37	37	38	38	36	35	36	33
Sun	35	36	36	35	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	38	38	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	52	66	57	43	37	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	35
Tue	34	66	90	71	47	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	38	35
Wed	34	43	58	59	43	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	39	38	37	34
Thu	35	57	75	56	39	38	37	35	38	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	39	45	39	36	37	38	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	36
Sat	36	38	38	37	37	37	37	41	42	37	37	38	38	36	35	36	33
Sun	35	36	36	35	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	38	38	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	52	66	57	43	37	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	36	35
Tue	34	66	90	71	47	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	38	35
Wed	34	43	58	59	43	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	39	38	37	34
Thu	35	57	75	56	39	38	37	35	38	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36
Fri	35	39	45	39	36	37	38	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	36
Sat	36	38	38	37	37	37	37	41	42	37	37	38	38	36	35	36	33
Sun	35	36	36	35	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	38	38	38	34