Best Time to Drive from Carson to Chatsworth

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 41 minutes via I-405 North.

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 Carson to Chatsworth 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	41	53	70	70	66	62	57	56	58	66	87	91	89	69	48	44	42
Tue	41	60	114	112	91	80	71	60	62	71	91	103	95	77	53	45	42
Wed	41	61	116	121	96	79	68	62	64	72	96	107	102	84	56	46	43
Thu	42	65	109	108	83	78	70	62	61	69	90	102	96	76	55	46	43
Fri	41	65	107	92	69	65	72	68	69	79	88	91	79	61	49	46	43
Sat	43	42	44	45	50	59	65	64	68	70	65	64	61	52	55	48	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	47	54	61	70	72	68	58	55	52	50	48	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Carson to Chatsworth (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Chatsworth 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 Carson to Chatsworth?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Chatsworth?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Chatsworth?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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More drives

Chatsworth to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	53	70	70	66	62	57	56	58	66	87	91	89	69	48	44	42
Tue	41	60	114	112	91	80	71	60	62	71	91	103	95	77	53	45	42
Wed	41	61	116	121	96	79	68	62	64	72	96	107	102	84	56	46	43
Thu	42	65	109	108	83	78	70	62	61	69	90	102	96	76	55	46	43
Fri	41	65	107	92	69	65	72	68	69	79	88	91	79	61	49	46	43
Sat	43	42	44	45	50	59	65	64	68	70	65	64	61	52	55	48	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	47	54	61	70	72	68	58	55	52	50	48	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	53	70	70	66	62	57	56	58	66	87	91	89	69	48	44	42
Tue	41	60	114	112	91	80	71	60	62	71	91	103	95	77	53	45	42
Wed	41	61	116	121	96	79	68	62	64	72	96	107	102	84	56	46	43
Thu	42	65	109	108	83	78	70	62	61	69	90	102	96	76	55	46	43
Fri	41	65	107	92	69	65	72	68	69	79	88	91	79	61	49	46	43
Sat	43	42	44	45	50	59	65	64	68	70	65	64	61	52	55	48	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	47	54	61	70	72	68	58	55	52	50	48	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	53	70	70	66	62	57	56	58	66	87	91	89	69	48	44	42
Tue	41	60	114	112	91	80	71	60	62	71	91	103	95	77	53	45	42
Wed	41	61	116	121	96	79	68	62	64	72	96	107	102	84	56	46	43
Thu	42	65	109	108	83	78	70	62	61	69	90	102	96	76	55	46	43
Fri	41	65	107	92	69	65	72	68	69	79	88	91	79	61	49	46	43
Sat	43	42	44	45	50	59	65	64	68	70	65	64	61	52	55	48	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	47	54	61	70	72	68	58	55	52	50	48	43