Best Time to Drive from Carson to Encino

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-405 North, usually 51 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 Carson to Encino 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	27	40	56	55	52	49	44	42	42	41	51	43	45	40	33	30	29
Tue	28	47	100	98	77	67	60	47	48	48	51	51	55	51	36	31	29
Wed	28	49	102	107	83	66	56	50	49	49	59	61	61	56	37	33	29
Thu	27	52	95	91	68	63	56	46	43	50	52	57	61	53	39	32	28
Fri	27	54	94	79	57	54	60	57	53	59	58	54	41	38	34	32	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	37	49	55	54	59	60	54	52	52	40	45	37	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	36	42	49	59	61	59	49	46	41	38	36	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Carson to Encino (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 27 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Encino?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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More drives

Encino 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	27	40	56	55	52	49	44	42	42	41	51	43	45	40	33	30	29
Tue	28	47	100	98	77	67	60	47	48	48	51	51	55	51	36	31	29
Wed	28	49	102	107	83	66	56	50	49	49	59	61	61	56	37	33	29
Thu	27	52	95	91	68	63	56	46	43	50	52	57	61	53	39	32	28
Fri	27	54	94	79	57	54	60	57	53	59	58	54	41	38	34	32	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	37	49	55	54	59	60	54	52	52	40	45	37	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	36	42	49	59	61	59	49	46	41	38	36	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	40	56	55	52	49	44	42	42	41	51	43	45	40	33	30	29
Tue	28	47	100	98	77	67	60	47	48	48	51	51	55	51	36	31	29
Wed	28	49	102	107	83	66	56	50	49	49	59	61	61	56	37	33	29
Thu	27	52	95	91	68	63	56	46	43	50	52	57	61	53	39	32	28
Fri	27	54	94	79	57	54	60	57	53	59	58	54	41	38	34	32	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	37	49	55	54	59	60	54	52	52	40	45	37	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	36	42	49	59	61	59	49	46	41	38	36	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	40	56	55	52	49	44	42	42	41	51	43	45	40	33	30	29
Tue	28	47	100	98	77	67	60	47	48	48	51	51	55	51	36	31	29
Wed	28	49	102	107	83	66	56	50	49	49	59	61	61	56	37	33	29
Thu	27	52	95	91	68	63	56	46	43	50	52	57	61	53	39	32	28
Fri	27	54	94	79	57	54	60	57	53	59	58	54	41	38	34	32	29
Sat	29	29	30	32	37	49	55	54	59	60	54	52	52	40	45	37	30
Sun	29	29	30	30	31	36	42	49	59	61	59	49	46	41	38	36	30