Best Time to Drive from Carson to Northridge

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-405 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Northridge 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	35	59	78	77	73	65	59	59	58	63	76	80	76	56	41	38	36
Tue	35	62	113	111	89	79	70	58	57	60	71	79	79	63	44	38	36
Wed	35	62	115	116	93	75	65	58	56	63	76	81	82	71	47	39	36
Thu	35	64	107	103	79	74	66	56	55	59	66	78	79	60	44	38	36
Fri	35	66	107	90	70	65	73	68	65	70	72	69	60	50	41	39	36
Sat	37	37	38	39	47	62	67	65	72	73	66	63	61	46	52	43	36
Sun	37	36	38	38	38	43	49	58	70	71	69	52	45	43	42	43	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Carson to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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More drives

Northridge 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	35	59	78	77	73	65	59	59	58	63	76	80	76	56	41	38	36
Tue	35	62	113	111	89	79	70	58	57	60	71	79	79	63	44	38	36
Wed	35	62	115	116	93	75	65	58	56	63	76	81	82	71	47	39	36
Thu	35	64	107	103	79	74	66	56	55	59	66	78	79	60	44	38	36
Fri	35	66	107	90	70	65	73	68	65	70	72	69	60	50	41	39	36
Sat	37	37	38	39	47	62	67	65	72	73	66	63	61	46	52	43	36
Sun	37	36	38	38	38	43	49	58	70	71	69	52	45	43	42	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	59	78	77	73	65	59	59	58	63	76	80	76	56	41	38	36
Tue	35	62	113	111	89	79	70	58	57	60	71	79	79	63	44	38	36
Wed	35	62	115	116	93	75	65	58	56	63	76	81	82	71	47	39	36
Thu	35	64	107	103	79	74	66	56	55	59	66	78	79	60	44	38	36
Fri	35	66	107	90	70	65	73	68	65	70	72	69	60	50	41	39	36
Sat	37	37	38	39	47	62	67	65	72	73	66	63	61	46	52	43	36
Sun	37	36	38	38	38	43	49	58	70	71	69	52	45	43	42	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	59	78	77	73	65	59	59	58	63	76	80	76	56	41	38	36
Tue	35	62	113	111	89	79	70	58	57	60	71	79	79	63	44	38	36
Wed	35	62	115	116	93	75	65	58	56	63	76	81	82	71	47	39	36
Thu	35	64	107	103	79	74	66	56	55	59	66	78	79	60	44	38	36
Fri	35	66	107	90	70	65	73	68	65	70	72	69	60	50	41	39	36
Sat	37	37	38	39	47	62	67	65	72	73	66	63	61	46	52	43	36
Sun	37	36	38	38	38	43	49	58	70	71	69	52	45	43	42	43	37