Best Time to Drive from Carson to Woodland Hills

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Woodland Hills 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	43	60	60	56	53	48	46	47	51	66	67	68	55	39	36	34
Tue	33	49	103	101	80	69	62	50	51	55	68	76	75	62	43	36	34
Wed	33	51	105	110	86	68	58	52	52	55	72	79	79	68	46	38	35
Thu	34	54	98	97	72	68	60	51	50	54	66	75	77	61	45	37	34
Fri	33	54	96	83	58	55	62	58	56	62	68	69	60	49	39	37	34
Sat	35	34	35	37	40	49	55	53	58	59	55	53	51	42	46	39	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	39	44	51	60	62	58	49	46	43	41	40	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Carson to Woodland Hills (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 114 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Woodland Hills?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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More drives

Woodland Hills 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	33	43	60	60	56	53	48	46	47	51	66	67	68	55	39	36	34
Tue	33	49	103	101	80	69	62	50	51	55	68	76	75	62	43	36	34
Wed	33	51	105	110	86	68	58	52	52	55	72	79	79	68	46	38	35
Thu	34	54	98	97	72	68	60	51	50	54	66	75	77	61	45	37	34
Fri	33	54	96	83	58	55	62	58	56	62	68	69	60	49	39	37	34
Sat	35	34	35	37	40	49	55	53	58	59	55	53	51	42	46	39	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	39	44	51	60	62	58	49	46	43	41	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	60	60	56	53	48	46	47	51	66	67	68	55	39	36	34
Tue	33	49	103	101	80	69	62	50	51	55	68	76	75	62	43	36	34
Wed	33	51	105	110	86	68	58	52	52	55	72	79	79	68	46	38	35
Thu	34	54	98	97	72	68	60	51	50	54	66	75	77	61	45	37	34
Fri	33	54	96	83	58	55	62	58	56	62	68	69	60	49	39	37	34
Sat	35	34	35	37	40	49	55	53	58	59	55	53	51	42	46	39	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	39	44	51	60	62	58	49	46	43	41	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	60	60	56	53	48	46	47	51	66	67	68	55	39	36	34
Tue	33	49	103	101	80	69	62	50	51	55	68	76	75	62	43	36	34
Wed	33	51	105	110	86	68	58	52	52	55	72	79	79	68	46	38	35
Thu	34	54	98	97	72	68	60	51	50	54	66	75	77	61	45	37	34
Fri	33	54	96	83	58	55	62	58	56	62	68	69	60	49	39	37	34
Sat	35	34	35	37	40	49	55	53	58	59	55	53	51	42	46	39	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	36	39	44	51	60	62	58	49	46	43	41	40	35