Best Time to Drive from Carson to Woodland Hills

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 7% 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	50	70	68	64	57	53	53	53	59	74	81	75	56	40	37	35
Tue	33	51	102	101	79	69	62	51	52	55	70	80	77	62	43	37	34
Wed	33	52	104	105	83	67	57	51	51	57	73	80	79	68	46	38	34
Thu	34	54	97	95	70	66	59	51	51	53	65	76	77	59	43	36	34
Fri	33	54	95	82	61	56	64	60	57	63	70	70	61	49	40	37	34
Sat	35	35	35	37	42	53	57	56	62	64	59	55	55	42	47	39	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	36	39	43	52	61	62	62	48	42	39	39	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 110 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (65 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 110 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 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 110 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	50	70	68	64	57	53	53	53	59	74	81	75	56	40	37	35
Tue	33	51	102	101	79	69	62	51	52	55	70	80	77	62	43	37	34
Wed	33	52	104	105	83	67	57	51	51	57	73	80	79	68	46	38	34
Thu	34	54	97	95	70	66	59	51	51	53	65	76	77	59	43	36	34
Fri	33	54	95	82	61	56	64	60	57	63	70	70	61	49	40	37	34
Sat	35	35	35	37	42	53	57	56	62	64	59	55	55	42	47	39	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	36	39	43	52	61	62	62	48	42	39	39	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	50	70	68	64	57	53	53	53	59	74	81	75	56	40	37	35
Tue	33	51	102	101	79	69	62	51	52	55	70	80	77	62	43	37	34
Wed	33	52	104	105	83	67	57	51	51	57	73	80	79	68	46	38	34
Thu	34	54	97	95	70	66	59	51	51	53	65	76	77	59	43	36	34
Fri	33	54	95	82	61	56	64	60	57	63	70	70	61	49	40	37	34
Sat	35	35	35	37	42	53	57	56	62	64	59	55	55	42	47	39	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	36	39	43	52	61	62	62	48	42	39	39	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	50	70	68	64	57	53	53	53	59	74	81	75	56	40	37	35
Tue	33	51	102	101	79	69	62	51	52	55	70	80	77	62	43	37	34
Wed	33	52	104	105	83	67	57	51	51	57	73	80	79	68	46	38	34
Thu	34	54	97	95	70	66	59	51	51	53	65	76	77	59	43	36	34
Fri	33	54	95	82	61	56	64	60	57	63	70	70	61	49	40	37	34
Sat	35	35	35	37	42	53	57	56	62	64	59	55	55	42	47	39	35
Sun	35	35	36	36	36	39	43	52	61	62	62	48	42	39	39	40	35