Best Time to Drive from Chatsworth to Carson

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

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 Chatsworth to Carson 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	41	42	48	51	47	48	56	71	78	92	96	95	76	52	45	40
Tue	41	41	42	65	76	55	53	86	120	141	192	194	160	119	79	55	41
Wed	41	41	42	60	67	51	54	76	125	181	193	204	171	131	91	62	41
Thu	41	41	42	57	67	52	60	84	120	164	178	188	179	149	110	71	43
Fri	41	41	42	49	50	50	65	109	135	135	145	167	156	133	102	71	44
Sat	41	41	41	42	44	48	56	66	74	89	89	83	72	62	55	53	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	44	44	48	53	56	59	58	59	56	53	53	50	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Chatsworth to Carson (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 216 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 43 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 Chatsworth to central Carson 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 Chatsworth to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 216 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 216 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chatsworth to Carson?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 216 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Carson to Chatsworth (return trip) · Chatsworth to Fontana · Chatsworth to Lancaster · Chatsworth to Palmdale · Chatsworth to Valencia · Chatsworth to Fullerton · Chatsworth to East Los Angeles · Chatsworth to Costa Mesa · Chatsworth to Inglewood · Chatsworth to Norwalk · Chatsworth to Compton · Chatsworth to Ventura

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	48	51	47	48	56	71	78	92	96	95	76	52	45	40
Tue	41	41	42	65	76	55	53	86	120	141	192	194	160	119	79	55	41
Wed	41	41	42	60	67	51	54	76	125	181	193	204	171	131	91	62	41
Thu	41	41	42	57	67	52	60	84	120	164	178	188	179	149	110	71	43
Fri	41	41	42	49	50	50	65	109	135	135	145	167	156	133	102	71	44
Sat	41	41	41	42	44	48	56	66	74	89	89	83	72	62	55	53	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	44	44	48	53	56	59	58	59	56	53	53	50	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	48	51	47	48	56	71	78	92	96	95	76	52	45	40
Tue	41	41	42	65	76	55	53	86	120	141	192	194	160	119	79	55	41
Wed	41	41	42	60	67	51	54	76	125	181	193	204	171	131	91	62	41
Thu	41	41	42	57	67	52	60	84	120	164	178	188	179	149	110	71	43
Fri	41	41	42	49	50	50	65	109	135	135	145	167	156	133	102	71	44
Sat	41	41	41	42	44	48	56	66	74	89	89	83	72	62	55	53	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	44	44	48	53	56	59	58	59	56	53	53	50	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	42	48	51	47	48	56	71	78	92	96	95	76	52	45	40
Tue	41	41	42	65	76	55	53	86	120	141	192	194	160	119	79	55	41
Wed	41	41	42	60	67	51	54	76	125	181	193	204	171	131	91	62	41
Thu	41	41	42	57	67	52	60	84	120	164	178	188	179	149	110	71	43
Fri	41	41	42	49	50	50	65	109	135	135	145	167	156	133	102	71	44
Sat	41	41	41	42	44	48	56	66	74	89	89	83	72	62	55	53	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	44	44	48	53	56	59	58	59	56	53	53	50	42