Best Time to Drive from Chatsworth to Compton

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-405 South and I-105 East, usually 173 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 Chatsworth to Compton 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	44	45	46	53	56	52	53	60	69	75	82	88	89	75	56	49	44
Tue	45	45	46	71	81	60	58	75	96	98	137	176	159	121	84	59	44
Wed	44	45	46	63	72	56	61	74	96	127	165	193	173	137	98	66	45
Thu	44	45	47	63	73	57	67	81	94	118	166	193	186	154	115	76	47
Fri	45	45	46	51	54	56	70	88	109	121	154	175	166	143	109	76	48
Sat	45	45	45	46	50	54	60	69	78	89	95	91	81	70	62	59	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	48	48	53	59	61	64	63	64	61	59	59	55	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Chatsworth to Compton (via I-405 South and I-105 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 193 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chatsworth to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 193 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 193 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chatsworth to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 193 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Compton 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	46	53	56	52	53	60	69	75	82	88	89	75	56	49	44
Tue	45	45	46	71	81	60	58	75	96	98	137	176	159	121	84	59	44
Wed	44	45	46	63	72	56	61	74	96	127	165	193	173	137	98	66	45
Thu	44	45	47	63	73	57	67	81	94	118	166	193	186	154	115	76	47
Fri	45	45	46	51	54	56	70	88	109	121	154	175	166	143	109	76	48
Sat	45	45	45	46	50	54	60	69	78	89	95	91	81	70	62	59	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	48	48	53	59	61	64	63	64	61	59	59	55	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	46	53	56	52	53	60	69	75	82	88	89	75	56	49	44
Tue	45	45	46	71	81	60	58	75	96	98	137	176	159	121	84	59	44
Wed	44	45	46	63	72	56	61	74	96	127	165	193	173	137	98	66	45
Thu	44	45	47	63	73	57	67	81	94	118	166	193	186	154	115	76	47
Fri	45	45	46	51	54	56	70	88	109	121	154	175	166	143	109	76	48
Sat	45	45	45	46	50	54	60	69	78	89	95	91	81	70	62	59	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	48	48	53	59	61	64	63	64	61	59	59	55	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	46	53	56	52	53	60	69	75	82	88	89	75	56	49	44
Tue	45	45	46	71	81	60	58	75	96	98	137	176	159	121	84	59	44
Wed	44	45	46	63	72	56	61	74	96	127	165	193	173	137	98	66	45
Thu	44	45	47	63	73	57	67	81	94	118	166	193	186	154	115	76	47
Fri	45	45	46	51	54	56	70	88	109	121	154	175	166	143	109	76	48
Sat	45	45	45	46	50	54	60	69	78	89	95	91	81	70	62	59	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	48	48	53	59	61	64	63	64	61	59	59	55	46