Best Time to Drive from Chatsworth to East Los Angeles

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 45 at this time.

Only 19% 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 East Los Angeles 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	34	42	46	51	50	48	47	45	45	47	48	50	49	44	39	36	35
Tue	33	42	48	61	64	54	46	46	45	49	53	55	53	49	41	38	35
Wed	33	41	48	59	67	50	46	45	45	51	52	54	55	50	42	38	35
Thu	33	41	48	54	58	49	46	47	49	54	56	56	58	51	42	41	35
Fri	34	41	46	51	49	46	46	50	54	58	55	56	56	49	44	42	36
Sat	35	35	37	39	42	43	46	46	50	52	51	48	50	49	45	42	36
Sun	34	34	35	34	36	39	43	46	46	47	45	46	44	44	43	43	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Chatsworth to East Los Angeles (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chatsworth to East Los Angeles?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chatsworth to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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More drives

East Los Angeles to Chatsworth (return trip) · Chatsworth to Fontana · Chatsworth to Lancaster · Chatsworth to Palmdale · Chatsworth to Valencia · Chatsworth to Fullerton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	46	51	50	48	47	45	45	47	48	50	49	44	39	36	35
Tue	33	42	48	61	64	54	46	46	45	49	53	55	53	49	41	38	35
Wed	33	41	48	59	67	50	46	45	45	51	52	54	55	50	42	38	35
Thu	33	41	48	54	58	49	46	47	49	54	56	56	58	51	42	41	35
Fri	34	41	46	51	49	46	46	50	54	58	55	56	56	49	44	42	36
Sat	35	35	37	39	42	43	46	46	50	52	51	48	50	49	45	42	36
Sun	34	34	35	34	36	39	43	46	46	47	45	46	44	44	43	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	46	51	50	48	47	45	45	47	48	50	49	44	39	36	35
Tue	33	42	48	61	64	54	46	46	45	49	53	55	53	49	41	38	35
Wed	33	41	48	59	67	50	46	45	45	51	52	54	55	50	42	38	35
Thu	33	41	48	54	58	49	46	47	49	54	56	56	58	51	42	41	35
Fri	34	41	46	51	49	46	46	50	54	58	55	56	56	49	44	42	36
Sat	35	35	37	39	42	43	46	46	50	52	51	48	50	49	45	42	36
Sun	34	34	35	34	36	39	43	46	46	47	45	46	44	44	43	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	46	51	50	48	47	45	45	47	48	50	49	44	39	36	35
Tue	33	42	48	61	64	54	46	46	45	49	53	55	53	49	41	38	35
Wed	33	41	48	59	67	50	46	45	45	51	52	54	55	50	42	38	35
Thu	33	41	48	54	58	49	46	47	49	54	56	56	58	51	42	41	35
Fri	34	41	46	51	49	46	46	50	54	58	55	56	56	49	44	42	36
Sat	35	35	37	39	42	43	46	46	50	52	51	48	50	49	45	42	36
Sun	34	34	35	34	36	39	43	46	46	47	45	46	44	44	43	43	37