Best Time to Drive from Chatsworth to Norwalk

Right now (6:05 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 62 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Norwalk 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	48	52	60	63	62	63	64	64	64	78	99	103	98	81	57	48	45
Tue	43	56	70	73	74	67	60	62	67	89	108	116	106	93	66	51	44
Wed	42	54	68	74	78	62	59	59	62	75	83	88	81	73	61	53	45
Thu	43	54	68	68	72	66	62	67	72	98	111	112	110	94	60	54	45
Fri	43	51	63	68	65	60	62	70	88	108	109	110	112	85	65	57	46
Sat	45	45	47	51	54	59	61	63	65	74	74	69	70	65	59	57	47
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	51	57	63	65	67	64	64	61	62	58	58	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Chatsworth to Norwalk (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chatsworth to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chatsworth to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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More drives

Norwalk 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	60	63	62	63	64	64	64	78	99	103	98	81	57	48	45
Tue	43	56	70	73	74	67	60	62	67	89	108	116	106	93	66	51	44
Wed	42	54	68	74	78	62	59	59	62	75	83	88	81	73	61	53	45
Thu	43	54	68	68	72	66	62	67	72	98	111	112	110	94	60	54	45
Fri	43	51	63	68	65	60	62	70	88	108	109	110	112	85	65	57	46
Sat	45	45	47	51	54	59	61	63	65	74	74	69	70	65	59	57	47
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	51	57	63	65	67	64	64	61	62	58	58	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	60	63	62	63	64	64	64	78	99	103	98	81	57	48	45
Tue	43	56	70	73	74	67	60	62	67	89	108	116	106	93	66	51	44
Wed	42	54	68	74	78	62	59	59	62	75	83	88	81	73	61	53	45
Thu	43	54	68	68	72	66	62	67	72	98	111	112	110	94	60	54	45
Fri	43	51	63	68	65	60	62	70	88	108	109	110	112	85	65	57	46
Sat	45	45	47	51	54	59	61	63	65	74	74	69	70	65	59	57	47
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	51	57	63	65	67	64	64	61	62	58	58	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	60	63	62	63	64	64	64	78	99	103	98	81	57	48	45
Tue	43	56	70	73	74	67	60	62	67	89	108	116	106	93	66	51	44
Wed	42	54	68	74	78	62	59	59	62	75	83	88	81	73	61	53	45
Thu	43	54	68	68	72	66	62	67	72	98	111	112	110	94	60	54	45
Fri	43	51	63	68	65	60	62	70	88	108	109	110	112	85	65	57	46
Sat	45	45	47	51	54	59	61	63	65	74	74	69	70	65	59	57	47
Sun	44	44	44	44	46	51	57	63	65	67	64	64	61	62	58	58	47