Best Time to Drive from Compton to Northridge

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-405 North and I-105 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Compton to Northridge 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	37	64	83	81	79	71	64	64	62	69	84	90	82	61	44	40	38
Tue	37	68	115	111	91	84	74	63	62	67	80	87	85	69	47	40	38
Wed	37	69	116	116	94	80	70	63	63	70	86	91	91	75	51	41	38
Thu	38	71	109	105	82	78	70	62	57	64	72	88	85	66	47	40	38
Fri	37	74	110	93	76	71	76	73	71	78	82	76	68	55	45	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	50	71	73	70	77	77	70	67	66	51	56	46	38
Sun	39	38	40	40	41	47	54	63	76	76	73	56	50	46	45	46	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Compton to Northridge (via I-405 North and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton to central Northridge 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 Compton to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 37 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	64	83	81	79	71	64	64	62	69	84	90	82	61	44	40	38
Tue	37	68	115	111	91	84	74	63	62	67	80	87	85	69	47	40	38
Wed	37	69	116	116	94	80	70	63	63	70	86	91	91	75	51	41	38
Thu	38	71	109	105	82	78	70	62	57	64	72	88	85	66	47	40	38
Fri	37	74	110	93	76	71	76	73	71	78	82	76	68	55	45	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	50	71	73	70	77	77	70	67	66	51	56	46	38
Sun	39	38	40	40	41	47	54	63	76	76	73	56	50	46	45	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	64	83	81	79	71	64	64	62	69	84	90	82	61	44	40	38
Tue	37	68	115	111	91	84	74	63	62	67	80	87	85	69	47	40	38
Wed	37	69	116	116	94	80	70	63	63	70	86	91	91	75	51	41	38
Thu	38	71	109	105	82	78	70	62	57	64	72	88	85	66	47	40	38
Fri	37	74	110	93	76	71	76	73	71	78	82	76	68	55	45	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	50	71	73	70	77	77	70	67	66	51	56	46	38
Sun	39	38	40	40	41	47	54	63	76	76	73	56	50	46	45	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	64	83	81	79	71	64	64	62	69	84	90	82	61	44	40	38
Tue	37	68	115	111	91	84	74	63	62	67	80	87	85	69	47	40	38
Wed	37	69	116	116	94	80	70	63	63	70	86	91	91	75	51	41	38
Thu	38	71	109	105	82	78	70	62	57	64	72	88	85	66	47	40	38
Fri	37	74	110	93	76	71	76	73	71	78	82	76	68	55	45	42	39
Sat	39	39	40	41	50	71	73	70	77	77	70	67	66	51	56	46	38
Sun	39	38	40	40	41	47	54	63	76	76	73	56	50	46	45	46	39