Best Time to Drive from Corona to Northridge

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-5 North and SR-91 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Corona 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	69	100	115	113	101	89	85	85	86	87	90	110	99	79	72	69	67
Tue	68	98	125	116	110	96	87	83	83	87	105	124	114	83	75	68	67
Wed	68	97	114	113	109	94	87	84	84	88	112	129	118	91	78	70	67
Thu	68	96	117	109	101	91	86	85	86	89	109	127	113	88	79	72	67
Fri	68	88	92	90	89	88	85	88	91	94	105	101	99	91	82	73	68
Sat	67	69	72	73	81	86	88	89	91	90	89	91	87	86	84	74	68
Sun	67	68	68	68	72	78	84	88	90	89	91	86	85	84	83	77	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Corona to Northridge (via I-5 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona 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 Corona to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 67 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Northridge?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Northridge to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Pasadena · Corona to Long Beach · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	100	115	113	101	89	85	85	86	87	90	110	99	79	72	69	67
Tue	68	98	125	116	110	96	87	83	83	87	105	124	114	83	75	68	67
Wed	68	97	114	113	109	94	87	84	84	88	112	129	118	91	78	70	67
Thu	68	96	117	109	101	91	86	85	86	89	109	127	113	88	79	72	67
Fri	68	88	92	90	89	88	85	88	91	94	105	101	99	91	82	73	68
Sat	67	69	72	73	81	86	88	89	91	90	89	91	87	86	84	74	68
Sun	67	68	68	68	72	78	84	88	90	89	91	86	85	84	83	77	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	100	115	113	101	89	85	85	86	87	90	110	99	79	72	69	67
Tue	68	98	125	116	110	96	87	83	83	87	105	124	114	83	75	68	67
Wed	68	97	114	113	109	94	87	84	84	88	112	129	118	91	78	70	67
Thu	68	96	117	109	101	91	86	85	86	89	109	127	113	88	79	72	67
Fri	68	88	92	90	89	88	85	88	91	94	105	101	99	91	82	73	68
Sat	67	69	72	73	81	86	88	89	91	90	89	91	87	86	84	74	68
Sun	67	68	68	68	72	78	84	88	90	89	91	86	85	84	83	77	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	100	115	113	101	89	85	85	86	87	90	110	99	79	72	69	67
Tue	68	98	125	116	110	96	87	83	83	87	105	124	114	83	75	68	67
Wed	68	97	114	113	109	94	87	84	84	88	112	129	118	91	78	70	67
Thu	68	96	117	109	101	91	86	85	86	89	109	127	113	88	79	72	67
Fri	68	88	92	90	89	88	85	88	91	94	105	101	99	91	82	73	68
Sat	67	69	72	73	81	86	88	89	91	90	89	91	87	86	84	74	68
Sun	67	68	68	68	72	78	84	88	90	89	91	86	85	84	83	77	68