Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Canyon Country

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North, usually 46 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 East Los Angeles to Canyon Country 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	53	64	63	64	61	60	57	60	62	63	65	67	58	51	42	39
Tue	38	53	63	60	63	64	58	56	51	56	61	68	71	61	58	47	39
Wed	37	53	60	57	58	61	58	55	54	56	58	64	66	58	55	46	38
Thu	37	53	61	59	62	63	59	58	59	60	67	73	71	61	58	52	40
Fri	38	50	56	59	63	64	60	62	64	63	63	66	65	59	56	54	41
Sat	38	39	40	42	46	60	66	63	62	63	61	61	58	56	59	56	41
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	43	55	65	74	74	73	67	58	58	56	54	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Canyon Country (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles to central Canyon Country 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 East Los Angeles to Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (33 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	53	64	63	64	61	60	57	60	62	63	65	67	58	51	42	39
Tue	38	53	63	60	63	64	58	56	51	56	61	68	71	61	58	47	39
Wed	37	53	60	57	58	61	58	55	54	56	58	64	66	58	55	46	38
Thu	37	53	61	59	62	63	59	58	59	60	67	73	71	61	58	52	40
Fri	38	50	56	59	63	64	60	62	64	63	63	66	65	59	56	54	41
Sat	38	39	40	42	46	60	66	63	62	63	61	61	58	56	59	56	41
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	43	55	65	74	74	73	67	58	58	56	54	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	64	63	64	61	60	57	60	62	63	65	67	58	51	42	39
Tue	38	53	63	60	63	64	58	56	51	56	61	68	71	61	58	47	39
Wed	37	53	60	57	58	61	58	55	54	56	58	64	66	58	55	46	38
Thu	37	53	61	59	62	63	59	58	59	60	67	73	71	61	58	52	40
Fri	38	50	56	59	63	64	60	62	64	63	63	66	65	59	56	54	41
Sat	38	39	40	42	46	60	66	63	62	63	61	61	58	56	59	56	41
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	43	55	65	74	74	73	67	58	58	56	54	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	64	63	64	61	60	57	60	62	63	65	67	58	51	42	39
Tue	38	53	63	60	63	64	58	56	51	56	61	68	71	61	58	47	39
Wed	37	53	60	57	58	61	58	55	54	56	58	64	66	58	55	46	38
Thu	37	53	61	59	62	63	59	58	59	60	67	73	71	61	58	52	40
Fri	38	50	56	59	63	64	60	62	64	63	63	66	65	59	56	54	41
Sat	38	39	40	42	46	60	66	63	62	63	61	61	58	56	59	56	41
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	43	55	65	74	74	73	67	58	58	56	54	42