Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Chatsworth

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Chatsworth 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	57	60	62	60	57	55	57	58	60	65	66	54	48	38	35
Tue	34	41	54	56	61	63	56	54	50	53	58	69	67	55	51	42	35
Wed	34	41	52	54	57	60	57	53	52	55	56	68	69	58	53	44	35
Thu	34	40	53	54	59	60	54	54	55	56	59	69	71	59	54	48	36
Fri	34	42	52	56	60	57	55	54	56	56	56	62	58	53	54	51	36
Sat	35	35	36	39	43	54	57	53	57	57	57	57	56	55	58	53	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	38	46	51	56	57	59	61	56	56	55	52	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Chatsworth (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 34 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 East Los Angeles to central Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Chatsworth?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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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	57	60	62	60	57	55	57	58	60	65	66	54	48	38	35
Tue	34	41	54	56	61	63	56	54	50	53	58	69	67	55	51	42	35
Wed	34	41	52	54	57	60	57	53	52	55	56	68	69	58	53	44	35
Thu	34	40	53	54	59	60	54	54	55	56	59	69	71	59	54	48	36
Fri	34	42	52	56	60	57	55	54	56	56	56	62	58	53	54	51	36
Sat	35	35	36	39	43	54	57	53	57	57	57	57	56	55	58	53	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	38	46	51	56	57	59	61	56	56	55	52	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	57	60	62	60	57	55	57	58	60	65	66	54	48	38	35
Tue	34	41	54	56	61	63	56	54	50	53	58	69	67	55	51	42	35
Wed	34	41	52	54	57	60	57	53	52	55	56	68	69	58	53	44	35
Thu	34	40	53	54	59	60	54	54	55	56	59	69	71	59	54	48	36
Fri	34	42	52	56	60	57	55	54	56	56	56	62	58	53	54	51	36
Sat	35	35	36	39	43	54	57	53	57	57	57	57	56	55	58	53	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	38	46	51	56	57	59	61	56	56	55	52	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	57	60	62	60	57	55	57	58	60	65	66	54	48	38	35
Tue	34	41	54	56	61	63	56	54	50	53	58	69	67	55	51	42	35
Wed	34	41	52	54	57	60	57	53	52	55	56	68	69	58	53	44	35
Thu	34	40	53	54	59	60	54	54	55	56	59	69	71	59	54	48	36
Fri	34	42	52	56	60	57	55	54	56	56	56	62	58	53	54	51	36
Sat	35	35	36	39	43	54	57	53	57	57	57	57	56	55	58	53	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	38	46	51	56	57	59	61	56	56	55	52	39