Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Northridge

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 67 at this time.

Only 9% 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 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	30	40	59	61	61	56	53	51	52	54	54	66	81	58	42	33	30
Tue	30	40	57	62	61	62	54	52	46	52	58	80	90	67	46	36	31
Wed	30	39	54	58	58	61	54	51	50	53	59	83	91	73	52	39	31
Thu	30	39	55	59	57	58	53	51	52	54	60	77	89	67	52	43	32
Fri	30	39	50	55	60	52	51	51	53	53	57	63	61	54	50	46	32
Sat	31	31	32	35	41	51	56	52	56	55	55	55	55	53	57	49	33
Sun	30	31	31	31	31	35	44	50	55	56	58	63	54	51	50	46	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Northridge (via I-5 North and US-101 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 92 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 21 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 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 East Los Angeles to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Northridge?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	59	61	61	56	53	51	52	54	54	66	81	58	42	33	30
Tue	30	40	57	62	61	62	54	52	46	52	58	80	90	67	46	36	31
Wed	30	39	54	58	58	61	54	51	50	53	59	83	91	73	52	39	31
Thu	30	39	55	59	57	58	53	51	52	54	60	77	89	67	52	43	32
Fri	30	39	50	55	60	52	51	51	53	53	57	63	61	54	50	46	32
Sat	31	31	32	35	41	51	56	52	56	55	55	55	55	53	57	49	33
Sun	30	31	31	31	31	35	44	50	55	56	58	63	54	51	50	46	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	59	61	61	56	53	51	52	54	54	66	81	58	42	33	30
Tue	30	40	57	62	61	62	54	52	46	52	58	80	90	67	46	36	31
Wed	30	39	54	58	58	61	54	51	50	53	59	83	91	73	52	39	31
Thu	30	39	55	59	57	58	53	51	52	54	60	77	89	67	52	43	32
Fri	30	39	50	55	60	52	51	51	53	53	57	63	61	54	50	46	32
Sat	31	31	32	35	41	51	56	52	56	55	55	55	55	53	57	49	33
Sun	30	31	31	31	31	35	44	50	55	56	58	63	54	51	50	46	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	59	61	61	56	53	51	52	54	54	66	81	58	42	33	30
Tue	30	40	57	62	61	62	54	52	46	52	58	80	90	67	46	36	31
Wed	30	39	54	58	58	61	54	51	50	53	59	83	91	73	52	39	31
Thu	30	39	55	59	57	58	53	51	52	54	60	77	89	67	52	43	32
Fri	30	39	50	55	60	52	51	51	53	53	57	63	61	54	50	46	32
Sat	31	31	32	35	41	51	56	52	56	55	55	55	55	53	57	49	33
Sun	30	31	31	31	31	35	44	50	55	56	58	63	54	51	50	46	34