Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Encino to Carson
Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-405 South, usually 93 at this time.
None 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 38 | 31 | 28 |
| Tue | 28 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 45 | 74 | 99 | 120 | 150 | 129 | 93 | 56 | 38 | 28 |
| Wed | 28 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 44 | 74 | 111 | 143 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 64 | 43 | 29 |
| Thu | 28 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 33 | 37 | 52 | 65 | 105 | 121 | 119 | 112 | 96 | 77 | 51 | 30 |
| Fri | 28 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 71 | 88 | 101 | 91 | 87 | 95 | 84 | 65 | 48 | 30 |
| Sat | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| Sun | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 29 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Encino to Carson (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).
About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino to central Carson 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 Encino to Carson?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Encino to Carson?
The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Encino to Carson?
Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Los Angeles (28 miles)
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