Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Encino to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via US-101 South, usually 31 at this time.

Only 6% 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.

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Encino to Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Encino

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.3 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Encino to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Encino to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1719242827242425262934383831232018
Tue1719253030272626283138434236262118
Wed1719253029272627293239444436272218
Thu1719242930282728303440454436282319
Fri1719232827272831333743434136302419
Sat1717181920242831323232313028252319
Sun1717171818202225262727262423222119

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Encino to Los Angeles?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 17 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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