Best Time to Drive from Encino to Norwalk

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 46 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Encino to Norwalk 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	36	36	41	41	40	41	46	49	54	63	94	103	98	78	56	39	34
Tue	32	35	47	48	40	41	44	46	49	69	104	110	102	87	63	43	33
Wed	32	35	47	45	41	40	41	43	46	57	68	82	78	65	56	45	34
Thu	32	35	45	46	39	43	47	49	55	74	104	115	110	88	56	45	36
Fri	33	34	44	48	44	43	47	53	65	93	109	108	108	84	59	48	34
Sat	33	33	33	36	40	43	47	49	54	60	63	59	58	52	46	45	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	39	41	48	48	52	53	56	52	51	47	46	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Encino to Norwalk (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Encino to Norwalk?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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Norwalk to Encino (return trip) · Encino to Los Angeles · Encino to Riverside · Encino to Santa Ana · Encino to Irvine · Encino to San Bernardino · Encino to Fontana · Encino to Oxnard · Encino to Rancho Cucamonga · Encino to Hollywood · Encino to Corona · Encino to Lancaster

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	41	41	40	41	46	49	54	63	94	103	98	78	56	39	34
Tue	32	35	47	48	40	41	44	46	49	69	104	110	102	87	63	43	33
Wed	32	35	47	45	41	40	41	43	46	57	68	82	78	65	56	45	34
Thu	32	35	45	46	39	43	47	49	55	74	104	115	110	88	56	45	36
Fri	33	34	44	48	44	43	47	53	65	93	109	108	108	84	59	48	34
Sat	33	33	33	36	40	43	47	49	54	60	63	59	58	52	46	45	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	39	41	48	48	52	53	56	52	51	47	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	41	41	40	41	46	49	54	63	94	103	98	78	56	39	34
Tue	32	35	47	48	40	41	44	46	49	69	104	110	102	87	63	43	33
Wed	32	35	47	45	41	40	41	43	46	57	68	82	78	65	56	45	34
Thu	32	35	45	46	39	43	47	49	55	74	104	115	110	88	56	45	36
Fri	33	34	44	48	44	43	47	53	65	93	109	108	108	84	59	48	34
Sat	33	33	33	36	40	43	47	49	54	60	63	59	58	52	46	45	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	39	41	48	48	52	53	56	52	51	47	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	41	41	40	41	46	49	54	63	94	103	98	78	56	39	34
Tue	32	35	47	48	40	41	44	46	49	69	104	110	102	87	63	43	33
Wed	32	35	47	45	41	40	41	43	46	57	68	82	78	65	56	45	34
Thu	32	35	45	46	39	43	47	49	55	74	104	115	110	88	56	45	36
Fri	33	34	44	48	44	43	47	53	65	93	109	108	108	84	59	48	34
Sat	33	33	33	36	40	43	47	49	54	60	63	59	58	52	46	45	36
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	39	41	48	48	52	53	56	52	51	47	46	37