Best Time to Drive from Encino to Westminster

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-405 South, usually 168 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

Minutes from Encino to Westminster 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	42	43	44	48	50	48	48	53	72	83	106	109	104	82	55	47	42
Tue	43	43	44	63	67	55	53	91	153	216	235	204	159	115	74	55	43
Wed	43	43	45	63	60	50	52	75	167	230	235	203	168	124	84	60	44
Thu	43	43	45	57	60	51	54	85	150	194	178	158	138	121	97	67	45
Fri	43	43	44	54	50	50	59	141	164	148	117	110	117	102	82	63	45
Sat	44	43	43	44	46	48	57	67	71	86	77	73	65	55	52	52	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	46	47	50	55	58	55	58	56	52	51	50	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Encino to Westminster (via I-405 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 238 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino to central Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 238 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 238 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Westminster?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 238 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (7 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Westminster 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	42	43	44	48	50	48	48	53	72	83	106	109	104	82	55	47	42
Tue	43	43	44	63	67	55	53	91	153	216	235	204	159	115	74	55	43
Wed	43	43	45	63	60	50	52	75	167	230	235	203	168	124	84	60	44
Thu	43	43	45	57	60	51	54	85	150	194	178	158	138	121	97	67	45
Fri	43	43	44	54	50	50	59	141	164	148	117	110	117	102	82	63	45
Sat	44	43	43	44	46	48	57	67	71	86	77	73	65	55	52	52	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	46	47	50	55	58	55	58	56	52	51	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	48	50	48	48	53	72	83	106	109	104	82	55	47	42
Tue	43	43	44	63	67	55	53	91	153	216	235	204	159	115	74	55	43
Wed	43	43	45	63	60	50	52	75	167	230	235	203	168	124	84	60	44
Thu	43	43	45	57	60	51	54	85	150	194	178	158	138	121	97	67	45
Fri	43	43	44	54	50	50	59	141	164	148	117	110	117	102	82	63	45
Sat	44	43	43	44	46	48	57	67	71	86	77	73	65	55	52	52	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	46	47	50	55	58	55	58	56	52	51	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	48	50	48	48	53	72	83	106	109	104	82	55	47	42
Tue	43	43	44	63	67	55	53	91	153	216	235	204	159	115	74	55	43
Wed	43	43	45	63	60	50	52	75	167	230	235	203	168	124	84	60	44
Thu	43	43	45	57	60	51	54	85	150	194	178	158	138	121	97	67	45
Fri	43	43	44	54	50	50	59	141	164	148	117	110	117	102	82	63	45
Sat	44	43	43	44	46	48	57	67	71	86	77	73	65	55	52	52	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	45	46	47	50	55	58	55	58	56	52	51	50	44