Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Northridge

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 53 minutes via I-405 North.

Only 1% 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 Fountain Valley 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	52	77	112	103	98	89	77	75	76	75	84	82	84	69	58	56	53
Tue	52	117	193	169	140	119	98	80	78	80	87	93	93	80	60	57	54
Wed	53	115	204	178	142	116	96	85	81	83	92	98	97	84	61	58	53
Thu	52	113	180	156	129	118	95	85	76	82	89	97	93	78	61	56	53
Fri	51	109	158	126	104	92	106	98	92	92	88	83	73	65	59	58	53
Sat	54	55	56	60	66	78	92	89	99	97	89	85	77	69	70	62	54
Sun	55	54	57	56	57	62	75	84	110	104	97	75	74	68	65	64	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 204 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 204 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Northridge?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 204 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Northridge?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 204 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	77	112	103	98	89	77	75	76	75	84	82	84	69	58	56	53
Tue	52	117	193	169	140	119	98	80	78	80	87	93	93	80	60	57	54
Wed	53	115	204	178	142	116	96	85	81	83	92	98	97	84	61	58	53
Thu	52	113	180	156	129	118	95	85	76	82	89	97	93	78	61	56	53
Fri	51	109	158	126	104	92	106	98	92	92	88	83	73	65	59	58	53
Sat	54	55	56	60	66	78	92	89	99	97	89	85	77	69	70	62	54
Sun	55	54	57	56	57	62	75	84	110	104	97	75	74	68	65	64	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	77	112	103	98	89	77	75	76	75	84	82	84	69	58	56	53
Tue	52	117	193	169	140	119	98	80	78	80	87	93	93	80	60	57	54
Wed	53	115	204	178	142	116	96	85	81	83	92	98	97	84	61	58	53
Thu	52	113	180	156	129	118	95	85	76	82	89	97	93	78	61	56	53
Fri	51	109	158	126	104	92	106	98	92	92	88	83	73	65	59	58	53
Sat	54	55	56	60	66	78	92	89	99	97	89	85	77	69	70	62	54
Sun	55	54	57	56	57	62	75	84	110	104	97	75	74	68	65	64	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	77	112	103	98	89	77	75	76	75	84	82	84	69	58	56	53
Tue	52	117	193	169	140	119	98	80	78	80	87	93	93	80	60	57	54
Wed	53	115	204	178	142	116	96	85	81	83	92	98	97	84	61	58	53
Thu	52	113	180	156	129	118	95	85	76	82	89	97	93	78	61	56	53
Fri	51	109	158	126	104	92	106	98	92	92	88	83	73	65	59	58	53
Sat	54	55	56	60	66	78	92	89	99	97	89	85	77	69	70	62	54
Sun	55	54	57	56	57	62	75	84	110	104	97	75	74	68	65	64	54