Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Woodland Hills

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 51 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 Woodland Hills 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	50	72	107	98	93	85	73	72	73	74	86	85	83	69	56	55	52
Tue	50	108	184	160	131	112	93	75	74	76	86	93	91	79	59	55	52
Wed	51	105	195	169	134	109	90	79	77	78	90	97	95	82	60	57	52
Thu	50	104	173	148	121	112	90	81	73	78	88	96	91	76	59	55	52
Fri	49	100	151	118	97	85	99	92	86	88	86	84	74	64	58	56	52
Sat	53	54	54	57	61	71	85	81	92	92	83	78	73	65	67	60	53
Sun	53	52	55	54	55	58	69	78	103	98	92	71	70	65	62	62	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Woodland Hills (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 195 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Woodland Hills?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 49 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Woodland Hills to Fountain Valley (return trip) · Fountain Valley to Los Angeles · Fountain Valley to Long Beach · Fountain Valley to Anaheim · Fountain Valley to Riverside · Fountain Valley to Irvine · Fountain Valley to San Bernardino · Fountain Valley to Fontana · Fountain Valley to Moreno Valley · Fountain Valley to Glendale · Fountain Valley to Santa Clarita · Fountain Valley to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	72	107	98	93	85	73	72	73	74	86	85	83	69	56	55	52
Tue	50	108	184	160	131	112	93	75	74	76	86	93	91	79	59	55	52
Wed	51	105	195	169	134	109	90	79	77	78	90	97	95	82	60	57	52
Thu	50	104	173	148	121	112	90	81	73	78	88	96	91	76	59	55	52
Fri	49	100	151	118	97	85	99	92	86	88	86	84	74	64	58	56	52
Sat	53	54	54	57	61	71	85	81	92	92	83	78	73	65	67	60	53
Sun	53	52	55	54	55	58	69	78	103	98	92	71	70	65	62	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	72	107	98	93	85	73	72	73	74	86	85	83	69	56	55	52
Tue	50	108	184	160	131	112	93	75	74	76	86	93	91	79	59	55	52
Wed	51	105	195	169	134	109	90	79	77	78	90	97	95	82	60	57	52
Thu	50	104	173	148	121	112	90	81	73	78	88	96	91	76	59	55	52
Fri	49	100	151	118	97	85	99	92	86	88	86	84	74	64	58	56	52
Sat	53	54	54	57	61	71	85	81	92	92	83	78	73	65	67	60	53
Sun	53	52	55	54	55	58	69	78	103	98	92	71	70	65	62	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	72	107	98	93	85	73	72	73	74	86	85	83	69	56	55	52
Tue	50	108	184	160	131	112	93	75	74	76	86	93	91	79	59	55	52
Wed	51	105	195	169	134	109	90	79	77	78	90	97	95	82	60	57	52
Thu	50	104	173	148	121	112	90	81	73	78	88	96	91	76	59	55	52
Fri	49	100	151	118	97	85	99	92	86	88	86	84	74	64	58	56	52
Sat	53	54	54	57	61	71	85	81	92	92	83	78	73	65	67	60	53
Sun	53	52	55	54	55	58	69	78	103	98	92	71	70	65	62	62	53