Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Chatsworth

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-5 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Fullerton to Chatsworth 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	64	76	83	79	72	70	69	71	72	76	80	76	67	61	56	53
Tue	52	65	77	86	83	76	69	69	67	71	77	85	79	68	63	57	53
Wed	52	63	74	80	81	74	70	68	68	70	78	89	83	72	65	58	53
Thu	53	64	76	83	82	72	71	70	70	71	81	90	87	72	66	62	54
Fri	52	64	69	74	73	70	70	70	73	75	82	81	78	74	70	63	54
Sat	53	54	56	57	62	68	71	68	72	71	72	72	72	71	71	64	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	59	64	67	68	70	72	72	69	71	71	65	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Fullerton to Chatsworth (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton to central Chatsworth 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 Fullerton to Chatsworth?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fullerton to Chatsworth?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 52 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Chatsworth?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (9 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	64	76	83	79	72	70	69	71	72	76	80	76	67	61	56	53
Tue	52	65	77	86	83	76	69	69	67	71	77	85	79	68	63	57	53
Wed	52	63	74	80	81	74	70	68	68	70	78	89	83	72	65	58	53
Thu	53	64	76	83	82	72	71	70	70	71	81	90	87	72	66	62	54
Fri	52	64	69	74	73	70	70	70	73	75	82	81	78	74	70	63	54
Sat	53	54	56	57	62	68	71	68	72	71	72	72	72	71	71	64	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	59	64	67	68	70	72	72	69	71	71	65	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	76	83	79	72	70	69	71	72	76	80	76	67	61	56	53
Tue	52	65	77	86	83	76	69	69	67	71	77	85	79	68	63	57	53
Wed	52	63	74	80	81	74	70	68	68	70	78	89	83	72	65	58	53
Thu	53	64	76	83	82	72	71	70	70	71	81	90	87	72	66	62	54
Fri	52	64	69	74	73	70	70	70	73	75	82	81	78	74	70	63	54
Sat	53	54	56	57	62	68	71	68	72	71	72	72	72	71	71	64	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	59	64	67	68	70	72	72	69	71	71	65	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	64	76	83	79	72	70	69	71	72	76	80	76	67	61	56	53
Tue	52	65	77	86	83	76	69	69	67	71	77	85	79	68	63	57	53
Wed	52	63	74	80	81	74	70	68	68	70	78	89	83	72	65	58	53
Thu	53	64	76	83	82	72	71	70	70	71	81	90	87	72	66	62	54
Fri	52	64	69	74	73	70	70	70	73	75	82	81	78	74	70	63	54
Sat	53	54	56	57	62	68	71	68	72	71	72	72	72	71	71	64	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	59	64	67	68	70	72	72	69	71	71	65	55