Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Northridge

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-405 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Gardena 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	33	47	59	59	56	53	48	47	48	51	64	65	68	55	39	35	34
Tue	33	56	94	95	79	72	64	54	53	57	72	79	79	64	42	35	34
Wed	33	56	93	101	85	71	62	56	56	62	78	83	85	72	46	37	34
Thu	33	61	91	92	71	68	62	55	52	59	68	80	81	63	45	36	33
Fri	32	62	92	82	63	61	64	61	60	70	73	71	60	49	39	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	36	43	56	61	60	63	63	57	58	56	44	48	41	35
Sun	34	33	34	34	35	41	47	55	63	64	60	51	48	45	42	40	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Gardena to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Gardena to Northridge?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 32 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles)

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More drives

Northridge to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	47	59	59	56	53	48	47	48	51	64	65	68	55	39	35	34
Tue	33	56	94	95	79	72	64	54	53	57	72	79	79	64	42	35	34
Wed	33	56	93	101	85	71	62	56	56	62	78	83	85	72	46	37	34
Thu	33	61	91	92	71	68	62	55	52	59	68	80	81	63	45	36	33
Fri	32	62	92	82	63	61	64	61	60	70	73	71	60	49	39	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	36	43	56	61	60	63	63	57	58	56	44	48	41	35
Sun	34	33	34	34	35	41	47	55	63	64	60	51	48	45	42	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	47	59	59	56	53	48	47	48	51	64	65	68	55	39	35	34
Tue	33	56	94	95	79	72	64	54	53	57	72	79	79	64	42	35	34
Wed	33	56	93	101	85	71	62	56	56	62	78	83	85	72	46	37	34
Thu	33	61	91	92	71	68	62	55	52	59	68	80	81	63	45	36	33
Fri	32	62	92	82	63	61	64	61	60	70	73	71	60	49	39	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	36	43	56	61	60	63	63	57	58	56	44	48	41	35
Sun	34	33	34	34	35	41	47	55	63	64	60	51	48	45	42	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	47	59	59	56	53	48	47	48	51	64	65	68	55	39	35	34
Tue	33	56	94	95	79	72	64	54	53	57	72	79	79	64	42	35	34
Wed	33	56	93	101	85	71	62	56	56	62	78	83	85	72	46	37	34
Thu	33	61	91	92	71	68	62	55	52	59	68	80	81	63	45	36	33
Fri	32	62	92	82	63	61	64	61	60	70	73	71	60	49	39	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	36	43	56	61	60	63	63	57	58	56	44	48	41	35
Sun	34	33	34	34	35	41	47	55	63	64	60	51	48	45	42	40	34