Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Northridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-405 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Inglewood 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	25	34	39	41	39	38	35	35	35	39	52	54	56	48	31	27	26
Tue	25	37	54	59	55	50	47	40	41	45	58	63	66	54	35	27	26
Wed	25	37	53	62	57	50	45	42	43	48	62	68	72	61	39	29	26
Thu	25	43	52	58	49	47	44	40	39	42	55	66	72	55	38	29	26
Fri	25	42	53	58	45	46	43	44	44	53	60	59	51	41	31	28	26
Sat	26	26	26	28	33	43	46	46	46	46	43	44	43	35	37	32	27
Sun	25	25	26	26	27	31	35	41	45	46	44	39	36	35	33	31	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Inglewood to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 25 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Northridge?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	39	41	39	38	35	35	35	39	52	54	56	48	31	27	26
Tue	25	37	54	59	55	50	47	40	41	45	58	63	66	54	35	27	26
Wed	25	37	53	62	57	50	45	42	43	48	62	68	72	61	39	29	26
Thu	25	43	52	58	49	47	44	40	39	42	55	66	72	55	38	29	26
Fri	25	42	53	58	45	46	43	44	44	53	60	59	51	41	31	28	26
Sat	26	26	26	28	33	43	46	46	46	46	43	44	43	35	37	32	27
Sun	25	25	26	26	27	31	35	41	45	46	44	39	36	35	33	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	39	41	39	38	35	35	35	39	52	54	56	48	31	27	26
Tue	25	37	54	59	55	50	47	40	41	45	58	63	66	54	35	27	26
Wed	25	37	53	62	57	50	45	42	43	48	62	68	72	61	39	29	26
Thu	25	43	52	58	49	47	44	40	39	42	55	66	72	55	38	29	26
Fri	25	42	53	58	45	46	43	44	44	53	60	59	51	41	31	28	26
Sat	26	26	26	28	33	43	46	46	46	46	43	44	43	35	37	32	27
Sun	25	25	26	26	27	31	35	41	45	46	44	39	36	35	33	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	39	41	39	38	35	35	35	39	52	54	56	48	31	27	26
Tue	25	37	54	59	55	50	47	40	41	45	58	63	66	54	35	27	26
Wed	25	37	53	62	57	50	45	42	43	48	62	68	72	61	39	29	26
Thu	25	43	52	58	49	47	44	40	39	42	55	66	72	55	38	29	26
Fri	25	42	53	58	45	46	43	44	44	53	60	59	51	41	31	28	26
Sat	26	26	26	28	33	43	46	46	46	46	43	44	43	35	37	32	27
Sun	25	25	26	26	27	31	35	41	45	46	44	39	36	35	33	31	27