Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Northridge

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 83 minutes via SR-60 West and US-101 North, usually 116 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 La Habra 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	49	131	166	169	159	154	139	144	155	162	161	149	131	112	84	56	51
Tue	49	123	154	167	166	144	136	122	139	161	161	142	131	116	95	63	51
Wed	48	111	139	158	160	156	143	129	145	151	152	145	135	126	101	74	54
Thu	49	107	140	157	157	140	138	142	158	160	153	143	131	126	114	81	55
Fri	50	107	144	151	148	137	145	148	162	154	151	145	130	132	122	87	56
Sat	51	52	56	69	104	133	149	152	162	164	168	159	159	155	133	90	61
Sun	52	51	52	52	55	85	127	153	161	172	163	157	147	142	123	92	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from La Habra to Northridge (via SR-60 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 146 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (172 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Northridge?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 146 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Northridge?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 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	49	131	166	169	159	154	139	144	155	162	161	149	131	112	84	56	51
Tue	49	123	154	167	166	144	136	122	139	161	161	142	131	116	95	63	51
Wed	48	111	139	158	160	156	143	129	145	151	152	145	135	126	101	74	54
Thu	49	107	140	157	157	140	138	142	158	160	153	143	131	126	114	81	55
Fri	50	107	144	151	148	137	145	148	162	154	151	145	130	132	122	87	56
Sat	51	52	56	69	104	133	149	152	162	164	168	159	159	155	133	90	61
Sun	52	51	52	52	55	85	127	153	161	172	163	157	147	142	123	92	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	131	166	169	159	154	139	144	155	162	161	149	131	112	84	56	51
Tue	49	123	154	167	166	144	136	122	139	161	161	142	131	116	95	63	51
Wed	48	111	139	158	160	156	143	129	145	151	152	145	135	126	101	74	54
Thu	49	107	140	157	157	140	138	142	158	160	153	143	131	126	114	81	55
Fri	50	107	144	151	148	137	145	148	162	154	151	145	130	132	122	87	56
Sat	51	52	56	69	104	133	149	152	162	164	168	159	159	155	133	90	61
Sun	52	51	52	52	55	85	127	153	161	172	163	157	147	142	123	92	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	131	166	169	159	154	139	144	155	162	161	149	131	112	84	56	51
Tue	49	123	154	167	166	144	136	122	139	161	161	142	131	116	95	63	51
Wed	48	111	139	158	160	156	143	129	145	151	152	145	135	126	101	74	54
Thu	49	107	140	157	157	140	138	142	158	160	153	143	131	126	114	81	55
Fri	50	107	144	151	148	137	145	148	162	154	151	145	130	132	122	87	56
Sat	51	52	56	69	104	133	149	152	162	164	168	159	159	155	133	90	61
Sun	52	51	52	52	55	85	127	153	161	172	163	157	147	142	123	92	66