Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Canyon Country

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-5 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Lakewood to Canyon Country 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	69	78	82	77	72	70	68	70	70	73	76	75	68	61	55	53
Tue	51	75	84	91	86	78	70	69	66	70	75	82	82	72	66	58	53
Wed	50	74	82	86	82	75	68	67	67	71	75	78	77	70	65	58	52
Thu	51	72	83	88	84	75	71	71	70	73	81	87	82	72	67	62	53
Fri	52	66	71	77	73	72	72	77	76	77	79	79	76	73	69	63	53
Sat	52	53	54	55	58	67	73	70	72	73	72	74	72	70	68	64	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	57	69	76	81	84	80	73	67	69	67	63	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Lakewood to Canyon Country (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood to central Canyon Country 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 Lakewood to Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lakewood to Canyon Country?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Canyon Country to Lakewood (return trip) · Lakewood to Fontana · Lakewood to Moreno Valley · Lakewood to Lancaster · Lakewood to Palmdale · Lakewood to Valencia · Lakewood to Fullerton · Lakewood to East Los Angeles · Lakewood to Victorville · Lakewood to Carlsbad · Lakewood to Costa Mesa · Lakewood to Inglewood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	69	78	82	77	72	70	68	70	70	73	76	75	68	61	55	53
Tue	51	75	84	91	86	78	70	69	66	70	75	82	82	72	66	58	53
Wed	50	74	82	86	82	75	68	67	67	71	75	78	77	70	65	58	52
Thu	51	72	83	88	84	75	71	71	70	73	81	87	82	72	67	62	53
Fri	52	66	71	77	73	72	72	77	76	77	79	79	76	73	69	63	53
Sat	52	53	54	55	58	67	73	70	72	73	72	74	72	70	68	64	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	57	69	76	81	84	80	73	67	69	67	63	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	69	78	82	77	72	70	68	70	70	73	76	75	68	61	55	53
Tue	51	75	84	91	86	78	70	69	66	70	75	82	82	72	66	58	53
Wed	50	74	82	86	82	75	68	67	67	71	75	78	77	70	65	58	52
Thu	51	72	83	88	84	75	71	71	70	73	81	87	82	72	67	62	53
Fri	52	66	71	77	73	72	72	77	76	77	79	79	76	73	69	63	53
Sat	52	53	54	55	58	67	73	70	72	73	72	74	72	70	68	64	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	57	69	76	81	84	80	73	67	69	67	63	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	69	78	82	77	72	70	68	70	70	73	76	75	68	61	55	53
Tue	51	75	84	91	86	78	70	69	66	70	75	82	82	72	66	58	53
Wed	50	74	82	86	82	75	68	67	67	71	75	78	77	70	65	58	52
Thu	51	72	83	88	84	75	71	71	70	73	81	87	82	72	67	62	53
Fri	52	66	71	77	73	72	72	77	76	77	79	79	76	73	69	63	53
Sat	52	53	54	55	58	67	73	70	72	73	72	74	72	70	68	64	54
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	57	69	76	81	84	80	73	67	69	67	63	54