Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Northridge

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-405 North and SR-91 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 14% 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 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	43	62	72	70	65	60	57	57	57	64	73	75	77	59	47	45	44
Tue	44	75	103	100	82	75	69	62	62	67	78	86	82	67	51	46	44
Wed	44	71	102	102	84	72	65	61	63	69	82	87	85	72	53	46	44
Thu	44	70	98	93	76	72	65	62	59	67	72	86	81	65	51	46	44
Fri	43	72	97	84	74	67	70	67	69	75	78	76	68	59	50	47	44
Sat	44	45	46	48	54	62	65	64	69	71	66	66	63	57	57	50	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	49	55	59	68	67	65	56	54	51	51	50	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Lakewood to Northridge (via I-405 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood 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 Lakewood to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (30 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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More drives

Northridge 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	43	62	72	70	65	60	57	57	57	64	73	75	77	59	47	45	44
Tue	44	75	103	100	82	75	69	62	62	67	78	86	82	67	51	46	44
Wed	44	71	102	102	84	72	65	61	63	69	82	87	85	72	53	46	44
Thu	44	70	98	93	76	72	65	62	59	67	72	86	81	65	51	46	44
Fri	43	72	97	84	74	67	70	67	69	75	78	76	68	59	50	47	44
Sat	44	45	46	48	54	62	65	64	69	71	66	66	63	57	57	50	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	49	55	59	68	67	65	56	54	51	51	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	72	70	65	60	57	57	57	64	73	75	77	59	47	45	44
Tue	44	75	103	100	82	75	69	62	62	67	78	86	82	67	51	46	44
Wed	44	71	102	102	84	72	65	61	63	69	82	87	85	72	53	46	44
Thu	44	70	98	93	76	72	65	62	59	67	72	86	81	65	51	46	44
Fri	43	72	97	84	74	67	70	67	69	75	78	76	68	59	50	47	44
Sat	44	45	46	48	54	62	65	64	69	71	66	66	63	57	57	50	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	49	55	59	68	67	65	56	54	51	51	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	72	70	65	60	57	57	57	64	73	75	77	59	47	45	44
Tue	44	75	103	100	82	75	69	62	62	67	78	86	82	67	51	46	44
Wed	44	71	102	102	84	72	65	61	63	69	82	87	85	72	53	46	44
Thu	44	70	98	93	76	72	65	62	59	67	72	86	81	65	51	46	44
Fri	43	72	97	84	74	67	70	67	69	75	78	76	68	59	50	47	44
Sat	44	45	46	48	54	62	65	64	69	71	66	66	63	57	57	50	45
Sun	44	44	45	45	46	49	55	59	68	67	65	56	54	51	51	50	44