Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Woodland Hills

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-405 North and SR-91 West, usually 48 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 Woodland Hills 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	41	56	64	64	60	57	55	56	55	66	80	88	79	59	46	44	42
Tue	42	67	93	93	76	69	64	58	59	66	82	90	83	67	50	44	43
Wed	42	64	93	94	78	67	60	57	60	68	84	91	87	72	52	44	42
Thu	42	63	90	88	70	67	61	59	57	65	73	90	81	65	50	44	42
Fri	41	65	90	79	69	62	66	63	66	74	79	79	70	59	48	45	42
Sat	42	43	44	46	50	58	60	59	64	66	62	62	60	54	54	48	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	47	51	56	63	62	61	53	51	48	47	47	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Lakewood to Woodland Hills (via I-405 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 96 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lakewood to Woodland Hills?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woodland Hills 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	41	56	64	64	60	57	55	56	55	66	80	88	79	59	46	44	42
Tue	42	67	93	93	76	69	64	58	59	66	82	90	83	67	50	44	43
Wed	42	64	93	94	78	67	60	57	60	68	84	91	87	72	52	44	42
Thu	42	63	90	88	70	67	61	59	57	65	73	90	81	65	50	44	42
Fri	41	65	90	79	69	62	66	63	66	74	79	79	70	59	48	45	42
Sat	42	43	44	46	50	58	60	59	64	66	62	62	60	54	54	48	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	47	51	56	63	62	61	53	51	48	47	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	64	64	60	57	55	56	55	66	80	88	79	59	46	44	42
Tue	42	67	93	93	76	69	64	58	59	66	82	90	83	67	50	44	43
Wed	42	64	93	94	78	67	60	57	60	68	84	91	87	72	52	44	42
Thu	42	63	90	88	70	67	61	59	57	65	73	90	81	65	50	44	42
Fri	41	65	90	79	69	62	66	63	66	74	79	79	70	59	48	45	42
Sat	42	43	44	46	50	58	60	59	64	66	62	62	60	54	54	48	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	47	51	56	63	62	61	53	51	48	47	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	64	64	60	57	55	56	55	66	80	88	79	59	46	44	42
Tue	42	67	93	93	76	69	64	58	59	66	82	90	83	67	50	44	43
Wed	42	64	93	94	78	67	60	57	60	68	84	91	87	72	52	44	42
Thu	42	63	90	88	70	67	61	59	57	65	73	90	81	65	50	44	42
Fri	41	65	90	79	69	62	66	63	66	74	79	79	70	59	48	45	42
Sat	42	43	44	46	50	58	60	59	64	66	62	62	60	54	54	48	43
Sun	42	42	43	43	44	47	51	56	63	62	61	53	51	48	47	47	43