Best Time to Drive from LAX to Porter Ranch

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-405 North, usually 38 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 LAX to Porter Ranch 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	34	34	34	36	35	35	36	38	42	68	108	130	114	81	50	38	34
Tue	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	38	42	61	112	134	112	84	55	38	34
Wed	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	38	43	60	106	129	119	96	65	41	36
Thu	35	35	36	37	38	37	38	42	52	63	101	127	110	85	57	40	35
Fri	34	34	35	38	38	37	38	39	46	65	98	118	104	76	47	38	35
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	39	42	39	37	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from LAX to Porter Ranch (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 LAX to Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from LAX to Porter Ranch?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 34 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	36	35	35	36	38	42	68	108	130	114	81	50	38	34
Tue	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	38	42	61	112	134	112	84	55	38	34
Wed	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	38	43	60	106	129	119	96	65	41	36
Thu	35	35	36	37	38	37	38	42	52	63	101	127	110	85	57	40	35
Fri	34	34	35	38	38	37	38	39	46	65	98	118	104	76	47	38	35
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	39	42	39	37	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	36	35	35	36	38	42	68	108	130	114	81	50	38	34
Tue	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	38	42	61	112	134	112	84	55	38	34
Wed	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	38	43	60	106	129	119	96	65	41	36
Thu	35	35	36	37	38	37	38	42	52	63	101	127	110	85	57	40	35
Fri	34	34	35	38	38	37	38	39	46	65	98	118	104	76	47	38	35
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	39	42	39	37	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	36	35	35	36	38	42	68	108	130	114	81	50	38	34
Tue	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	38	42	61	112	134	112	84	55	38	34
Wed	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	38	43	60	106	129	119	96	65	41	36
Thu	35	35	36	37	38	37	38	42	52	63	101	127	110	85	57	40	35
Fri	34	34	35	38	38	37	38	39	46	65	98	118	104	76	47	38	35
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	39	42	39	37	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	36	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	35	34