Best Time to Drive from LAX to Porter Ranch

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-405 North, usually 69 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from LAX to Porter Ranch (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to LAX

Freeway, about 25 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 11 to 23 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	33	36	44	51	49	46	45	44	46	51	60	66	64	53	41	35	34
Tue	33	36	48	53	52	49	46	45	47	53	63	71	69	59	45	37	34
Wed	33	37	48	53	53	50	48	47	48	55	67	74	71	60	48	39	34
Thu	33	37	48	54	52	49	48	48	51	58	70	75	72	61	48	40	34
Fri	33	36	45	52	50	49	50	53	57	66	72	72	65	55	45	40	35
Sat	33	33	34	34	36	40	45	48	50	51	51	50	47	44	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	38	42	45	46	45	43	41	40	38	37	34

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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 33 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	44	51	49	46	45	44	46	51	60	66	64	53	41	35	34
Tue	33	36	48	53	52	49	46	45	47	53	63	71	69	59	45	37	34
Wed	33	37	48	53	53	50	48	47	48	55	67	74	71	60	48	39	34
Thu	33	37	48	54	52	49	48	48	51	58	70	75	72	61	48	40	34
Fri	33	36	45	52	50	49	50	53	57	66	72	72	65	55	45	40	35
Sat	33	33	34	34	36	40	45	48	50	51	51	50	47	44	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	38	42	45	46	45	43	41	40	38	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	44	51	49	46	45	44	46	51	60	66	64	53	41	35	34
Tue	33	36	48	53	52	49	46	45	47	53	63	71	69	59	45	37	34
Wed	33	37	48	53	53	50	48	47	48	55	67	74	71	60	48	39	34
Thu	33	37	48	54	52	49	48	48	51	58	70	75	72	61	48	40	34
Fri	33	36	45	52	50	49	50	53	57	66	72	72	65	55	45	40	35
Sat	33	33	34	34	36	40	45	48	50	51	51	50	47	44	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	38	42	45	46	45	43	41	40	38	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	44	51	49	46	45	44	46	51	60	66	64	53	41	35	34
Tue	33	36	48	53	52	49	46	45	47	53	63	71	69	59	45	37	34
Wed	33	37	48	53	53	50	48	47	48	55	67	74	71	60	48	39	34
Thu	33	37	48	54	52	49	48	48	51	58	70	75	72	61	48	40	34
Fri	33	36	45	52	50	49	50	53	57	66	72	72	65	55	45	40	35
Sat	33	33	34	34	36	40	45	48	50	51	51	50	47	44	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	38	42	45	46	45	43	41	40	38	37	34