Best Time to Drive from LAX to Porter Ranch

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-405 North, usually 49 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	33	40	40	42	41	42	41	42	44	53	72	77	78	60	40	35	34
Tue	33	43	47	49	49	48	49	47	48	59	81	89	85	65	45	36	34
Wed	33	43	46	50	49	48	48	48	51	62	84	93	93	74	50	38	34
Thu	34	47	46	51	47	46	46	47	48	56	75	90	88	67	49	38	34
Fri	33	49	47	52	47	50	47	48	52	67	79	79	70	54	40	37	34
Sat	33	33	34	36	41	49	50	51	51	49	48	52	50	42	44	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	43	46	47	48	47	44	43	42	40	38	35

About this drive

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 96 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. 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 4 pm on Saturdays (52 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 23 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 96 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 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 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	33	40	40	42	41	42	41	42	44	53	72	77	78	60	40	35	34
Tue	33	43	47	49	49	48	49	47	48	59	81	89	85	65	45	36	34
Wed	33	43	46	50	49	48	48	48	51	62	84	93	93	74	50	38	34
Thu	34	47	46	51	47	46	46	47	48	56	75	90	88	67	49	38	34
Fri	33	49	47	52	47	50	47	48	52	67	79	79	70	54	40	37	34
Sat	33	33	34	36	41	49	50	51	51	49	48	52	50	42	44	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	43	46	47	48	47	44	43	42	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	40	42	41	42	41	42	44	53	72	77	78	60	40	35	34
Tue	33	43	47	49	49	48	49	47	48	59	81	89	85	65	45	36	34
Wed	33	43	46	50	49	48	48	48	51	62	84	93	93	74	50	38	34
Thu	34	47	46	51	47	46	46	47	48	56	75	90	88	67	49	38	34
Fri	33	49	47	52	47	50	47	48	52	67	79	79	70	54	40	37	34
Sat	33	33	34	36	41	49	50	51	51	49	48	52	50	42	44	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	43	46	47	48	47	44	43	42	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	40	42	41	42	41	42	44	53	72	77	78	60	40	35	34
Tue	33	43	47	49	49	48	49	47	48	59	81	89	85	65	45	36	34
Wed	33	43	46	50	49	48	48	48	51	62	84	93	93	74	50	38	34
Thu	34	47	46	51	47	46	46	47	48	56	75	90	88	67	49	38	34
Fri	33	49	47	52	47	50	47	48	52	67	79	79	70	54	40	37	34
Sat	33	33	34	36	41	49	50	51	51	49	48	52	50	42	44	40	35
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	43	46	47	48	47	44	43	42	40	38	35