Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Northridge

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-405 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Long Beach 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	42	66	99	89	85	76	66	64	63	66	75	73	77	60	47	45	43
Tue	41	76	147	132	107	93	79	64	63	66	75	82	83	68	50	45	43
Wed	42	76	154	143	112	91	76	67	65	67	80	84	86	74	52	47	43
Thu	42	76	139	123	96	92	76	68	62	68	74	83	81	67	51	46	43
Fri	41	77	128	101	81	71	83	75	72	76	77	73	64	55	48	46	43
Sat	44	44	45	47	51	62	72	69	76	77	69	67	63	55	58	50	44
Sun	44	43	45	44	45	49	58	65	83	80	76	59	54	50	51	51	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Long Beach to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach to Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Northridge?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Northridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	66	99	89	85	76	66	64	63	66	75	73	77	60	47	45	43
Tue	41	76	147	132	107	93	79	64	63	66	75	82	83	68	50	45	43
Wed	42	76	154	143	112	91	76	67	65	67	80	84	86	74	52	47	43
Thu	42	76	139	123	96	92	76	68	62	68	74	83	81	67	51	46	43
Fri	41	77	128	101	81	71	83	75	72	76	77	73	64	55	48	46	43
Sat	44	44	45	47	51	62	72	69	76	77	69	67	63	55	58	50	44
Sun	44	43	45	44	45	49	58	65	83	80	76	59	54	50	51	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	66	99	89	85	76	66	64	63	66	75	73	77	60	47	45	43
Tue	41	76	147	132	107	93	79	64	63	66	75	82	83	68	50	45	43
Wed	42	76	154	143	112	91	76	67	65	67	80	84	86	74	52	47	43
Thu	42	76	139	123	96	92	76	68	62	68	74	83	81	67	51	46	43
Fri	41	77	128	101	81	71	83	75	72	76	77	73	64	55	48	46	43
Sat	44	44	45	47	51	62	72	69	76	77	69	67	63	55	58	50	44
Sun	44	43	45	44	45	49	58	65	83	80	76	59	54	50	51	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	66	99	89	85	76	66	64	63	66	75	73	77	60	47	45	43
Tue	41	76	147	132	107	93	79	64	63	66	75	82	83	68	50	45	43
Wed	42	76	154	143	112	91	76	67	65	67	80	84	86	74	52	47	43
Thu	42	76	139	123	96	92	76	68	62	68	74	83	81	67	51	46	43
Fri	41	77	128	101	81	71	83	75	72	76	77	73	64	55	48	46	43
Sat	44	44	45	47	51	62	72	69	76	77	69	67	63	55	58	50	44
Sun	44	43	45	44	45	49	58	65	83	80	76	59	54	50	51	51	43