Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Northridge

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-405 North, usually 90 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 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	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	49	56	96	139	153	128	90	60	47	44
Tue	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	88	152	166	136	99	66	48	44
Wed	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	48	56	81	138	158	140	107	74	51	46
Thu	46	45	46	47	48	47	49	54	67	83	130	150	129	96	67	49	45
Fri	43	44	45	47	47	47	48	50	60	86	121	139	117	83	57	48	44
Sat	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	53	50	47	46	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	45	45	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Long Beach to Northridge (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 166 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (53 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 19 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 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Northridge?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 166 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	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	49	56	96	139	153	128	90	60	47	44
Tue	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	88	152	166	136	99	66	48	44
Wed	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	48	56	81	138	158	140	107	74	51	46
Thu	46	45	46	47	48	47	49	54	67	83	130	150	129	96	67	49	45
Fri	43	44	45	47	47	47	48	50	60	86	121	139	117	83	57	48	44
Sat	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	53	50	47	46	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	45	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	49	56	96	139	153	128	90	60	47	44
Tue	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	88	152	166	136	99	66	48	44
Wed	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	48	56	81	138	158	140	107	74	51	46
Thu	46	45	46	47	48	47	49	54	67	83	130	150	129	96	67	49	45
Fri	43	44	45	47	47	47	48	50	60	86	121	139	117	83	57	48	44
Sat	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	53	50	47	46	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	45	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	49	56	96	139	153	128	90	60	47	44
Tue	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	88	152	166	136	99	66	48	44
Wed	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	48	56	81	138	158	140	107	74	51	46
Thu	46	45	46	47	48	47	49	54	67	83	130	150	129	96	67	49	45
Fri	43	44	45	47	47	47	48	50	60	86	121	139	117	83	57	48	44
Sat	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	53	50	47	46	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	45	45	44