Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Canyon Country

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 1% 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 34-mile drive from Los Angeles to Canyon Country (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Canyon Country to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 29 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 17 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Canyon Country 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 Los Angeles to Canyon Country 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	41	46	44	44	42	40	39	39	41	46	53	55	51	39	35	34
Tue	33	42	46	43	42	41	39	38	38	40	46	53	57	52	41	36	34
Wed	33	41	47	44	43	43	40	39	39	40	45	52	56	51	41	36	34
Thu	33	42	46	43	43	43	41	40	40	41	50	59	60	53	42	37	34
Fri	33	39	42	41	40	40	40	40	42	45	55	59	59	50	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	37	40	40	41	42	42	41	41	40	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	38	41	43	44	45	42	40	39	37	36	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 Los Angeles to Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Canyon Country?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 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	41	46	44	44	42	40	39	39	41	46	53	55	51	39	35	34
Tue	33	42	46	43	42	41	39	38	38	40	46	53	57	52	41	36	34
Wed	33	41	47	44	43	43	40	39	39	40	45	52	56	51	41	36	34
Thu	33	42	46	43	43	43	41	40	40	41	50	59	60	53	42	37	34
Fri	33	39	42	41	40	40	40	40	42	45	55	59	59	50	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	37	40	40	41	42	42	41	41	40	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	38	41	43	44	45	42	40	39	37	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	46	44	44	42	40	39	39	41	46	53	55	51	39	35	34
Tue	33	42	46	43	42	41	39	38	38	40	46	53	57	52	41	36	34
Wed	33	41	47	44	43	43	40	39	39	40	45	52	56	51	41	36	34
Thu	33	42	46	43	43	43	41	40	40	41	50	59	60	53	42	37	34
Fri	33	39	42	41	40	40	40	40	42	45	55	59	59	50	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	37	40	40	41	42	42	41	41	40	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	38	41	43	44	45	42	40	39	37	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	46	44	44	42	40	39	39	41	46	53	55	51	39	35	34
Tue	33	42	46	43	42	41	39	38	38	40	46	53	57	52	41	36	34
Wed	33	41	47	44	43	43	40	39	39	40	45	52	56	51	41	36	34
Thu	33	42	46	43	43	43	41	40	40	41	50	59	60	53	42	37	34
Fri	33	39	42	41	40	40	40	40	42	45	55	59	59	50	42	37	34
Sat	33	34	35	35	36	37	40	40	41	42	42	41	41	40	37	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	38	41	43	44	45	42	40	39	37	36	34