Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Canyon Country

Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 7% 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 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	40	43	37	37	36	37	38	37	40	40	41	45	42	38	35	35
Tue	33	42	43	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	48	54	52	48	38	35
Wed	33	41	44	36	34	35	37	35	35	36	44	48	47	45	39	35	33
Thu	32	40	44	38	38	38	40	39	39	40	52	80	69	52	47	40	34
Fri	33	39	39	36	36	43	42	45	49	48	84	71	71	54	47	41	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	47	47	47	49	50	46	61	43	37	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	35	42	51	60	57	59	46	41	39	38	36	35

About this drive

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 32 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Canyon Country 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 Los Angeles to Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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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	43	37	37	36	37	38	37	40	40	41	45	42	38	35	35
Tue	33	42	43	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	48	54	52	48	38	35
Wed	33	41	44	36	34	35	37	35	35	36	44	48	47	45	39	35	33
Thu	32	40	44	38	38	38	40	39	39	40	52	80	69	52	47	40	34
Fri	33	39	39	36	36	43	42	45	49	48	84	71	71	54	47	41	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	47	47	47	49	50	46	61	43	37	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	35	42	51	60	57	59	46	41	39	38	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	43	37	37	36	37	38	37	40	40	41	45	42	38	35	35
Tue	33	42	43	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	48	54	52	48	38	35
Wed	33	41	44	36	34	35	37	35	35	36	44	48	47	45	39	35	33
Thu	32	40	44	38	38	38	40	39	39	40	52	80	69	52	47	40	34
Fri	33	39	39	36	36	43	42	45	49	48	84	71	71	54	47	41	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	47	47	47	49	50	46	61	43	37	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	35	42	51	60	57	59	46	41	39	38	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	43	37	37	36	37	38	37	40	40	41	45	42	38	35	35
Tue	33	42	43	38	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	48	54	52	48	38	35
Wed	33	41	44	36	34	35	37	35	35	36	44	48	47	45	39	35	33
Thu	32	40	44	38	38	38	40	39	39	40	52	80	69	52	47	40	34
Fri	33	39	39	36	36	43	42	45	49	48	84	71	71	54	47	41	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	47	47	47	49	50	46	61	43	37	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	35	42	51	60	57	59	46	41	39	38	36	35