Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Northwood

Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-5 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Northwood 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	35	43	54	56	44	40	43	42	45	44	58	69	68	59	46	38	36
Tue	34	42	62	63	47	40	41	43	43	47	60	72	71	63	52	42	35
Wed	34	42	60	62	48	41	41	42	42	46	49	62	59	50	46	40	36
Thu	34	41	58	61	49	44	46	47	50	49	65	70	72	65	52	40	37
Fri	34	40	52	52	47	43	42	44	49	57	66	68	68	65	49	43	37
Sat	35	36	37	39	41	42	45	45	46	48	50	49	45	44	42	41	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	41	41	44	45	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Los Angeles to Northwood (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 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 Northwood 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 Northwood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Northwood?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Northwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	35	43	54	56	44	40	43	42	45	44	58	69	68	59	46	38	36
Tue	34	42	62	63	47	40	41	43	43	47	60	72	71	63	52	42	35
Wed	34	42	60	62	48	41	41	42	42	46	49	62	59	50	46	40	36
Thu	34	41	58	61	49	44	46	47	50	49	65	70	72	65	52	40	37
Fri	34	40	52	52	47	43	42	44	49	57	66	68	68	65	49	43	37
Sat	35	36	37	39	41	42	45	45	46	48	50	49	45	44	42	41	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	41	41	44	45	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	54	56	44	40	43	42	45	44	58	69	68	59	46	38	36
Tue	34	42	62	63	47	40	41	43	43	47	60	72	71	63	52	42	35
Wed	34	42	60	62	48	41	41	42	42	46	49	62	59	50	46	40	36
Thu	34	41	58	61	49	44	46	47	50	49	65	70	72	65	52	40	37
Fri	34	40	52	52	47	43	42	44	49	57	66	68	68	65	49	43	37
Sat	35	36	37	39	41	42	45	45	46	48	50	49	45	44	42	41	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	41	41	44	45	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	54	56	44	40	43	42	45	44	58	69	68	59	46	38	36
Tue	34	42	62	63	47	40	41	43	43	47	60	72	71	63	52	42	35
Wed	34	42	60	62	48	41	41	42	42	46	49	62	59	50	46	40	36
Thu	34	41	58	61	49	44	46	47	50	49	65	70	72	65	52	40	37
Fri	34	40	52	52	47	43	42	44	49	57	66	68	68	65	49	43	37
Sat	35	36	37	39	41	42	45	45	46	48	50	49	45	44	42	41	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	41	41	44	45	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	38