Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to San Fernando

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via US-101 North and SR-170 North, usually 29 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.

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Los Angeles to San Fernando (via US-101 North and SR-170 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (28 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Fernando to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.3 miles: 2 to 3 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 San Fernando 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 San Fernando by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2022262929282525242529353733242120
Tue2022262827272524242530353834252220
Wed2022262929292625252630363935262220
Thu2022272929282725252631384035272220
Fri2022252626252525262835393933262221
Sat2020212122232425262727272726242221
Sun2020202021212224252727272625242321

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 San Fernando?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to San Fernando?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 20 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to San Fernando?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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