Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Tujunga

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-2 East, usually 29 at this time.

Only 19% 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 18-mile drive from Los Angeles to Tujunga (via SR-2 East) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 33 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Tujunga to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 9 to 20 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 Tujunga 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 Tujunga by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2021252727262525252627303028242120
Tue2022263029282626262729323329252220
Wed2022262930282726262729323330262320
Thu2021252929282726262729333330262321
Fri2021242726262626272831323129262421
Sat2020202122242627282827282727252421
Sun2020202020212325262727262625242321

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 Tujunga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 33 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 20 to 33 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Tujunga?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 33 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-2 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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