Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to West Hills

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 28 minutes via US-101 North.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to West Hills 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	28	31	31	30	32	32	32	33	32	33	37	37	44	38	32	29	28
Tue	28	30	30	33	30	34	33	32	33	33	38	49	56	49	44	29	28
Wed	29	30	30	30	29	31	37	32	31	32	51	54	55	45	34	29	28
Thu	28	30	30	31	30	33	36	33	37	37	65	97	76	56	42	35	29
Fri	28	31	31	30	30	32	33	37	43	51	108	98	82	60	45	36	30
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	42	45	48	48	58	68	72	43	36	35	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	30	35	34	35	33	33	38	34	32	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Los Angeles to West Hills (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 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 West Hills 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 West Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to West Hills?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to West Hills?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	31	30	32	32	32	33	32	33	37	37	44	38	32	29	28
Tue	28	30	30	33	30	34	33	32	33	33	38	49	56	49	44	29	28
Wed	29	30	30	30	29	31	37	32	31	32	51	54	55	45	34	29	28
Thu	28	30	30	31	30	33	36	33	37	37	65	97	76	56	42	35	29
Fri	28	31	31	30	30	32	33	37	43	51	108	98	82	60	45	36	30
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	42	45	48	48	58	68	72	43	36	35	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	30	35	34	35	33	33	38	34	32	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	31	30	32	32	32	33	32	33	37	37	44	38	32	29	28
Tue	28	30	30	33	30	34	33	32	33	33	38	49	56	49	44	29	28
Wed	29	30	30	30	29	31	37	32	31	32	51	54	55	45	34	29	28
Thu	28	30	30	31	30	33	36	33	37	37	65	97	76	56	42	35	29
Fri	28	31	31	30	30	32	33	37	43	51	108	98	82	60	45	36	30
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	42	45	48	48	58	68	72	43	36	35	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	30	35	34	35	33	33	38	34	32	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	31	30	32	32	32	33	32	33	37	37	44	38	32	29	28
Tue	28	30	30	33	30	34	33	32	33	33	38	49	56	49	44	29	28
Wed	29	30	30	30	29	31	37	32	31	32	51	54	55	45	34	29	28
Thu	28	30	30	31	30	33	36	33	37	37	65	97	76	56	42	35	29
Fri	28	31	31	30	30	32	33	37	43	51	108	98	82	60	45	36	30
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	42	45	48	48	58	68	72	43	36	35	29
Sun	28	28	28	28	29	30	35	34	35	33	33	38	34	32	33	33	32