Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Canyon Country

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-405 North, usually 46 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mid-City 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	34	40	43	39	37	37	37	38	40	50	69	82	83	68	46	38	36
Tue	34	42	45	38	37	37	36	37	39	46	67	87	90	71	52	40	37
Wed	34	41	45	38	37	36	36	36	39	45	63	78	84	72	54	39	36
Thu	35	42	45	40	40	39	39	40	43	48	65	86	85	66	51	40	35
Fri	34	39	39	38	38	42	42	43	46	52	67	77	77	63	46	39	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	38	44	44	40	42	40	40	39	37	36	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	40	48	53	53	54	42	39	39	37	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Mid-City to Canyon Country (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 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 central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Canyon Country?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 34 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Canyon Country to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	43	39	37	37	37	38	40	50	69	82	83	68	46	38	36
Tue	34	42	45	38	37	37	36	37	39	46	67	87	90	71	52	40	37
Wed	34	41	45	38	37	36	36	36	39	45	63	78	84	72	54	39	36
Thu	35	42	45	40	40	39	39	40	43	48	65	86	85	66	51	40	35
Fri	34	39	39	38	38	42	42	43	46	52	67	77	77	63	46	39	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	38	44	44	40	42	40	40	39	37	36	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	40	48	53	53	54	42	39	39	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	43	39	37	37	37	38	40	50	69	82	83	68	46	38	36
Tue	34	42	45	38	37	37	36	37	39	46	67	87	90	71	52	40	37
Wed	34	41	45	38	37	36	36	36	39	45	63	78	84	72	54	39	36
Thu	35	42	45	40	40	39	39	40	43	48	65	86	85	66	51	40	35
Fri	34	39	39	38	38	42	42	43	46	52	67	77	77	63	46	39	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	38	44	44	40	42	40	40	39	37	36	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	40	48	53	53	54	42	39	39	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	43	39	37	37	37	38	40	50	69	82	83	68	46	38	36
Tue	34	42	45	38	37	37	36	37	39	46	67	87	90	71	52	40	37
Wed	34	41	45	38	37	36	36	36	39	45	63	78	84	72	54	39	36
Thu	35	42	45	40	40	39	39	40	43	48	65	86	85	66	51	40	35
Fri	34	39	39	38	38	42	42	43	46	52	67	77	77	63	46	39	36
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	38	44	44	40	42	40	40	39	37	36	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	40	48	53	53	54	42	39	39	37	36	35